Tea Party Tuesday

Welcome to Tea Party Tuesday. Today I want to treat you to a traditional Devon cream tea.  It is tea served with fresh baked scones and strawberry preserves and wonderful clotted cream that is thick and gloppy.  Is that a word?  Well gloppy describes what it looks like! It is delicious.

Here in the United States people think that tea has to be  fancy, but this is a typical cream tea: a metal teapot, little glass pots for the jam and Devon cream and simple white tea cups on a tray.

You can buy Devon cream in specialty shops here but it isn't nearly as good  the clotted cream they have in Devon,  so we're going to England to the little town of Lustleigh in Devon.  This is not a movie set.  It is a real town and people actually live here.  I've been to Devon, but not to this town.

Aren't these homes charming?

 Primrose Cottage was on a list of the best tea rooms in Britain.

Look at that thatched roof. Isn't it amazing?

On the right hand corner of the building you can see a yellow sign leaning against the wall. It probably looks just like just like this: a blackboard with the menu written with chalk.

Here is a table set for cream tea.

                                      and another one.  I love this teapot.

Tea at Primrose Cottage  will probably look  more like this with a simple brown betty teapot and a wood table with placemats

It's a long way home so I suggest we spend the night at The Cleave.

This is a sign at the entrance to The Cleave!  Another chalkboard sign.

England is a long way to travel for a cup of tea, but it's well worth it.  I hope you enjoyed our traditional Devon cream tea.  I'm sure you'll enjoy yourself too as you visit the other tea parties on Tea Party Tuesday.

Rhondi xo

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Tea Party Tuesday

Welcome to my tea party.  I am so glad you were able to stop by today for a cup of tea.  I picked some flowers from the garden just for you.

Since it's almost Easter I got out my bunny tea set.  My cute little bunny teapot only holds two cups of tea so I hope you come one at a time today!

Bunny sugar bowl

and bunny creamer.

A blue striped tea cup

Put it all on a wicker tray and we have a perfect little Easter tea.

The weather has been so beautiful so I thought you'd enjoy sitting  on the front porch today.

I just didn't have time to bake anything to have with our tea today, but I do have some Oreos and they are great to dip in our tea, so I'll just go in the house and get us some.  You can enjoy the spring flowers that are blooming in my garden and I'll be right back!

Rhondi xo

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Hi.  I am so glad you came for tea today!  I just finished picking some daffodils for you!

And I made some lemon squares.

The yellow teapot just seemed to say "Use me today."

I got a couple of mugs for us, blue and white of course.

and lemon for those of you who don't like milk.

and I put it all on the wicker tea cart

and rolled it in front of the window in our dining room.

Then I moved the dining room table over against the wall and got two of our dining room chairs  for us to sit in.

We can enjoy the sunshine coming through the window

and have a view of outside as we drink our tea today.

Just having a cup of tea and a chat with a good friend like you is my idea of the ideal way to spend an afternoon.  Thanks for coming to my Tea Party Tuesday.

Rhondi xo

If you are participating in Tea Party Tuesday this week here are the rules:

Write a post about the tea party you are having. 

Use my tea party button in the post.

Link to my blog in your post.

Publish your post.

Come to my blog and sign in with mr linky. 

Leave a comment letting me know you are participating.

If you have any questions just email me and I'll get back to you as soon as I can.

I'm glad you decided to join me today :)

 

Tea Party Tuesday

Welcome to my second Tea Party Tuesday.  I am so happy that you could come!

I made some banana bread for you.

I polished my silver tea service.  This precious set was a wedding present that my mom was given when she got married.  My mother always used this teapot for tea and I have many happy memories of sitting and chatting with my mom and my sister as my mother poured tea from it.

I've chosen some very pretty Noritake teacups that I got at Goodwill for 50 cents each.

The table in my studio is set.

I've sliced the banana bread.

It is a beautiful day here in North Carolina so I have the patio door open. I thought that would be a nice treat for all of you who are still in the thick of winter, a reminder that spring is on its way.  It really is!

I've been doing a little bit of puttering, freshening up things around here,blowing out the winter cobwebs and welcoming spring.  After we've had our tea I'll show you what I've done.  I hope you've got lots of time to visit today.

Thanks for coming to my tea party.

Rhondi xo

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Come to my blog and sign up using the URL you copied.

I'd appreciate it if you'd also leave a comment telling me you are participating. 

Can't wait to come and visit you!

  

Brownies and Tea

Hi

I was hoping you'd stop by today because I wanted to share an idea with you.  Come on in the kitchen.  I have just started to  make  something yummy to have with tea.  Please say you have time to stay for a cup of tea....

I am making my Mom's recipe for butterscotch brownies.  Here is my old well used recipe card.

My recipes all live in this little house my talented sister painted many years ago.

Isn't it cute?

A few of the things I need.

The ingredients go in my KitchenAid mixer. Did I ever tell you that I got it at a yard sale a long time ago for only $15? That was a deal!

Mix them all up.

Put them in a greased pan and pop it in the oven for 25 minutes.

They come out looking golden and just a little bit brown around the edges.

While we are waiting for them to cool a little bit I'll get out the tray for tea.  I thought we'd use mugs today and the blue willow teapot and creamer I got at a consignment shop that Fifi told me about when I was  in Florida this past year.

I have this little plate with our initial on it, which I think is probably restaurant or hotel ware.  I'll put the brownies on it.

Let's sit at the table by the window in my studio.  I'm still very happy that I painted it white.

Everything is ready!

I'll pour you a cup.

Oh I should have asked you if you take milk!  I just automatically put the milk in first just like my English aunt taught me :)

Please take a brownie while they are still warm.  They are so good.  I used to make these all the time and forgot how good they are and how easy to whip up in a hurry.

Now here is what I wanted to talk to you about.  You know how much I like to drink tea and serve tea whenever you come to visit.  Well I am going to have a tea party every Tuesday and I want you to be the first one to know about it. You are my special honored guest. 

Every Tuesday I will have tea ready, and you are invited.  Also I'd love it some of  you would have tea parties too and link up with mine.  Please spread the word.

I've made this button for you to copy and use and I'll put it on my sidebar.

Thanks for stopping by. You brought some sunshine into a very dreary day here in North Carolina.   I wish you really were here  to eat some of these brownies.  I'm eating too many of them!!

Rhondi xo

PS For those of you who prefer coffee, I'll make sure I also have coffee for you next Tuesday!!