Tea Time Tuesday

Hello my dear friends and Welcome to my 44th Tea Time Tuesday! I'm so happy you're all here today! Everyone is busy these days so I thought I would post a little earlier than usual.

I have some lovely refreshments ready for you so please come in and have a seat. I am serving Cinnamon Chai tea from my red transferware tea pot today.

As Christmas is fast approaching, I thought red would be appropriate. I love transferware, especially red, although I do love every colour. Transferware reminds me of a simpler time, a lovelier time. I feel it lends a Victorian touch to a tea setting, don't you?

Even though I am not featuring the magazine itself, I love Victoria as it transports one back in time to a beautiful era when poetry and loveliness were a part of life. I think it's a shame that our children today are deprived of learning poetry. I've always loved it myself!

Strange how a teapot can represent at the same time the comforts of solitude and the pleasures of company. ~ Author Unknown

I have a wonderful creamy Trifle for your pleasure. It is made with fresh strawberries, cake, pudding, and whipped cream. A trifle is good any time of year and I think it looks pretty in my red-rimmed dishes.
I started collecting this glassware when I first got married. I can't find them any more so I am happy to have the number of pieces I do have. They are especially pretty at Christmastime!

I am sure one can find them on eBay but I never shop there any more.

My American friends are celebrating Thanksgiving this week and I want to wish you all a wonderful holiday! I hope you enjoy a bountiful feast with your loved ones.

Tea is served and I am using my Cream Lace teacup from Skye McGhie today. This pretty pattern goes with most anything so it does come in handy and I do love the laciness of the pattern.

Since it is Thanksgiving and a time for giving thanks, I would like to take this opportunity to thank each of you for participating in Tea Time Tuesday or just stopping by for tea. You are all very special to me!

As I count my own blessings, I realize I have much to be thankful for! I am blessed to have the love of my life as my hubby, three wonderful sons, two lovely daughters-in-law, and four adorable grandsons. I also have my first granddaughter on the way. She is due on Christmas Eve; the perfect Christmas present!

I do have some health issues but I am thankful for the health I do enjoy; it can always be worse! I have a warm home to live in, good food in the refrigerator, and a warm bed to sleep in. I have a nice car to drive and a little Island to live on which is something like ten years behind everyone else. We still enjoy a little common courtesy and friendly hellos here. I have many wonderful friends and I live in a country where I am free to worship my God.

I am thankful most of all for a loving God who watches over me and accompanies me through this life one day at a time. He has blessed me abundantly in so many ways!

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Blessed are those who trust in the Lord and have made the Lord their hope and confidence. ~ Jeremiah 17:7

I would like to share this poem with you as I thought it was so appropiate for the holiday and today's post.

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BE THANKFUL

Author unknown

Be thankful that you don't already have everything you desire.

If you did, what would there be to look forward to?

Be thankful for the difficult times, during those times you grow.

Be thankful for your limitations, because they give you opportunities for improvement.

Be thankful for each new challenge, because it will build your strength and character.

Be thankful for your mistakes, because they will teach you valuable lessons.

Be thankful when you're tired and weary, because it means you've made a difference.

It's easy to be thankful for the good things. A life of rich fulfillment comes to those who are also thankful for the setbacks.

Gratitude can turn a negative into a positive.

Find a way to be thankful for your troubles, and they can become your blessings.

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Thank you for joining me for Tea Time Tuesday today. If you would like to participate in my tea party, please let me know in your comment or email me ahead of time and I will gladly add your link to my tea post. Just share a favourite teacup, teapot, or some china used in a tea. If you would rather, you may do coffee, hot chocolate, or iced tea. A tea quote, poem, or scripture verse is also welcome. The Tea Time Tuesday button near the top of my sidebar is available for you to use in your post if you wish. Please link back to me so your visitors may find their way here and visit all my lovely participants.

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The participants listed below are in the order they first started participating.

PARTICIPANTS

Carolyn~ http://warrengrovegarden.blogspot.com/

Judith~ http://lavendercottagegardening.blogspot.com/

Beth~ http://foodasart-beth.blogspot.com/

Diann~ http://thethriftygroove.blogspot.com/

Sherry~ http://thecharmofhome.blogspot.com/

Lorena~ http://rosechicfriends.blogspot.com/

Bernideen~ http://bernideensteatimeblog.blogspot.com/

Fitty~ http://fittyspinkyrosecottage.blogspot.com/

Sarah~ http://hyacinthforthesoul.blogspot.com/

Suzy~ http://atthefarmhouse-suzyq.blogspot.com/

Kathy~ http://blissfulrhythm.blogspot.com/

Betty~ http://bettycozycorner.blogspot.com/

Heather~ http://heathersblog-o-rama.blogspot.com/

Johanna~ http://silber-rosen.blogspot.com/

Sue~ http://stressedbutblessed-sue.blogspot.com/

Kelsie~ http://kelsie74.blogspot.com/

Sharon~ http://faithhopecherrytea.blogspot.com/

Jocelyn~ http://justalittlesouthernhospitality.blogspot.com/

Liz~ http://rosevignettes.blogspot.com/

Xinex~ http://christineshomeandtraveladventures.blogspot.com/

Deanna~ http://homehavenministry.blogspot.com/

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I am also joining my fellow hostesses below~

Marty~ http://astrollthrulife.blogspot.com/ - Table Top Tuesday

Sharing from my heart~ Sandi

Kathy~ http://blissfulrhythm.blogspot.com/ - Victoria ~ A Return to Loveliness

Martha~ http://www.marthasfavorites.com/ - Tea Cup Tuesday

Terri~ http://artfulaffirmations.blogspot.com/ - Tea Cup Tuesday

Pam~ http://breathoffreshair-paperbutterfly.blogspot.com/ - Tea Pot and Tea Things Tuesday

Wanda Lee~ http://silkenpurse.blogspot.com/ - Tea Pot and Tea Things Tuesday

Wanda Lee~ http://theplumedpen.blogspot.com/ - Tea For Two & Tea for Me and Thee

Lady Katherine~ http://ladykatherinesteaparlor.blogspot.com/ - Teatime Tuesday

Miss Spenser~ http://missspensersblog.blogspot.com/ - Teacup Thursday

Wishing you all a lovely Thanksgiving!