All About Roses for Tea Time Tuesday

But friendship is the breathing rose, with sweets in every fold. ~ Oliver Wendell Holmes

Welcome to Tea Time Tuesday ladies! There are eleven days until Spring and little by little, the mountains of snow are going down. The water table here on the Island should be excellent this coming summer.

I am longing to smell my roses but it will be June before they bud.

If only there could be an invention that bottled up a memory, like scent. 
And it never faded, and it never got stale. 

And then, when one wanted it, the bottle could be uncorked, and it would be like living the moment all over again.  ~ Daphne du Maurier

In the meantime I can enjoy roses from the grocery store. This bouquet of pink, white, yellow, and peach blooms was a good bargain.

The sweet little bunny was a win from Celestina Marie a few years ago. Isn't she adorable! She has hand painted roses and a jewelled flower upon her head. 

For today's tea party I am featuring some china tea/coffee mugs adorned with roses.

The first one is Aileen Morley's Classic Rose made by Dunoon. 

It is adorned with lovely pink roses on a white background, and mint green borders on the top and bottom. The beautiful golden scrolls make it a very attractive cup. 

I love the shape and how they have carried the pattern on to the handle. This cup is as light as a feather and a pleasure to sip from.

I have two of these china cups/mugs which are made by Creative Tops Ltd. 

They feature the roses painted by Pierre-Joseph Redoute and have Kew Royal Botanic Gardens stamped on the cups. 

I have several pieces that go well with this pattern.

As you walk down the fairway of life you must smell the roses, for you only get to play one round. ~ Ben Hogan 

Salted Caramel tea from David's Tea is what I am having today. It is a black loose leaf tea and I am using the tea strainer Hubby gave me for Christmas. It fits perfectly into the cup.

A little romance with one’s tea is good for the soul, I think…don’t you! ~ Unknown

This tea goes well with Fudge squares which will be our tea treat today. This is my mother's recipe and I haven't made them in ages. I had almost forgotten how good they are. I will be making them again soon.

The tray on which I am serving the squares is Skye McGhie Coventry Rose which is a good match to the Redoute rose mugs. 

If I had a rose for every time I think of you, I'd be picking roses for a lifetime. ~ Swedish Proverb

Next week I will be hosting a St Patrick's Day and the First Day of Spring Tea Party. 

It will be a combo party to celebrate both occasions and I will be sharing a green theme. You may like to share some green yourself. 

The sweetest flower that blows,
I give you as we part.
For you it is a rose,
For me it is my heart. ~ Frederick Peterson

Wishing you all a beautiful day and do stop and smell the roses.

I am sharing this with the following parties ~

A Return to Loveliness
Tea Cup Tuesday
 Tuesday Cuppa Tea
 Friends Sharing Tea
 Share Your Cup Thursday
 Home Sweet Home

An InLinkz Link-up

Sharing from my heart~ Sandi

Tulips and Royal Albert for Tea Time

Life should be savoured; sipped like a cup of tea. ~ Unknown


Happy March and welcome to another Tea Time dear friends! I feel like throwing a party because February is finally over! 

This past February broke the record as being the coldest since 1872 here on PEI. We also received around 223 cm. of snow and the norm for the Island in the month of February is 58 cm. 
Now you can understand why I am looking forward to springtime. Three more weeks, and even though there are big fluffy flakes falling on top of the mountains of snow we already have, it's just a matter of time and it will all be gone. That's something to celebrate!

Tulips can captivate the world and sweep away the winter blues. Opening morning chalices, they sparkle like the diamond dew. ~ Gayle Sweeney

Celebrate with pink tulips!

I am using my Royal Albert Petit Point china. The cup is very dainty and is made in the Hampton shape. Celebrate with pretty china!

The pattern is unique and reminds me of springtime with its florals and cross stitch motif. Both the large plate and the small sandwich plates are square shaped and the gold trim just adds to the charm of this pretty pattern. 

I do not cross stitch but I know some of you do. 

I have two teacups; one for you and one for me. Today we will enjoy some cucumber and cream cheese sandwiches. I usually have a sweet but today I felt like a sandwich. 

Keep a green bough in your heart and the singing bird will come. ~ Chinese Proverb

I have my wee china blue birds joining us today. 

 The littlest bird fits perfectly on the tiny spoon.

English Breakfast tea is what I'm drinking today. 

Happiness is sharing tea with a friend.

Tulips bring a touch of Spring to the table. 

I perhaps owe having become a painter to flowers. ~ Claude Monet

Doesn't this tulip make you wish you could curl up inside of it?

March will be a busy month with St Patrick's Day and the first day of Spring to celebrate in the same week. You know there is a green themed tea party coming up, right? The week of March 16th I will be hosting a combo St Patrick's Day and First Day of Spring Tea Party. You may or may not share a green themed post. It's totally up to you. Whatever strikes your fancy is fine with me. 

Did you know that the first tea tag was used by Sir Thomas Lipton in 1917 as an advertising gimmick, and these little items have been produced in a fascinating variety ever since. ~ Excerpt from "If Teacups Could Talk" by Emilie Barnes

Thank you for coming to tea today. I do enjoy your company and if you have something tea or coffee related, please do share with us. Have a lovely day everyone and God bless you!


I am joining the following parties as well~

 A Return to Loveliness
 Tea Cup Tuesday
 Tuesday Cuppa Tea
 Friends Sharing Tea
Share Your Cup Thursday
 Home Sweet Home

An InLinkz Link-up

Sharing from my heart~ Sandi