Rose Chintz Cottage

Wednesday, 15 May 2013

HOME

"I am grateful; for the lawn that needs mowing, windows that need cleaning, and floors that need waxing because it means I have a home." ~ Author unknown

Hello friends and welcome to my HOME where I invite you to come in and share anything and everything related to your home.

This week at Rose Chintz Cottage I used my Anniversary roses as the theme for my tea party.

Are they not a gorgeous colour?

I used several teacups which I thought would look lovely with them. I love my roses!

I also served my hubby's scrumptious Birthday pie and I promised to share the recipe with you today, so here it is. It's a recipe which I got from my mother years ago. And it's as easy as....pie!

Banana Mallow Pie

Bake up your favourite pie crust and then let it cool while you prepare the filling. {I made mine the night before.}

FILLING:
1 - 4 serving size pkg. of instant vanilla pudding
1-1/2 cups mini marshmallows
1/2 cup whipping cream
2 bananas sliced
Lemon juice

Method:
Prepare pie filling as directed on the box only using 1-3/4 cups milk. Cover with wax paper, chill.
Whip the cream until it forms peaks. Gently fold the whipped cream and marshmallows into the pudding.
Set aside while you dip the bananas in lemon juice and place them on the bottom of the pie crust.
Spread the filling over the bananas and chill. Just before serving, whip up some sweetened cream and spread over the top of the filling. Garnish with sliced bananas and peanuts. Peanuts are optional. Serve and enjoy!

A few posts from last week which caught my eye -

This one has got to be my favourite!

Linda @ More Fun Less Laundry gets to sit under this scrumptious tree filled with pink blossoms and enjoy her dinner. What a glorious place to dine and dream away a little bit of your day!

Isn't it amazing? I had to share her table setting too as it was so pretty. Yes, I could certainly picture myself sitting there.

Bernideen @ Bernideen's Tea Time Blog has been painting up a storm. This is her kitchen table and chairs which look wonderful painted a shabby white. Love it!

Kathy @ A Delightsome Life shared her wholesome recipe for Granola. There is just so much about this picture that speaks to me. Homemade goodness with yogurt served up in pink depression glass. Mmm!

Gina @ Victorian Wanna Be shared her gorgeous lilacs. Isn't that lace simply exquisite? I can almost smell the lilacs.

Debra @ HOMESPUN shared her beautiful white crabapple tree which her little grandson had called a snow tree. Such lovely blossoms!

Closeup Blossom

As you can see, all but two of the featured posts this week are all about blossoms. I think they caught my attention because they reminded me of being at my grandparents' farm where they had all kinds of blossoming trees. Such lovely memories!

"Home is where your story begins."

Thank you so much for joining me here at my HOME and if you have something you would like to share, please link up below. I will be only to happy to visit you. Please be sure to have a link back to my party. If there is no link then I will not be able to feature your post.

I am joining the following parties as well~

Homemaking Link Up ~ http://www.hopeineveryseason.com/
Home and Garden Thursday ~ http://www.adelightsomelife.com/
Pearls and Lace Thursday ~ http://faithgracecrafts.blogspot.com/
Share Your Cup Thursday~ http://jannolson.blogspot.com/
Tutorials Tips and Tidbits ~ http://www.stonegableblog.com/
Home Sweet Home~ http://thecharmofhome.blogspot.com/
Open House~ http://blog.bernideens.com/

Sharing from my heart~ Sandi

Monday, 13 May 2013

Roses For Tea Time Tuesday

"Marilla....realized that the winter was over and gone with the thrill of delight that spring never fails to bring to the oldest and saddest as well as to the youngest and merriest." ~ L.M. Montgomery - "Anne of Green Gables"

Welcome to Tea Time, dear friends! I hope you all enjoyed your Mother's Day weekend. Hubby and I spent last evening with our son and his family and we enjoyed a meal and lots of loving which comes with spending time with one's family.

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

I am thrilled with the changes in nature I am seeing take place every day here on our fair Island. The grass has turned lush and green and the trees are taking on the lovely lacy look which I love. The songbirds are singing outside my window and the spring peepers are singing their hearts out in the pond behind our house. My rose bushes will soon be heavy with a profusion of heavenly scented blooms to enjoy. I love springtime!

Do you ever tire of seeing roses? Me neither, especially when they adorn a table or pretty china.

These lovely teacups you have seen before but I chose them today for a reason.

Hubby gave me a dozen of these scrumptious pink roses for our anniversary and I knew just the teacups to use.

These teacups n saucers have a few things in common. They are each adorned with roses and brushed on gold and they are all Royal Albert.

Who doesn't love Royal Albert Old English Roses?

The teacup above is the Avon shape with lush roses encircling the inside of the cup.

This Old English Roses teacup is the Hampton shape with roses adorning the outside of the cup.

I also brought out my favourite mis-matched teacup. The saucer is RA American Beauty and the cup is Royal Standard Orleans Rose. This set is a perfect marriage, don't you think?

And tea tastes just as good in this china teacup as in the other two.

"I'm so blessed to have a friend like you to share in everything I do. For one special friend sharing a special cup of tea truly makes this a perfect recipe." ~ Anonymous

My hubby celebrated a birthday the other day and I baked a pie for him because he doesn't care much for cake. This is a Banana Mallow Pie and it's yummo!

Shall we enjoy a piece of pie with our tea?
A rich cloud of real whipped cream is topped with sliced bananas, but I will wait till Wednesday's HOME party to divulge the rest of the recipe.

If you are watching your waistline then perhaps you will want just a thin slice. But I must warn you, you will want more!

"The world becomes a lovely thing!
There's beauty as you'll see;
All because you briefly stopped
To brew a cup of tea." ~ Traditional verse

I am so happy to have you visit Rose Chintz Cottage and I would love for you to join me for Tea Time. Just share a favourite teacup/teapot or coffee mug, a teascape/tablescape, or anything that is related to tea and link up with me. I will be only too happy to come and visit you.

Meanwhile, be sure to stop and smell the roses!