Tea Time Tuesday

"Decide that joy is the hue you want your heart to be. Then start making the little and large choices that over time will paint your heart happy" ~ Thomas Kinkade

Welcome to Tea Time, my lovely friends!
I hope you all had a lovely weekend. October is certainly starting out to be a beautiful month here on the Island. 

A few weeks ago my niece crocheted this fifteen inch doilie for me called Pineapple Blossom. Isn't it pretty!

Pretty things make me happy, how about you? Just a little touch of loveliness here and there in your home can go a long way in making your home a cozy place to be. A mercury glass pumpkin helps!  

So does a pretty teacup. I am using my doilie in my tea setting today.

This teacup is one I have shared before but I haven't used it in a while. Some of you may not have seen it.

I love the colour aqua and all the different hues of it. Whether robin egg blue, teal, or turquoise, these are all hues of this beautiful shade.

As you can see from the photo, my Royal Albert teacup is called Veronica and it is so pretty with  delightful aqua hued roses and gold trim. A cluster of roses adorn the inside of the cup as well.

My mother gifted me with this teacup for a shower gift when I got married. We both love the colour aqua as does my Auntie P. Must be a family thing.

Also joining the party is my Aynsley teacup dressed in turquoise and leaves of gold inside the cup. 

These sets look splendid together, don't they? And tea tastes delicious in them both. There is nothing like a hot cup of tea sipped from a china teacup!

"Life is like a teacup to be filled to the brim and enjoyed with friends."~ Unknown




Pretty teacups filled with tea and tea biscuits are just right for a little respite. 

The last few weeks I have been using quotes from a lovely little book gifted to me by a dear friend. If you like Thomas Kinkade's work, then you will enjoy this book called A Book of Joy.

It is filled with page after page of his gorgeous paintings and lovely quotes and poetry.

A must have for the romantic in me!

Next week I am hosting A Pink Tea in honour of   Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Please feel free to use my button for your post.

When I scheduled this tea party I had forgotten that it is our Thanksgiving weekend. Oh, well, I will just have to get it ready early. I invite you to join me for this special tea party. 

Thank you for visiting today and if you have a special teacup/teapot or coffee mug that you would like to share, please link up and I will be happy to come and visit you. Wishing you all a beautiful day.

"Happiness is the realization of God in the heart. Happiness is the result of praise and thanksgiving, of faith, of acceptance; a quiet tranquil realization of the love of God." ~ White Eagle

As a courtesy, please link back to me so that your visitors may find their way here to visit with all my lovely participants.

I am joining the following parties as well~

Blue Monday~ http://smilingsally.blogspot.com/
A Return to Loveliness ~ http://www.adelightsomelife.com/
Tea Cup Tuesday~ http://artfulaffirmations.blogspot.com/
Tea Cup Tuesday ~ http://www.marthasfavorites.com/
Tuesday Cuppa Tea~ http://www.antiquesandteacups.info/
Friends Sharing Tea~ http://blog.bernideens.com/
Share Your Cup Thursday~ http://jannolson.blogspot.com/
Home Sweet Home~ http://thecharmofhome.blogspot.com/

Sharing from my heart~ Sandi

HOME

"The light is what guides you home, the warmth is what keeps you there." ~ Ellie Rodriguez

Welcome to my HOME friends! Here we are into the month of October and I think most of us may be spending more time in the kitchen these days. I know I am.

As I shared at my tea party this week, I had made an Apple Upside Down Cake with Vanilla Sauce.
It was my mother's recipe and I presume, her mother's recipe. Hope you enjoy it!

It starts with a Cottage Pudding batter then it is poured over an apple base.

Apple Base

Begin by melting 3 TBSP butter in bottom of 8" pan. Sprinkle with 1/2 cup brown sugar. Slice 3 apples {I used 2 Cortlands and 1 Granny Smith} over the sugar mixture.

Cottage Pudding

Cream: 1/3 cup shortening
3/4 cup sugar
Add: 1 large egg
1 tsp vanilla
Beat until light and fluffy.

Sift together:
1-3/4 cup flour
3 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
Add to creamed mixture alternately with 3/4 cup milk. Beat well after each addition. Pour the  batter over the prepared apples and smooth to the edges of the pan.
Bake @ 350 degrees for 35-45 minutes.
Serve warm with vanilla sauce or whipped cream.

Apple base

Cottage pudding

Vanilla Sauce/Brown Sugar Sauce
1 cup brown sugar
3 TBSP flour
1/2 tsp salt

Gradually stir in 2 cups of boiling water.
Bring to a boil and cook until smoothly thickened, stirring constantly.
Remove from heat and stir in 2 TBSP butter
1-1/2 tsp vanilla
Yield- 2 cups

This is a lovely dessert for family or company.

Here are my features from last week's party.......

Congratulations! to Gina @ Victorian Wanna Be who received the most views on her darling miniature bedroom post.



Diane @ An Extraordinary Day shared her recipe for this yummy looking salad.

Pamela @ playingwithmycamera shared some lovely autumnal touches around her home.



Linda @ More Fun Less Laundry shared a wonderful apple themed table in celebration of a family member's birthday.

Dawn @ We Call It Junkin took us on a tour of the fabulous Lace House in South Carolina.



Bernideen @ Bernideen's Tea Time Blog gets another feature this week because I love her shabby chic pumpkins she made out of vintage laces.

And Dawna @ That Country Place shared her tutorial on creating this cute Fall sign made from a cupboard door.

A big Thank you to all of you who welcome us into your homes every week. You're the ones who make this party so special.

Do you have something HOME related you would like to share with us? Then please create a post around it and link up with me. I would love to have you.

"Lord, this humble house we'd keep
Sweet with play and calm with sleep.
Help us so that we may give
Beauty to the lives we live.
Let Thy bounty and Thy grace
Shine upon our dwelling place. " ~ Edgar A. Guest


As a courtesy, please link back to me so that your visitors may find their way here to visit with all my lovely participants.

I am joining the following parties as well~

What's It Wednesday ~ http://ivyandelephants.blogspot.com/
Home and Garden Thursday ~ http://www.adelightsomelife.com/
Share Your Cup Thursday~ http://jannolson.blogspot.com/
Tutorials Tips and Tidbits ~ http://www.stonegableblog.com/
Home Sweet Home~ http://thecharmofhome.blogspot.com/

Sharing from my heart~ Sandi