Tea Pretties Are All Around Us

Welcome to Lady B's
Here is our card.

I found these little teapots at one of our local museums.
They came in three styles in a set of 12.
I will use them for place cards or for
indentifying and describing food.

Last week our club held it's annual
Victorian Wildlife Tea.
We raise money to care for the local
birds and wildlife we have here in
south Florida.

Ladies don their finest and are encouraged to wear hats.
We have a tea, fashion show and silent auction.
(that's me, Dame Ruthie on the left)

You should have seen some of the hats!
I wish I had taken a picture of Lady B.
She was there too with her daughter, Erica.

Here is a treasure I won at the auction.
I know the woman who owned and donated it.
I told her I would think of her when I look at it.
She is one of the nicest ladies and a gorgeous redhead.

Have you seen this?
Smoked salmon cured with darjeeling tea.
I am always on the lookout for tea things...

It is quite delicious on a bagel with a little cream cheese.

How about a cup of Murchie's Earl Grey to go with it?
Murchie's from Canada in business since 1894.
This is one of the three teacups my friend Lauren gave me.
They belonged to her mother so are very special.
Royal Castle China from Bavaria, Germany.
Some of my ancestors were from Bavaria, Saxe-Coburg,
where Victoria's Prince Albert was from.

These are the hand painted tiles behind my stove top.

I share them with you because of the tea cup and pot.

Let's put on the whistling tea kettle...

This is my Valentine present from my Valentine,
my boyfriend, my husband.
It is from Spode Signature Collection.
They made several pieces which are oversized
and numbered.

Here is another one that we bought at the Spode factory in
Stoke-on-Trent.
They may look normal size in the photos but I assure you,
they are super sized.

Thank you, Angela from Tea With Friends.
I was lucky to win one of her Valentine giveaways.
You can see how well this towel and mitt fit into my home.

She sent along this card and tea bag which I can't wait to try.

February has flown by. I hope it was a good one for you.
Here comes March!
Enjoy every day of it.
Dame Ruthie