My Newest Teacup

Of course I had to buy a teacup while visiting the U.K. this Spring.

  

After visiting Hampton Court (posted here) we stopped in their gift shop where I spied this bone china beauty.

I love the turquoise color with the gold trim and lovely little pink roses. 

And of course the crown.   

After all this  is a Historic Royal Palace teacup.

  

I love it!

I told Hubby that it would fit in our suitcase without any problem.

And it did.. packaged so prettily in this little turquoise box.

We still can't believe we toured the beautiful countries of England, Wales and Scotland.

We feel very blessed. 

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This morning I hung up my Royal Albert saucers. 

I bought this set in Canada while on our Alaska RV trip in 2010. 

You can read all about the teacups (here). 

 I do love to hang stuff on my walls. 

 Hubby wishes I didn't... but me lets me anyways (thanks Sweetie!)

I used plate hangers in two sizes.

I like Bard's because they have little tiny plastic sheeves on their ends to protect the dishes.

Even though these saucers are small the 5 inch to 8 inch hangers worked better then the 3.5 to 5 inch ones.

Unfortunately, I had to use what I had on hand.

I traced around the plates (using paper towels) and with tape positioned them where I thought the saucers would look smashing.  

Then I marked through the paper on the wall where to put the hooks.  

I measured and eyeballed the placement.  

Now if Hubby hung them for me they would have been perfect because he measures everything!

I like them here.

This was an area without any decoration and the saucers bring color and interest to this corner of the room.

Ta daaa!

Slowly I'm getting closer to the end of my Rainbow Scrap Afghan. 

 One more color row after the white here and I'm caught up to where I was before having to frog.

I'm glad now I frogged it because my edges are completely even now.

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Yippee!!

Isn't this little one adorable!

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What Now? Lots Going On!

Now that I have some plate wall hangers maybe I can get around to hanging these Royal Albert teacup saucers.

I have the matching cups hanging from our ceiling light fixture in our dinette.

I'm loving the "back" of my Rainbow Scrap Afghan.

The "back" is folded over onto the "Front" in these two photos.

It's kind of a wavy rainbow stripe affect.

I'm in SHOCK !

Guess where we booked a tour for next April with our friends from college?

I'm stepping out of my comfort zone to travel abroad to England, Wales and Scotland. 

This will be my first trip across the pond.  

 I'm so excited because I love English history and have always wanted to visit the United Kingdom.

So my dear UK blogging friends what's your weather like in mid April to early May? 

 We want to travel VERY light..but still be dressed appropriately.

Nothing fancy just comfortable clothing for travel.

Yesterday we ordered some neat travel clothing that comes with tons of pockets...zippered pockets and hidden pockets.  Gee, maybe I can leave my purse at home.  

We also ordered and received some underwear that is lightweight, fast drying - that you can wash out in the sink and let dry overnight.  

We're going to try out some travel clothes on our trip to Walt Disney World in November.  

Next year is going to be very busy for us with two Walt Disney World trips already reserved, now the UK tour abroad booked and we're also thinking of another travel van trip to Alaska during the summer.

I better get busy and prepare lunch for Hubby.

And then maybe I can do a little crocheting!

   

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Wall Happy

I'm moving things around in my kitchen. The chalk board over the stove was moved to my teacup wall.  

How do you like my new saying?

(Love, just love those 3M Command Strips!)

I found another Morton Salt tray upstairs and added it to the wall...and rearranged my framed embroidery and Teddy Bear clock...

I may add another small tray with touches of red in it to the wall.

Now I have to get busy replacing the worn carpet in our family room. I'm trying to decide if I want to have a wood floor installed with a large area rug or just re-carpet the whole room.

Ah...design decisions....

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Dreaming of Spring

I'm dreaming of Spring...

...and pink flowers!

Even though this is what we woke up to this morning....SNOW!

Let's look at lovely pink flowers and forget about the white stuff outside.

I'll share some more dreamy pinkness I found on Pinterest.

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I can smell these pink roses!

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I would feel like a princess drinking out of this dainty pink and white cup.

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This exquisite teacup and teapot floor lamp reminds me of Alice in Wonderland!

I love the pink room!

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Wouldn't a number sign of your lucky number look nice in your home hanging on your wall!  

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A Study in Pink & Blue

A beautiful painted pink flower...

Pink and blue flowered combination...

Pink loveliness revealed in stunning gold and royal bluish purple...

A pink flowered teacup resting on a blue flowered plate...

Presenting my paternal Grandmother's treasured Aynsley's Pink Flowered Teacup!

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Tea Time for Birds

Front

You know I love birds!

Today I'm sharing with you a pretty teacup I found in a gift shop in Delaware several years ago.  

Unfortunately there was no saucer with the teacup.

Back

Even the back of the teacup is lovely.

Oh, my, I love fine Bone China made in England!

Here's closer look at the front of the teacup.

The colors and detail are just stunning.

Lovely birds!

Hubby and I gave this bird picture to his mother many years ago.  

Isn't it lovely?

I particularly loved the roses painted on the frame.  

Hope you enjoyed my tea time for birds today!

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Teatime Tuesday

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Tuesday Cuppa Tea

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My Shelley Rosebud

I just adored my paternal Grandmother.   

We were lucky to live fairly close to my Dad's parents while growing up so we were able to have Sunday dinners with them and to see them often.  I really treasured summer time when I could spend two weeks with them one on one.   My Grandmother had quite a few granddaughters and she was an excellent seamstress making all of us lovely dresses every year including my Mom.  

I found an old photo I scanned of my Mom...my Grandmother made this beautiful blue outfit for her.

My Mom loved to dress up...she had slim legs and ankles and looked terrific in high heels.   

  

That's Lady our dog...well, she was really my Mom's dog but we were all crazy about her.   

One of these days I hope to convert the old family photos over to digital.   

Back to my Grandmother...one summer my Grandmother said she wouldn't have both my middle brother and I at the same time because we fought.  We begged to go together...said we wouldn't fight... finally my Grandmother relented.  Well, Grandmother did know best because that's the first and last time she had us at the same time because she was right... we ended up fighting.   Hey, we were just kids. 

Here'a photo of my paternal Grandparents sometime in the 1940s.

I'm so lucky my paternal Grandmother bequeathed her lovely fine bone china Shelley Rosebud Coffee Set (Dainty Shape) to me.

Coffe pot and lid

On one of my earlier posting I said it was a tea set (what did I know).  One of my readers graciously corrected me to let me know it was not a tea pot but rather it was either a coffee or chocolate pot.

I googled and found two coffee pots and lids each one selling for over $450 on eBay.  

Boy, was I shocked.  

Of course, I have no intentions of selling my set.  

Creamer and Sugar Bowl

This green back stamp was used between 1945 and 1966.

I don't know when my Grandmother purchased the set but it was probably in the 1940s or 1950s.

Lovely...isn't it?

Hand painted mint green borders complement the fuchsia roses and cornflower blue daisies "rosebud" pattern.   

The set has such a wonderful English china color palette and dainty shape. 

My Bone China Shelley Coffee Set in the Rosebud pattern and Dainty Shape.

I hope you enjoyed seeing my lovely Shelley Coffee Set and didn't mind me rambling on and on about my family.  

I miss my Grandparents and my parents so much.

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