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Thursday, May 7, 2015

Tea Time Thursday #75


Pansies! Can you ever get enough pansies? I have always loved them and I always seem to buy a few more every year. I love the color of this variety I got a few weeks ago.

Welcome to Tea Time Thursday. I do look forward to this post each week. I try to share something tea related every Thursday. As we get ready for Mother's Day this weekend, I thought it would be fun to do a pansy blog.


This is another recent find! The color of the cup is really a cobalt blue. It looks more black in the photo but it is quite a lovely deep blue. I love all the pansies surrounding the saucer and the little bouquet inside the cup.




The teacup is bone china, made in England~a Crown Staffordshire. English. You have to love the English teacups. I wonder how many different patterns there are? Amazing!


This tea book was given to me in 2005 for my birthday by my dear friend Ann. It's a sweet collection of delightful tea stories and recipes. I enjoyed reading through it again and of course, my mind drifted to all the teas I have had with my friend. Ann has finally retired so I am looking forward to more teas!


I love vintage postcards and I think this one is so pretty. It is post marked 1910 and has a penny stamp on the back side. Pansies for thoughts......



I also love to collect vintage calling cards. I just added a few lovely ones to my collection and this is one! Lots of pansies. I think I need to do a post on my calling cards soon.


Here's a little poem to enjoy from the tea book by John Milton....

On May Morning

Hail, Bounteous May! That does inspire
Mirth, and youth, and warm desire;
Woods and groves are of thy dressing;
Hill and dale doth boast they blessing.

Thus we salute thee with our early song,
And welcome thee, and wish thee long.

6 comments:

mamasmercantile said...

Beautiful post and poem, love the pansies on the teacup. Hope you have a wonderful Mothers day, we celebrate here in the UK in March.

Sylvia said...

That is really a pretty teacup!
I enjoyed the poem.
Have a great weekend.

Rose said...

I love your tea cups!

When my son was young, he bought me a new tea cup every Mother's Day. I have a nice collection.

Stephanie said...

Hello sweet friend! Oh, how I enjoyed your pansy post :) They are such a happy flower with personality.

Your tea cup is so beautiful and I'm sure tea tastes extra sweet out of it. Have a blessed Mother's Day, dear Linda. Love to you!

The Victorian Girl said...

Oh yes, I just adore pansies too! It always amazes me how such a delicate flower can survive the snow and cold each year (here in Texas anyway!).
Happy Mother's Day!

Lady Jane said...

Such a nice post. I am always sad when it gets too hot for my pansies and I have to replace them. They are such a happy flower. Love the tea cup and the poem. Have a very Happy Moms Day.