Tea Time Tuesday #130

Did you watch the PBS special on Sunday night....VICTORIA? It was wonderful and I can't wait for more! The sets are fabulous and the costumes are exquisite. I have enjoyed reading about Queen Victoria over the years.

The young Victoria....I love this crown!

The casting is well done and it will be interesting to watch the young queen develop. Prince Albert will appear next Sunday.

I had to use my one and only Queen Victoria cup and saucer this afternoon for tea. It's a very sweet teacup and I treat it tenderly. It is a rather small cup however the saucer is regular sized.

This tea cup actually commemorates her Silver Jubilee. I have shared the cup before on my blog but it is always a joy to share this one with my readers.

Look at this fine piece I received this Christmas. It's a covered porcelain jar issued on Queen Elizabeth II's coronation. My friend Mary in Virginia gifted me with this treasure. It's a fine addition to my collection. I am crazy about  British King and Queen items.

A few years, I picked up these little cigarette collectible cards. This is the coronation series and I was lucky to find several kings and queens, including Queen Victoria! They are just fun.

It looks like our winter storm that has lasted for a whole week, is on the way out tonight. We did get a bit of freezing rain, but the temperature is warming and we are hoping that most of the snow will be melting away with the rain....it is pouring right now. That's fine with me. I will take the good old Oregon rain. I look forward to just getting in my car and driving off to do errands. It's been a whole week. I always wanted to be snowed in for a week. I guess you need to be careful what you wish for! I didn't really want to be snowed in at my own house. I never thought this would happen. It will be a sloppy mess for a few days. 

Tea Time Thursday #87

Happy Tea Time Thursday! As Queen Elizabeth becomes the longest reigning monarch in England, I just have to share a few goodies that I have featured in the past. Isn't it exciting to be living right now to say God Save the Queen!  I think it's so very wonderful that she also has the longest marriage of any monarch in England....68 years of marriage. AMAZING! I love Queen Victoria and I never imagined that Queen Elizabeth would pass up the years of service that Queen Victoria gave.

This is one of my favorite teacups. It was made to celebrate the Queen's coronation in 1952. I have many Queen Elizabeth cup and saucers, but I especially like the green color and the image on the cup.

The cup and sauce also show the Queen's crown. Stunning.

The cup is bone china and was made by the Aynsley china company. I love Aynsley patterns.

Another favorite item in my collection is my teapot that commemorates the Queen's silver jubilee in 1977. It's trimmed with silver, which is used in silver anniversaries. Most teapots and teacups are trimmed in gold.

The teapot is made by Sadler. Notice the little top on the lid...I think it looks like a silver crown.

A few weeks ago, my Jimmy brought home a stack of magazines from an estate sale. He was given them for free. They are just wonderful I am so enjoying reading through them. Most of them are from the 1970's.

This is a look at a table of contents so you can get a little look at what is inside. Lots of fun reading ahead for me!

I found this article to be very interesting about celebrating the Queen's birthday...her OFFICIAL birthday!

Our weather has turned hot again. It's an iced tea day, I'm afraid. Rain may return next week, so a cup of hot tea will have to wait. Enjoy!

Tea Time Thursday #82 ~ Happy Anniversary

Earlier this summer, I found this charming little cup and saucer and just had to save it for an anniversary Tea Time Thursday posting.  What a darling old timey couple. They look like they are in love, for sure.

The saucer is even shaped like a heart and is edged with cut out hearts.

Both the cup and the saucer say HAPPY ANNIVERSARY in gold script.

The teacup and saucer are marked Kelvin Fine China. From the little I could find about the company, the china seems to be made in Japan in the 1950's. I just think it's corny cute!

When Jimmy and I were married, we went to Victoria British Columbia in Canada on our honeymoon. I fell in love with the city and with Queen Victoria. I have been collecting books, china, silver and ephemera for these past 42 years.  I recently found this wonderful advertising card. It is featuring the Leading Women of the World-at Home. I love it. It's in good condition and it was only a dollar.
I just love the roses decorating the card.

I like this image of the Queen and it is different from any of my other treasures.

I also like that it features Queen Victoria's beloved Balmoral in Scotland. I guess that is the "at home" part of the card! Not your typical home.

I have been thinking about fall and making some new fall Pinterest boards. I always start longing for fall right after our anniversary.

Getting Back to Blogland!

After weeks of busy days, a quilt retreat, company from Montana, a baby shower for our daughter and babysitting, shopping for Etsy items, posting Etsy, and shipping Etsy orders, I am finally going to try to catch up with my blog and get back to blogging! I hope to post pictures from all the past fun events!

I couldn't let today slip by without  mentioning Queen Elizabeth II's 60th anniversary today of her coronation. I am fascinated with the British monarchy and have enjoyed following this queen's many years of service. Love these paper dolls of the coronation.

I always thought Queen Victoria would be the longest reigning monarch with her almost  64 years of sitting on the throne! I do believe that the current queen has a good chance of matching or beating that record.

Long Live the Queen!

February 2nd-Teacup Thursday #44

I chose this Valentine for my blog today because I've been on this Queen Victoria kick. If you read my blog a few days ago, I commented on the book I am reading about Queen Victoria and her daughters.
A few weeks ago at the antique show I bought a beautiful Queen Victoria cup and saucer with some of my Christmas money. I was soooo excited! I have lots of queen "stuff" but I didn't have a Queen Victoria teacup. So here it is. I was going to save it for May, but just couldn't wait. I love it.

The teacup commemorates the Queen's Diamond Jubilee of 1897 and was made by Longton Porcelain Company.
Thanks Miss Spenser for hosting our Teacup Thursday again this year.

I'm working on my Valentines for my Tasha Tudor exchange. I don't want to give anything away, so this is all you get to see of my project. Pretty papers and lots of ribbon. Are you making Valentine cards this year?

Queen Victoria

I've been reading a wonderful book that my husband gave me at Christmas- Victoria's Daughters by Jerrold M. Packard. I love the Victorian times and enjoy learning everything I can about the queen. It's an easy read and a fun book to cuddle up with at the end of the day. I tend to read more in the summer, but I can hardly put this one down! The only thing about reading at night is I can't stay awake too long to enjoy the book...I get sleepy.

The book give a lot of history about Queen Victoria as you go along the birth of each of her children. It does focus on her daughters but you are given a great deal of information about all the children and life in Victorian times.

I've always wondered why tartan plaid was so popular during the Victorian era. I didn't realize that Queen Victoria was crazy about it when she bought and rebuilt the castle at Balmoral. She really gave the local cottage industry a short in the arm with her love of plaids. I read that some of her decorating was over the top with her use of tartan plaids. I'd really like to explore more about this! I often see sewing antiques in plaid boxes from that time period. I'm sure some of my tea friends have been to this region. It is a beautiful place. Maybe someday......

I did read that Albert designed a Balmoral tartan plaid.

The rains have stopped and while the sun isn't shining today, it is dry! I think I need a cup of tea now. My friend brought me some from Scotland last year and I think I have one left! The perfect day to enjoy.

I do hope you are having a nice day. Tomorrow is the first of February! I think I'm going to do picture a day before Valentine's Day like the advent pix I did before Christmas last Dec. Something fun to post each day.

Rain, Rain, Go Away!

Oh, what a wet, wet, wet day! So much rain once again. Yes, it is winter in Oregon yet it is hard to be in and out in this weather.
Jim and I went to a few sales today. He scored big at one with wonderful art and interesting pieces. He sold so much and needs to replace his inventory for the March 1,2 and 3rd antique show that  really is not too far away. We had to do quite a bit of driving and the rain was endless.
It was so good to come home, get the fire going, fix a little dinner and just get cozy.
Tomorrow begins a new week with much to do and a new month ahead....February. Oh, I love February and Valentines and red and pink hearts and yes, chocolates. I am reminded of my theme for the year...is your heart right? Time to reflect.