tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46324417570535524352024-03-05T23:17:01.809-08:00Afternoon Teaafternoon teahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16568820610398795440noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4632441757053552435.post-10161040598601380032011-08-15T17:52:00.000-07:002011-08-15T17:52:03.107-07:00This and ThatI haven't written much in my blog this summer, too much yard work and company. But I have been trying to keep up with all the blogs I follow. As a result, I actually won a prize! Savannah Granny had a give-away and I managed to become one of her followers just in time to enter her draw. This also brought to my attention that my settings weren't correct. She couldn't contact me through my email! Thankfully she's very flexible and managed to contact me and help me fix this problem. I'm not sure what I'm more thankful for, winning a prize or discovering my email problem.<br />
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I've tried to do a few tablescapes this summer, but the outdoors called to loudly. I even set the table a couple of times and took pictures. Nothing turned out right, the pictures were poorly lit, out of focus (my camera is automatic focus) and just generally uninspiring. I did learn though that a good tablescape can't be forced, it has to flow naturally, like the good art it is.<br />
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So, I'll share a few of the wonderful things I've found at garage sales this past week.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This Royal Doulton plate was free. (A friend's sale)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This teacup was $1</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This Partylite fairy was $1</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This little Japanese dish was 25 cents.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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At one Garage sale on Saturday we picked up a load of stuff for $10. The one lonely candlestick doesn't look like much right now, but it is Sterling.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spode teacups</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I now have a set of 12 of these French crystal flutes. All bought at garage sales.</td></tr>
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And today, I picked up a set of Encyclopaedia Britannica for $10.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju0vLVjcPA09BXKuTJisNkhKkKZY_pdH8ChfYsPfiTbsuYN6GrvN2t9UVQc8-VzP58sodchFRfF7BJyE6yqtHOqgyj1JIqWB3jU1hJd3mjISAoMYozfNBmYD_lOpXMWH_bBcG3-r2grEkV/s1600/P8150469.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju0vLVjcPA09BXKuTJisNkhKkKZY_pdH8ChfYsPfiTbsuYN6GrvN2t9UVQc8-VzP58sodchFRfF7BJyE6yqtHOqgyj1JIqWB3jU1hJd3mjISAoMYozfNBmYD_lOpXMWH_bBcG3-r2grEkV/s320/P8150469.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>It would be nice if we had a passion for only one thing. Books or china or silver, etc. Oh well, as long as we enjoy it I guess we'll figure out where to keep putting it all. At least I finally got rid of one piano. I spent more than a year with two large antique pianos in my family room.<br />
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Afternoon Tea<br />
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afternoon teahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16568820610398795440noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4632441757053552435.post-16266072131132202902011-07-09T06:58:00.000-07:002011-07-09T06:58:03.381-07:00Elegy for an antique storeI'm saddened to announce the demise of our antique store. It, and all the wonderful stuff inside, burned to the ground. We are left in this area with one seasonal antique store, which is only open for about three months of the year and an antique store which is in the process of closing down. Thankfully there is still Ebay.<br />
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I know my comrades in blogland will understand the sorrow I am feeling. I think I need to seek some garage sale therapy today.<br />
ATafternoon teahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16568820610398795440noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4632441757053552435.post-33249058198576736932011-07-08T18:07:00.000-07:002011-07-08T18:07:13.470-07:00Dish-itisIn this post I would like to admit to my illness. Dish-itis, a permanent addiction to all things china, glass and silver. I don't know if it's a good thing or a bad thing, but my husband also suffers from this disorder. We had both vowed, "No more sets of dishes". And what have we done recently? Bought more dishes. But! They were such a good deal! And so pretty, different from what we already own! Sound familiar?<br />
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The first dishes we picked up were: a partial set of Copeland Spode "Felicity".<br />
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So far, not too bad. Both sets were only four place settings each with some extras. Then the next week there was a complete set of six place settings for $10. We resisted at the first trip to this garage sale, but when we had to take back a bookshelf stereo that was guaranteed to work (but didn't) we finally succumbed and bought it. When we got home with it I mentioned that I had seen the same pattern at a flea market a month previous. It didn't take much encouragement from hubby to send me to the phone to find out if the people had sold their set yet. (One of those times when it's good to be in a small area) They hadn't, and were very happy to sell us their set the very next day. We now have a complete set of 14 with lots of serving pieces. The only thing missing was a creamer, which I've purchased on Ebay and soup bowls. Here's our new set of dishes.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2MfzWWiXmNN-Uimfp7HGIo8anfZqif3CYrPmBNI_p7hqvbqmBeUEeZn2RijHoDhDOaqyjwEcyIq74g_K0WxV0q7Db3EcAbIGbsftpwecl034baRZ6UqAqiDphhdPMojmpY6jkoalxNHT8/s1600/P62500982.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2MfzWWiXmNN-Uimfp7HGIo8anfZqif3CYrPmBNI_p7hqvbqmBeUEeZn2RijHoDhDOaqyjwEcyIq74g_K0WxV0q7Db3EcAbIGbsftpwecl034baRZ6UqAqiDphhdPMojmpY6jkoalxNHT8/s320/P62500982.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>The pattern is "Diane" Fine Porcelain China Japan. One seller on Ebay says the company name is Wade, but I don't know where they got their information from. The only other thing on the bottom is a W inside a crown. It's a nice in between set. More formal than our every day English ironstone and not as formal as our English bone china. The silver is 1847 Rogers "Remembrance".<br />
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I know there are many of you in blogland that have this same addiction and I will also admit that I have no desire of being cured. :)<br />
ATafternoon teahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16568820610398795440noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4632441757053552435.post-641446052757383612011-06-17T18:02:00.000-07:002011-06-17T18:02:35.114-07:00The gift of flowersWe lived for five years in British Columbia before we moved back to Ontario. While we lived in B.C., my grandmother mailed me some iris rhizomes. She had two types of old fashioned irises which we dug up and moved back with us to Ontario. My grandmother passed away a while back, but I think of her every time "her" irises bloom. No matter how many spectacular modern hybrid irises I get, hers holds a special place in my heart.<br />
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Another flower that holds a place in my heart is my blue columbine. It's not a showy new hybrid, it's actually a wild flower in other parts of the country. Our local columbine is red and yellow.<br />
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First off, the most obvious places, the china cabinets and side boards.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCtiw_Juj8jiGfzfnRdvCj2nsUHHUTnU_njeVBVVOWz4n65Qecq-S2fIj2AZA_MAxecE3_A3X1kXjjbZkfoW_wCjYQ2_dq3jurOhvlJEsvgQRo7rQ-D0izCFRf31-yv0JxO6iJXSt1fUzi/s1600/P5201217.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCtiw_Juj8jiGfzfnRdvCj2nsUHHUTnU_njeVBVVOWz4n65Qecq-S2fIj2AZA_MAxecE3_A3X1kXjjbZkfoW_wCjYQ2_dq3jurOhvlJEsvgQRo7rQ-D0izCFRf31-yv0JxO6iJXSt1fUzi/s320/P5201217.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>After that, the bulk of my stuff is stored in totes and on shelves. There are recesses on each side of our fireplace (for wood) that holds a couple of totes each. At one end is my Vanborough and a tote full of linen tablecloths and at the other end is the Belmont and the Monteigne china.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimYQCbnI0gta1tHXU9mAcO_DknIci8ZRYmXEIjB_b2_orkKGP6qZ9Ef6iJAFUifCnHRgAg5KPMB3fbDmhSoI1y8Zl0_5fqdxSF5GgODYggcMhakxCc5y6BOifF9cFXmumM6uciLiY6bZM8/s1600/P5201224.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimYQCbnI0gta1tHXU9mAcO_DknIci8ZRYmXEIjB_b2_orkKGP6qZ9Ef6iJAFUifCnHRgAg5KPMB3fbDmhSoI1y8Zl0_5fqdxSF5GgODYggcMhakxCc5y6BOifF9cFXmumM6uciLiY6bZM8/s320/P5201224.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>The sets are the easiest to keep track of, the silver trays, bowls, candleholders, chafing dishes, cake stands, etc is much harder. I've recently devised a system, crude, but it seems to work. I put a sheet of paper with a letter on it in the end of the tote and then I write down what's in the tote on a piece of paper with the corresponding letter as the heading. I keep all the papers in one book and just need to look through my lists to see which tote the item I want is in. I used to have to pull out all the totes until I found what I wanted.<br />
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The rest is on shelves in two different storage rooms. Unfortunately, we don't have a basement, only a four foot crawl space which is alright for seasonal items only. Some of the shelving is too hard to get a good picture of, but here's one to give an idea of what a mess they all are.<br />
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ATafternoon teahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16568820610398795440noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4632441757053552435.post-42396281303234228422011-05-08T17:19:00.000-07:002011-05-08T17:19:44.585-07:00Treasures from my first Garage Sale of the year.My friend C and I were driving into town to see the new art show at our local gallery and she says, "there's a garage sale on today (Friday), do you want to check it out?" As if she really had to ask. lol <br />
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Well, we arrive at the garage sale and she stops to ogle a two burner wood cookstove while I scanned the place and went directly to the most promising section. She says she's not going to take me with her to garage sales anymore, because I find the good stuff too fast. I told her she has to sharpen her eyes up a bit. Here's what I found.<br />
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And a brass peacock fire screen and fireplace tool set for $20.<br />
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I've been looking for the peacock fire screen for quite a few years now. I've been wanting one for over 15 years. And I've been sort of keeping my eyes open for a ginger jar for a few months. I can't tell you how excited I was! I think they go very well with the fireplace.<br />
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I have a few clumps of these, including one pink group. (Which for some reason I didn't take a pictures of, what was I thinking.) I love these cheerful little flowers that fill the gap between the crocus and the daffodils.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I hope the buds and flowers haven't frozen off. I'll keep you posted. Goodnight from the frozen north.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">AT</div>afternoon teahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16568820610398795440noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4632441757053552435.post-55810861144489015082011-04-24T17:47:00.000-07:002011-04-24T17:47:08.593-07:00Easter Dinner 2011<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyBZBp_bPV48r6VKMdeZxMKunndnPDYcbrUAC-4BSr2gvojqxVJTrqDIht_5wJdwiCSE9OKv9bQQeKfgxCH6xXXaoW4rp0f495a-Ud0Atz91_B2rDQ_75YtSQb5wxCnoTuUgkCVILzDu-E/s1600/P42408233.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyBZBp_bPV48r6VKMdeZxMKunndnPDYcbrUAC-4BSr2gvojqxVJTrqDIht_5wJdwiCSE9OKv9bQQeKfgxCH6xXXaoW4rp0f495a-Ud0Atz91_B2rDQ_75YtSQb5wxCnoTuUgkCVILzDu-E/s400/P42408233.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>We went to my parents' house for dinner this year, like most years. The difference this year is that I tried to take pictures for this blog. I've discovered how difficult it is to document (in artistic pictures) a family dinner. But, I will share what I did manage to capture.<br />
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I did most of the table setting, with my husband lending a very welcome hand. We used my mother's set "Petit Point" by Royal Albert and her silverplate "Lady Stuart". I brought my cranberry tablecloth and vintage linen napkins.<br />
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My mother couldn't find her Easter decorations, they've been put away where they can't be found. So we improvised with dishes of brightly wrapped chocolate eggs and flowers.<br />
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It was a lovely meal. My mother is very good in the cooking area, and the rest of us excel at eating. :) I apologize for how few pictures I took but there really wasn't much time.<br />
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Today I'm going to try, once again, to put the pictures in where I want them with some sort of text around them. Good luck to me.<br />
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The day after these pictures were taken, we had snow. Now, fast forward to yesterday, April 9.<br />
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recede.afternoon teahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16568820610398795440noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4632441757053552435.post-84205008584009893362011-04-11T17:59:00.000-07:002011-04-11T18:21:43.761-07:00Putting spring into my table tops<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5MhMh5sxSiI32VLYHyCu-VZl65bc1AmxZNKEtFRb-9UtgpBqk1allbabU7pFXGODrJyQqfamYBgsTuL2-8PggudPxdlu7NleJSVDYitRqalNLiwNP7EqEXGB_SdrUegyzNQ1zKzXIzJre/s1600/P2020263+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5MhMh5sxSiI32VLYHyCu-VZl65bc1AmxZNKEtFRb-9UtgpBqk1allbabU7pFXGODrJyQqfamYBgsTuL2-8PggudPxdlu7NleJSVDYitRqalNLiwNP7EqEXGB_SdrUegyzNQ1zKzXIzJre/s320/P2020263+2.jpg" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdffVcYcUViV5czjFtIemqJd8KFemXKz-0ir1Qbb8wnTD-Cuc7mqncyKCOfNlAgBXw01cYkoSG-X2oEpRKF1KjEbRhLcQtXfJ2LJD7lwu_x282Pua_sMnLyce38N3myv4Wso3xHFQa3ol_/s1600/P1150148.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;">With the snow melting and the spring bulbs poking up out of the ground, I felt the need to change the displays in my dining room.</a></div><br />
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</a></div>I often wonder, how many teacups are enough? Every time I tell myself that I "have enough", I buy another one (or two, or four). I have been sorting through my china and silver, trying hopelessly to organize it and I keep finding little stashes of teacups I'd forgotten about. I thought I would share some of them here.afternoon teahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16568820610398795440noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4632441757053552435.post-61923807980083747042011-03-13T18:28:00.000-07:002011-03-13T18:28:09.340-07:00Our "new" candelabrasWell, I'm going to try another post. The last one was very frustrating. While I was trying to write meaningful text I wiped out half the pictures. So in the end the text was sparse (due to frustration) and the pictures were few (due to stupidity). This time I'll try a different approach, I'm going to briefly state what the pictures are all about and then upload the pictures.<br />
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The inspiration for this set of pictures is the arrival of our "new" 1847 Rogers Heritage candelabras and a couple place settings of our Royal Doulton china Vanborough. I'm sorry that the centrepiece is a bit lacking. I didn't pick up any flowers and there certainly isn't any outside at the moment. I do look forward to spring and summer. I plan to cut flowers and take lots of pictures this year.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I've tried to capture the sparkle of the gold when the light hits it just right.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The poor centrepiece with no flowers in it.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I love the shadows of the crystal stemware on the white linen tablecloth.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Northumbria sterling "Cello" </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I took advantage of the fact that one of the candelabra's was removed from the table for a bit of polishing.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">International "Wild Rose" salt and pepper</td></tr>
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Afternoon Teaafternoon teahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16568820610398795440noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4632441757053552435.post-48523328943677719572011-02-20T10:04:00.000-08:002011-02-21T17:27:38.399-08:00Wallace "Baroque" cake stand<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7EUQNn1W49YCH3kzKqP2-GqiXEpIqOA9ZDKHYmoc5CnOJDD3zSuG-JCVs5UUfXmC9xUug8ORpxsbzMT8zxkKLi3KtX1vjk0VFRH4z2P4Cfn-jZK_uSdaTFSBvZsV8K366qnGiONk4eS94/s1600/P1230202.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7EUQNn1W49YCH3kzKqP2-GqiXEpIqOA9ZDKHYmoc5CnOJDD3zSuG-JCVs5UUfXmC9xUug8ORpxsbzMT8zxkKLi3KtX1vjk0VFRH4z2P4Cfn-jZK_uSdaTFSBvZsV8K366qnGiONk4eS94/s320/P1230202.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>I've been wanting this particular cake stand for some time and finally was able to buy one through ebay. It is "Baroque" by Wallace. <br />
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We were having company one weekend and I didn't have the time to bake something, so I bought a package of cheesecake slices. One look at that cheesecake and I knew I was going to be taking pictures.<br />
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It was a rather gloomy day, so I chose "Old Country Roses" by Royal Albert for the china. It's such a cheerful china pattern.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I love this little Avon candy dish</td></tr>
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Second, it's best to not use the cup of tea you're going to drink because it's going to get cold.<br />
Third, iron the napkin.<br />
There are probably more things, but I guess I'll have to repeat the mistake to learn it. :)<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCQJKOlwlJB2H9UhHsvBY9FefUluiONFi0jw4lTt3LMEpyR3H_zpfHWzpUkrnnrWM4ziJPJvwysYf2zdd6ZlgXaXFIL2n3bz8lWzmJmSW5vj3K7Rbak0q-zauG2iO5844zyc2S8FNl5atS/s1600/P1230200+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCQJKOlwlJB2H9UhHsvBY9FefUluiONFi0jw4lTt3LMEpyR3H_zpfHWzpUkrnnrWM4ziJPJvwysYf2zdd6ZlgXaXFIL2n3bz8lWzmJmSW5vj3K7Rbak0q-zauG2iO5844zyc2S8FNl5atS/s320/P1230200+2.jpg" width="320" /></a>When my friend J saw these pictures she told me off for doing this to a book. I assured her that it was very gently done, but I promised not to do it again. I'll maybe place the closed book beside the tea. <br />
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The china I used for this photo session is Royal Albert "Lavender Rose".<br />
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The next blog is going to feature my "new" cake stand.<br />
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Afternoon Teaafternoon teahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16568820610398795440noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4632441757053552435.post-9063862468425902272011-02-17T18:02:00.000-08:002011-02-17T18:02:31.655-08:00Starting my blogI've been following Dining Delight and JCann on Flickr for a while now, slowly discovering more people with an interest in setting a beautiful table. I finally decided to join in the fun and signed up with Flickr. Next I had to start taking pictures to post. So, one weekend I set a nice tea tray and tried to take artistic photos<br />
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I wouldn't normally have candles burning for tea, but I thought they would look good.<br />
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