My Cozy Corner: Anne of Green Gables

Sunday, July 8, 2012

Tea for Anne Shirley

Welcome everyone.

I hope your weekend is going well.

The heat in Northern California is in the three digits, but low in humidity.

This afternoon I went outside and prepared tea for Anne Shirley.

Anne of Green Gables

While thrift shopping a couple of weeks ago I found this beautiful cup and saucer.

I love the green with the dark red roses and gold trim.

A big thank you to Sandi for setting the table and I have some special things to bring to the tea party.

In October of 2011 I had a post about Anne of Green Gables.

To See the post

GO HERE

Just a sample of the post about Anne of Green Gables and my trip to England.

The roses, lantana and lavender are from my garden. With all the heat they are doing fairly well.

The amethyst vase and my favorite mint julep vase are so wonderful for summer bouquets.

My great-grandmother's tea spoon is always ready to use for a special tea party.

I was trying to find the Amethyst Brooch for Anne so she would be able to go to the picnic, but I only found two little angels and a pair of Sunday gloves...

I have Cavendish, Prince Edward Island is on my travel list of places to see.

A romantic time 1908 when Lucy Maud Montgomery wrote

'Anne of Green Gables'

With the Victorian era just ending in 1901.

This is a tender story of an orphan girl living with the Cuthberts, and taking much joy in life.

My new cup and saucer is

Bone China A3 'Colclough' Made in England

This is the first 'Colclough' in my collection.

I think I will be looking for more soon.

Early this morning I harvested my lavender plants. I have one large plant and two small plants.

Do you think Anne Shirley would like to smell this bundle of lavender?

Playing with my editing software. I love to crop and enhance my photographs.

I collect Angel pins and these two pins are my favorites.

I would wear a different pin on my jacket everyday to work. In the old days.

Now I'm home gardening, cooking and blogging and I wear~Guess What? Yes, comfy clothes.

Another look at my white roses.

White roses grow wonderfully in the heat.

The color does not fade and they look crisp like a crisp white blouse.

The vintage square tablecloth I found at the thrift store.

I was so happy when the floral pattern matched the color of the roses on the tea cup and saucer perfectly.

Amazing

Summer is moving along. We are in July and my sunflowers are growing fast.

The granddaughters are all coming for a visit at the end of July and the patio is the first place they

sit and visit after not seeing each other for a year.

Happy Days for G'Pa and Me.

Thank you so much for visiting My Cozy Corner.

Thank you again Sandi for the fun party!

I will be joining for friends for tea and I would love to have you come along with me.

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Rose Chintz Cottage for Tea with Anne of Green Gables

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and

Savvy Southern Style for Wow Us Wednesday

Thank you to my new followers and your wonderful comments

Betty

Monday, October 24, 2011

Fall Retreat with Anne of Green Gables

Hello Everyone,

Hope you all had a wonderful weekend. As I'm writing this post I can hear the wind blowing the leaves around outside. It's late in the evening and the house is quiet from the days activities. Sweetheart and I have watched our favorite television programs and now it's my time to Show and Tell you about
My Cozy Corner Fall Retreat~With Anne of Green Gables.

This afternoon I set my little tea table in the patio. The swing is covered with a Matisse bedspread I bought on clearance and the pillows are covered with a soft terrycloth. I made slipcovers so I can change them depending on the season. Of course I put one of my angels on the table by my tree fern and the Boston fern is so lush and green this year.

The patio swing is wonderful reading spot on a warm fall afternoon.

Now my story about Anne spelled with an e of Green Gables. While in England I visited the British Library and in the book store I saw this book 'Anne of Green Gables.' I know most of you have read this book when you were a young person, but I never did. I thought my 11 year granddaughter would love to have this book as a memento of her grandma's trip to England. Well I gave the book to her as soon as I returned. After a couple of weeks I asked how she liked the book. "Oh grandma I haven't read it yet." That was in July. Now September rolls around and I ask " How do you like Anne of Green Gables." "Oh grandma I haven't read it yet." Hum....Now I haven't read the book and she isn't reading the book so asked her if I could borrow Anne of Green Gables for awhile. "Oh yes, grandma."

What a wonderful book!!! I just love it. I think it was written for young people, but as an adult the life lessons and the descriptions of places are amazing. Now I have a new place I want to travel to. Yes, Prince Edward Island. I want to see the island thru Anne's eyes.

The Chrysanthemums are still blooming in the back garden and the Japanese Anemone are profusely blooming in the front yard. Wonderful~Wonderful.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and I frequently buy things at a thrift store that supports Breast Cancer with the income from sales of the donations given. They have the most wonderful tea cup and saucers and tea pots for sale.

This tea cup looked so much like Autumn with the beautiful Pears and Autumnal colors.

I love to put tea leaves in this antique spoon that my grandmother used to use. Sometimes when I was young I would use it too.

When I saw this tea pot I thought it looked just like my great-grandmother's tea pot she brought over from England in 1914. I just had to have it.

This cupcake was Lesson 3 in my cake decorating class on Thursday. It's called a Shaggy Mum. A Shaggy Mum is the perfect decoration for my cupcake at my fall retreat.

(Hopefully my technique will improve with practice)