Hello Friends!
I’d be delighted if you could join me today. I have the honor to be a guest at Tea on Tuesdays!
My dear friends Mary from Home is Where the Boat Is and Pam from Everyday Living have graciously invited me to share tea with them again. It truly warms my heart to receive the invitation; it is a cherished honor. Thank you so much, Mary and Pam. Their tea times with links will be at the bottom of this post.
Our Lake Cottage
As many of you may know, our summer home by the Lake holds a special place in my heart; it is my childhood home. Each corner of this house is filled with memories, and I feel a deep connection. It’s just like the song that Miranda Lambert sings, “It’s the House that Built Me.”
Our home has cozy cottage feels, and it’s fitting because it has a wonderful history. Almost 70 years ago, my Dad built this place as a Summer Cottage for our family-way before I was even born!
Back in the day, many of the cottages around the lake were actually rentals for families from nearby cities who wanted a summer escape. My family rented one until Dad decided to build our own family spot. While some of the original cottages are still around, a lot have been remodeled or replaced by bigger homes. My parents expanded a few times, and then we added the lovely new sunroom to replace the one they had. This place is a little piece of paradise for us!
Our Sunroom
Please join me for tea and White Chocolate Raspberry scones in the sunroom. We will sit at the Live Edge coffee table that Sweet Man built for this space. Don’t you worry, the new central air is working beautifully.
Tea Time
Today, I chose this special tea, which I purchased at a local boutique called The Cottage Rose. This tea by Tea Forte is unique as each little pouch has a “single steep” or pre-portioned loose leaf tea.
I am happy to say we are using these beautiful Royal Staffordshire teacups my sister gave me. These teacups were the spark that I needed to start collecting red and white transferware.
The platter is a Florette from Alfred Meakin.
I am giggling as I am serving the scones with a tomato server. I am sure I am breaking all the etiquette rules, but I recently started collecting vintage tomato servers. I find them to be so pretty. I hope to show you more of my collection soon.
These White Chocolate Raspberry scones are delicious. I did take a shortcut. I used this mix that I found at Home Goods. I have used many different Sticky Fingers Bakeries mixes in the past and they never disappoint.
Fresh Cut Bouquet
I am pleased to share the beauty of our cottage garden blooms with you in this bouquet of lime-light hydrangeas and red curly leaf coleus. The ruby red hand-blown glass vase was a gift from my brother many Christmases ago. Like I said, this house is full of remembrances.
Thank You
I’m so glad you could join me for tea! I enjoyed our time together and loved showing you more of our place here in Pennsylvania. I hope you can see why we cherish it so much. There are so many wonderful memories here!
I do encourage you to visit my wonderful friends, Mary and Pam. They have such a passion for tea and always create the most beautiful and inviting settings. I know you’ll enjoy their company and the warmth they share!
Thank You for joining all of us for Tea.
Enjoy what this upcoming week brings to you. And whatever you have planned… make every day count and be thankful for your Blessings.Take good care of yourselves!
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