October Arrives, and September Departs With Tea, Of Course!

 

October quote from Tea Time magazine

from Anne Of Green Gables

As usual, my old Victoria, Tea Time and Country Home magazines and Country Diary Of An Edwardian Lady has been a companion at teatime respites...

as the last weeks have been difficult with the smoke, and adjustments in medication for my husband's degenerating Parkinson's Disease. A moving target, at best.

We also had to say farewell... from a masked safe distance, to our daughter and son in law, who were returning to Utah for the winter, to return in early March. They have done extensive work this summer on the property they bought last year in preparation of building a house. Roads are in, septic system installed and electrical hook ups are complete, as well as fencing and gates.

Next year it's well and build.

We had a fall themed tea in the sunroom...

It's an autumn themed tea time today....

I am using my family 1950s Arzberg, Germany unnamed pattern china that my parents brought home from a convention/international meeting in Munich...

I do love the fruit and nuts....recently I found some pieces of the same pattern which I don't need, so will be adding the to my shop Antiques And Teacups as soon as I can...

Joining me on the tea tray is a cut little pewter squirrel candle holder my daughter gave me one year...I just love him...a good companion...

Was not able to bake, so got some nice autumn cookies delivered with our QFC grocery order...

We drink green tea every day, and recently decided to try 2 new Harney & Sons flavors...today's was Blueberry Green tea sachets...

but I found it a bit strong on the blueberry and will be going back to our usual loose Tropical Green from Harney.

It was quite strong smelling...the mail box smelled like the tea even inside a tin in a box! Actually, I thought it smelled like an artificial grape smell, which I don't like, but despite the smell, it does taste like blueberries and vanilla and is quite nice...

and brews a delicate pale straw color as you can see in this photo...So grab a cookie and a cup, and it's so nice to have you for tea! We have remembered to rejoice in our blessings and live one day at a time, trusting in the grace of God! Can't get any better than that!

We are hoping for a more peaceful October, more normal... that is, if there is a normal these days!

Lol!

I did a collage of orange themed items from Antiques And Teacups to start October with.

Wishing you a lovely, colorful autumn week!