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View from a French Hillside 
Happy New Year Jane, what a beautiful photograph, it just makes me want to bake scones and tea delights to have with that lovely cup and some English Breakfast Tea!! 🙂
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And to you too Kaz! Glad you like the photo, I had my first small tea party of the year in the tea room today so it seemed appropriate! (They had my vintage china and my very best scones!)
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Wished I was there, sounds wonderful 🙂
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I think they enjoyed it Kaz, they ate a huge pile of scones between them!!
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Really nice photos! Great colors and design in the cup. We have an ornate tea set Laurie got from her grandmother. We just have the set in a nice case and never really use it. One reason is because tea cools off too fast in that style of thin-walled, wide-rimmed cups. Since we are at 5000 feet (~1500 meters) above sea level, water comes to a full boil at 202º F instead of 212º like it does at sea level, so our tea starts off 10 degrees cooler and cools off rapidly in a thin walled, wide-rimmed cups.
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Sounds like you need to use thermos flasks Timothy! Never thought about the different temperatures and sea level like that! Shame no to use the cups though, I have quite a few in our tea room and the customers get to use whichever they like for their tea, nice for them to still be used!
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We keep coffee and tea in thermoses, and use thick, straight-walled cups to keep liquids hot longer.
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I guess my delicate little cups would be really useless then, unless it was for slightly warm iced tea!
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Oh, how frightfully genteel…..
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But of course Sue! 🙂 Was serving afternoon tea to a group of ladies today so I thought of these photos! I don’t use a silver tray but they do have vintage china and silver tea sets!
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What a great photo opportunity!
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Has to be before the visit and not after, as you wouldn’t believe the mess Sue! I think they must throw the scones at each other, my poor old tablecloths are forever in the wash 😀
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Ooh, a scone fight! What an idea, my sister and I used to have pillow fights when we were young – scones would be lighter…. 😳
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And much messier – especially given the amount of jam and crème fraiche they put on them! 😀
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Oh, your poor table cloths, indeed!
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😦 😦 😀
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Beautiful, Jane. Just beautiful.
janet
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Thank you Janet!
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How posh!
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Love vintage china Beautywhizz! I serve tea to my customers ion vintage cups and silver teapots, makes it more special that way!
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Love the tea serving.
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Thank you Sherry Lynn!
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Jane- Vivid and elegant. The light catches and reflections in the silver pieces are particularly stunning. Terrific work.
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Many thanks indeed Jane – much appreciated! 😉
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So pretty and delicate, just beautiful Jane
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Thankyou very much Julz!
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What a beautiful teacup. Is it antique?
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Hello Nadia, yes it dates from the 1930’s I think possible earlier!
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Such a truly beautiful setting – the colors just make you smile at their softness. 🙂
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Thank you Judy! 🙂
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Hi Douglas – Thank you! Glad you like it! 😉
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Hello Jane, you are so very welcome!
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Oh so beautiful and so inviting Jane 😃
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Many thanks Robyn!
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