Tea On Thursday
Dear One,
So glad you dropped by for a spot of tea. How have you been?
I'm tired today...so I think I had better take it easy and just spend time sitting. I have everything ready to go for virtual tea, so won't you sit a spell with me and chat away? I'd like to know what you've been up to as well as to if you have any big plans for the week-end.
I hope to be working on prepping the family room walls for papering. Have the paper. Need to get a few more supplies. Oooooh when it's finished...we can celebrate!!! I've not papered a room with such high ceilings before. It will be a challenge.
The Kansas temperatures are starting to heat up so we'll have tea in the Parlor with a cool breeze blowing on us from a fan.
Today, I'll be serving our tea in this delicate light weight Sango CHINA made in Japan. We'll be having tea in the Granada 3651 white on white cups decorated with platinum edge. My picture doesn't show the delicate design so we'll use our imaginations while having virtual tea. Thank you for coming to visit with me in the parlor. I needed some chat time.
I believe I'm going to drink some Licorice Spice Tea that Queen Peggy told me about. It's her new favorite. Would you like some as well? Did you know that licorice comes from a European perennial plant of the legume family? Medicines and candy flavorings come from this...this surely will perk me up.
Thank you for these tasty cookies you brought along, they look delicious! That was so thoughtful of you. What did you call them again? Aren't you glad you have this secret family recipe? And you want to share it with me? Good gracious, yesssssssss. I'm ready. I'll just whip this pad of paper out and take note.
I'm just full of questions. Please forgive me. I don't mean to sound so snoopy. I just look forward to our visits and it's just so easy to talk to you. You're just one of these people that's comfortable to be around!
Praise the LORD! We're people with many gifts. Blessings to you,
~Deanna~
DAUGHTER'S PIE CRUST RECIPE
Pie Crust Recipe.
With her permission I share her recipe with you. BLESS your family, friends and your taste buds with this wonderful crust.
Pie Crust Recipe
1 cup flour
3 heaping tablespoons of shortening
A dash of salt
A tiny bit of ice cold water
Mix ingredients together well.
Roll out on wax paper.
Assemble pie.
Spread a little milk on top of crust before baking.
Simply delicious,
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DECORATING
I knew a very frugal Lady named Edith that shared with me a excellent guideline for decorating. She said with ease, "If your room has clean ceilings, floors, and walls, and the windows have nice curtains, you'll have an attractive room."
John 3:7
“Marvel not that I said unto thee,
Ye must be born again.”
King James Version (KJV)
PSALM 118:17
I shall not die,
but live, and declare
the works of the Lord.
By wisdom
a house is built,
and through understanding
it is established;
through
knowledge
its rooms are filled with rare
and beautiful treasures.
SALVATION
Romans 10:9 King James Version (KJV)
9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
Acts 4:12 King James Version (KJV)
12 Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.
"HOME is a wonderful place to LIVE. No matter the size of the rooms, ones HOME is a place to call ones own. I so LOVE my HOME." ~Deanna~
PSALM 90:12
SO
TEACH us
to number OUR days,
that we may apply our HEARTS
unto
WISHES
NO MATTER HOW BADLY YOU WISH with all your might that the something devastating that happened in your life hadn't happened and want so badly to go back in time to prevent it from happening...it isn't humanly possible to do this. You can't change the fact that it happened. IT DID. But JESUS can change the MEANING of what happened to you and give you PEACE. He can show you the way in which you are to go. God richly BLESS you. ~Deanna
13 comments:
Good morning dear one, I am right here with you. We will have a prayer of gratitude before we start our tea. I had to order my Licorice Spice but it can sometimes be found in a grocery store. It is a natural sweetener so you do not need any additional sugar. I did not know licorice was a sweetener. Coming together and caring for one another is not nosey, it is Jesus plan for "Church". Blessings
QMM
Good Morning, Deanna,
Thank you once again for your charming hospitality. The china cup is simply lovely and I'm sure the licorice tea will taste wonderful in it. I think some chocolate chip or oatmeal raisin cookies would be a delicious compliment.
Thank you again for the invite to sit with you a while.
God Bless!
Marmie,
You are just too cute, sometimes :O) Love this post....
Hi Deanna, loved your tea. Isn't it nice to take a moment to enjoy God's many blessings.
You are a dear.
Hugs, Barb
Wait a moment!, please ... we forget the white chocolate dipped strawberries (chuckle!). It was my pleasure spending the afternoon with you, Deanna. TTFN ~Marydon
GOOD MORNING TO YOU MY FRIEND!!!
I too was tired and slept in and I needed that extra rest!!So I would love to sit back now and relax with your yummy tea, the tea set is exquisite and small details are the best. I have been painting and stenciling this week, and my ceilings are 11 feet, however we did just the bottom half except dots at the ceiling, so up and own the ladder we go!!! Wall papering is amazing and not that many people take the time to do it anymore. God Bless you and I will keep you in my prayers to give you that extra strength to accomplish those decorating jobs
have a blessed day,
jamie
Thank you so much for the invitation. Licorice Spice Teas sounds wonderful, and I love your beautiful cups!
Hi Deanna,
Thank you for inviting me for tea-I would love to try licorice spice in your elegant teacup.
Carolyn
Hi Deanna,
How lovely to have tea with you.
I should be packing my suitcase, as my husband and I are going to Fiji for a weeks holiday.
Have a lovely tea party.
Hugs
Carolyn
Hi, Deanna. Yeah, as you commented on my blog, it sure does help to have a sense of humor. Some of the blogs are depressingly lacking in humor. We are doing well here. Wonderful to have both of my sons home for the summer!
Deanna,
Thanks for inviting me to tea! I enjoyed the licorice tea and those cookies were wonderful:). I always look forward to taking tea with you on Thursdays!
God Bless,
Kim
Tea was wonderful today. Secret family cookie recipe, yes; but not ready to share. They are Apple Oatmeal and so chewy and good.
That was refreshing...I'm in the middle of midterms so I needed that little break...Thank you!
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