Oh my.......Judith that looks like a magazine photo!!!! Its gorgeous, and it's headed to the Inspiration album as a keeper.
Its hard for me to NOT collect those beautiful little cups and saucers as I see them in antique shops and just love them. My grandmother use to have a small collection, which sadly is gone. Wish I'd gotten it.

This is just one of the prettiest settings I've seen yet.

hugs, Karen

Absolutely flawless!

-Jenn

Judith, so glad to know you collect teacups also. Somehow, it didn't surprise me as you seem to be the type. Being southern and a lover of tea - ice or hot -I also collect teacups and teapots when I can find them. I love teacups with roses on them and that is what I have most of, but on occasion I find ones with violets or pansies. I keep them in my mothers antique china hutch and even though I love them and would not want one to be broken I do think they should be used and enjoyed. For my grandchildren I use my demitasse cups.

That is a beautiful setting and the roses on the teacups are gorgeous. Your silver looks wonderful - I love silver just hate to clean it so I leave that up to my hubby.
B

Oh Judith,
How peaceful and lovely. I have 1 tea cup like yours. Started collecting them late in life and that is one of my favorites because of the roses on it(Ah roses,another passion that came late in life). Your silver is so beautiful. I have no silver but would love to have a silver tea set as lovely as yours someday.
I have the book "A Passion for flowers" too. I want to get the "At Home With Carolyn Rohme" to add to my collection.
My son would love the sugar cubes, being the sugar freak that he is! Believe it or not even though he is 14 years old now he still loves to sit and have tea (and sweets of course) with me. What wonderful memories we have of "tea" together! He is the baby and I will be broken hearted when he hits those teenage male hormone filled years when he doesn't have time for Mom anymore. I'm hoping he will just skip that part!!

Tea has lots of healing properties,so drink up Girl!!

Sorry this post is so long and rambling. It's that morning large shot of caffine again!!
Betty

Looks beautiful, Judith. Very elegant!

Hope you are coming along and will soon be 100%!

How gorgeous that is, I agree, it should be in a magazine. What a great use of all the objects around the snack too--like the animal print throw, the candlesticks, the books and the blue and white vase and the white bust of the lady in the background. Looks just perfect. Luvs

Beautiful!! The tea cup is so pretty and delicate. It all looks so elegant. Makes me want to have tea and scones.

Perfection....absolute perfection!!!!
Hope you are feeling pretty good...well, I just know you have to be pretty, so I hope you are feeling good!!

It's so British! I love it!

Thank you all for your really nice comments, I do appreciate it. I felt bad I did not do my VDay table, but I really was not feeling up to it most of the week, so I figured I would at least get this one up, much easier! (after all that polishing of silver.. I will still do something...I am feeling pink coming on, it always lifts my spirits)

I don't usually do food shots..at least if there is "hot" food in it, because I like my food when I eat it HOT! LOL, I had to pour out my tea after the photo, cause it was cold and do another "pour" once I got to eat my snack. You should have seen my dog Toby, licking his lips...it was a little too close for his temptation, I had to bribe him with dog biscuts, (he kept jumping up in my "shot") but he would have preferred the apples and bananna cake LOL

I am having a good couple of days, so thank you for asking too ladies.

Betty, I just love those books, I just wish book buying was not so expensive, I have had to pass on a few because of the prices these days! That is so sweet of your son having tea with you, and you never know, he still will probably love tea with you as long as you have plenty for him to eat with it (growing boys you know LOL)

Mary I will make some scones on the weekends sometimes from a very good recipe from Ann over on the GW Cooking forum, I will then run a bunch across the street to my neighbor who loves scones, but doesn't like to bake too much. If you like food shots there are a ton of fantastic ladies over there who put up great photos, inclulding our very own, Kathleen.

Luvs, thank you, I always have the coffee table set up with some sort of vignette, it is one of my few "surface" areas so there is always something going on there, and the blanket.. I am always trying to conserve a bit of heat so that is pretty and practical LOL Having a "layering" of items in a shot is part of capturing a good picture, so you are right on with your observations!

Paintingfool, what is fun about having different cups is when someone comes over, they get to "pick" which design they want, funny though how people will often pick same design...they have their favorites LOL I know what you mean about polishing..I just grin and bear it, but it would be so much more fun to have someone else do it, you are lucky you hubby indulges you! Love that your grandchilden have their own little demitasse cups, so cute!

Karen, thanks, that is too bad about not having your grandmothers teacups, but you still have her memories and that is important too, it is wonderful you think of her in that way.

Jenn and Kathleen thanks, you ladies always provide me and the others great "eyecandy" too.

Prospertity, thank you!

Judith, I hope you are feeling better, still hoping spring is on the way, although we are yet in another artic blast!! Probably headed your way in a few days.

I can't believe this winter, it has been one snowfall or artic blast after another, enough to keep us in the cold climates, depressed!

Your tablescape is lovely, as always. It does look like a picture in a magazine. A new career for you???? Perhaps!

Yachter, I have my good days and bad days, but it is to be expected, and I will just have to deal with it until it is over, which will be a while. I so want Spring to come too, I am tired of this winter coldness! But I am glad we only got one very small bit of snow...so far LOL

Nope, no new career, I need to be able to feed myself (and my little dog Toby) on a regular basis LOL But thank you for the compliment, it means alot to me!!! :)

Judith, you said the cup and saucer on the tray is from a set of china you have. Would you share the name/pattern? I am looking for china with roses on it and that pattern is gorgeous. I used to have china with blue flowers but have since gotten out of the "blues" and now I want shades of pink. :)
Thanks so much~

mary, the name of the china is "Old Country Roses" Royal Albert bone china under the Royal Doulton company. It is considered one of the best selling patterns in the world.
You can find it very often at Marshall, TJ Max, Home Goods discounted. You can also find it in the finer dept stores for example Macys, and such. They also sell it on HSN shopping channel, and most likely QVC (but I did not check on that.) Either way very affordable at the discount type of stores. I hope you find it, it is truely very pretty and romantic.

Thank you Judith. I will certainly be on the search for it! :) It's time I treated myself I think!!

Again, thanks. I appreciate the info.

You are welcome, and you definately deserve the treat I am sure! I think you will get alot of pleasure from the dishes, I know I do. :)

Thank you Judith. I will certainly be on the search for it! :) It's time I treated myself I think!!

Again, thanks. I appreciate the info.

oops, don't know what happened with the message repeating. I was just on HSN and found the dishes. Now I will check Macys....oh boy, I may not get to bed tonight! lol

Mary I am glad you found the dishes, I am thinking of ordering some stuff from there today, thank goodness for "easy pay"!