B/A Vintage

Monday, 14 October 2013

Abigail tea room

Wednesday hubby and I headed out to Barrie ontario, he auctions at Barrie auto auction every Thursday morning, so we went a day early, so that he could rest and let me check out stockist for Annie Sloan or miss mustard seed mil paint retailers. Found a miss mustard seed milk paint retailer at the Anchique store, great looking pieces, I think some of them were done by chalk paint. They had Van Gogh cans on the counter. Picked up a lot of stencils to use with my chalk paint that day, then the next we headed toward St. George. We stopped I Cambridge at another mmsmp retailer bought more stencils and some great decorator books, then headed on to Abigail's tea room in St.George, what a great tea room, for anyone in the area, you have to check it out- just gorgeous.

The tea room had been done by a designer maybe David Bailey lives in an unbelievable mansion across the road. Didn't take pictures this time as I had a lot two years ago when we were at a hockey tournament here. The home has been used by Murdoch Mystery.

Wallpaper is yellow with fustian roses, peacocks with purples and pinks and silver. Ceiling is silver tin with chandeliers and birdcages over the chandeliers. Out of this world. This building had nap been a bank of Montreal at one time.

Cod you know I didn't check the rose to see if it's real. Nor did I take pictures of the teacups teapot or the food. But all beautiful, we both had quiche and it was probably 6 inches high, she uses puff pastry she said- it was delicious, frank had a salad with his and it was huge, with blackberrys amazing. Then I had a pumpkin scone with jam and clotted cream two pots of tea and then piggy me had another scone that was lemon and lavender. Again delicious. So if you are close to st. George check it out.
We went to an Annie Sloan stockist store-Painted Out, bought a book had dinner and headed home to get ready for our thanksgiving. Great weekend
Getting ready for thanksgiving. A year ago this weekend we were in Ireland and they don't celebrate Thanksgiving, really missed it. We ate outside of Dublin in a great restaurant, but wasn't the same.

The apple pies are ready, flowers are ready for dining table outside...

On different Occasions I use coloured sugar to suit the holiday, this was orange but looks yellow , so added some pink

This one had purple

Hubby has to try it out to make sure it passes, it does so we can serve it to our family. Plate and cup and saucer is a new tea set I got from the auction. It's royal doulton, I think -will check it out tomorrow. Tea cups are huge great for coffee too. Great for thanksgiving.

Well Sunday proved to be a rainy cold day, so Thanksgiving dinner which is usually outside has to be inside. Table was set up, but wimpy hubby thinks he will be cold. So inside we go.
I always have my dining table set up, so had to take it apart wash all the dishes and then decided to use the Serena, ( have showed them many times) mixed with ? - just went blank , they go so well together. Flowers now don't suit the dining room so found three roses on my bushes. And we are ready to go

My mother bringing in a plate of turkey

And Frank with another one and the cranberries. Great dinner, great family get together.
Very thankful for our family and health.
Happy thanksgiving to all my Canadian bloggers and God bless...

Iam joining Sandi at Tea Time Tuesday

Martha atTea Cup Tuesday

Terri at Tea Cup Tuesday

Ruth @ Tuesday Cuppa Tea

Bernideen at Tea in the Garden

Heart and Home

A Return to Loveliness

Tuesday, 27 August 2013

Down Memory Lane w Dainty Blue

Welcome to my end of August Tuesday Tea, wow this month has gone fast. Summer is soon over. Stores are full of Halloween items and our Christmas wish book is out.
We are having tea on the verandah today as the grass is wet, we finally got some rain and everything is so gorgeous looking.

So come in and sit down

Had a friend show up on Saturday out of the blue with these flowers,

very sweet...

New teapot "Memory Lane" by Royal Albert, so delicate and dainty, thus these teacups

"Dainty Blue" by Shelley I have quite a few of these and just love them they really are dainty.

Just a cute little teaspoon set, I have used them a lot in the past but never showed the cute little box they come in.

below is a two tiered dish, with a little stand on the bottom,

a little different than most.

My partner in crime this morning, grandsons new puppy "Whitney", she's eyeing up the cookies

Pretty strong looking tea isn't it? Having coffee and drinking the cookies- shame, but they are so good.

Going to close with a couple of blooms, this is a hydrangea bush, but I don't think that can be the right name, they are huge...after the rain yesterday the blooms have all fallen

And again my roses, wouldn't show you the leaves, but finally roses have bloomed

Iam joining Sandi at Tea Time Tuesday
Martha atTea Cup Tuesday
Terri at Tea Cup Tuesday
Ruth @ Tuesday Cuppa Tea
Bernideen at Tea in the Garden
Heart and Home
A Return to Loveliness
Table Top Tuesday
Tea Cup Thursday
pink saturday

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Monday, 19 August 2013

Tuesday Tea

What a beautiful weekend and today is a continuation of it. Welcome to my Tuesday Tea, come along with me and we will have it on the deck. I think we'll use my new white ascp tea wagon. Love the tray on it. Going to sell this in my shop, but really don't want to sell the tray.
First as we walk by the garden check out my garden art, flower made out of bridal wreath china. A couple of weeks ago I got a huge amount of this pattern at the auction, for sure young people sure don't want it, but it is so pretty, in fact the older ladies don't want it either .

gee I just drew a blank, I do that a lot, but this pattern is Bridal Wreath, will have to check
and make sure. Without the purple flower the pattern is Bridal Rose,which I have tried
to buy for 43 years, no one wants that pattern either. So I'm sure that is what this is-Bridal
Wreath.

It looks so pretty with Serena, will show that at a later date. Back to sour walk- here is the garden Art, my floral wreath flower. Plates have small chips in them, couldn't bring myself to use good ones of this pattern.

Come and sit down and have a cup of tea,

these are also two new tea cups, both are Royal Albert

I also painted the screen in the background, looks so much better with the white than the wood.

this tea pot is new, from auction where else? it is Royal Cotswold, and it was cheap, tea
we are sharing is Peppermint tea and some macaroons? is that what you call them?
they are delicious. Also, so excited have a rose, I thought I lost all my roses to those
little squirmy looking green worms, then low and behold have buds.

isnt this teapot pretty??

the tiered dish is a Royal Winton chintz

the rose is so pretty isn't it through the tea

this teapot is just as pretty with the fluted gold edge and the trim inside

I almost forgot Anne, how could I do that, thought of her all morning, so

ran upstairs and got my collection.

I had read some of these books when I was a young girl, then last year I bought
this set and read four of them. Reading them as an adult is different than years ago.

ah my rose, this is a pale pink and soft yellow, I told you I was excited about it, well

Iam, I guess it doesn't take a lot, but can't wait until morning to check out the buds and

make sure their isn't anything green eating the leaves. God bless everyone and have a

great week. Summer is finally here...

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Monday, 5 August 2013

My ASCP Tea Wagon

Welcome to my tea, haven't been on for awhile, although I have been checking everyone out. Been busy painting furniture and not sure what, just busy. We have had a beautiful weekend- a little on the cold side but great for working in the yard.
A couple of weeks ago we attended a yard sale and I bought a tray for a tea wagon

Cost me seven dollars, took it home and took the glass off and painted it a soft pink - I think Antoinette, ASCP great for my tea wagon I bought last year.
When I got the tea wagon home one of the large wheels was broken. On ebay I could buy wheels for 75.00 but not worth it, so I had hubby cut the uneven legs ( for the wheels) same as the other two.

I used ASCP old white, this is my before picture, I forgot to take them.
Got it finished and going to have a little tea

Come and join me

Cups and saucers are Shelley, as is the cream n sugar.

Having the tea in my work shop, which is an old school house, raining out, so makes a perfect spot

the two little dishes are Bridal Wreath, I got a huge stack at auction last week, it's a pattern that isn't that popular anymore, now saying that most dishes aren't popular at all. Things have changed in the auction business.

Teapot is New Country Roses by Royal Albert, love it, especially the soft pink to match my tray.

Did a little distressing but not really a lot, to me a tea wagon is a luxury and would be
really looked after and only used on special teas, so would be in good shape. But then saying that it should be used all the time so maybe it would be well worn, oh well didnt do it, couldn't bring myself to. It just didnt call for it.