Happy 15th Blog Anniversary to Me!

Day 1 English Ironstone Tableware, my everyday favorite china

Wow, another year has gone by. We're having a huge winter storm and it's probably a blessing because I wouldn't be finding the time to write on my blog, or even remember that today's my blogging anniversary if I wasn't stuck inside! It's my mother's birthday! It is 2 years since she went to be with Jesus.   We had a big post-holiday celebration to remember her, with our favorite foods, lots of laughing, singing and a fun time playing games, which she always loved. We all miss her so much, even though we know she's in heaven, I'm still saddened about losing her. The grief doesn't go away! 

                                                                                      

I am celebrating National Hot Tea Month again too! It's fun for me and I often post from my store where I have some pretty teapots and tea related stuff. It's so comforting to take a break, and sit and sip some tea! Check it out on my Facebook page, Grandma Linda's Vintage Treasures.   Here's a preview of a few of the tea things I posted, in no particular order.

                                            

                                                     Day2 Gracie teaware, "Vine and Berry Yard"

                                     Day 3 Darjeeling tea in an Adderly Teacup, with homemade stollen

Day 15, It was Hat Day!

Day 18, Strawberry flavored tea in a chintzware teacup

Day 24, My mother's Heavenly birthday, Festive breakfast tea in a Tuscan
January Carnation teacup

                                                    
                                                                       

                                             Day 21 Lemon Sorbetti tea in a Royal Taunton teacup

                                      Day 13 Thomas Kinkade teapot, "Home is Where the Heart Is"

Day 5 Golden Chamomile tea 

 in a Homer Laughlin Sampler teacup

Day 22 Crown Staffordshire teacup with Vanilla Chai 

Day 6  Blueberry tea in a very old Family heirloom Wedgewood teacup

It was my daughter's great grandmother's, over 100 years old

Day 25.  "Health & Happiness" by Royal Stafford teacup 
Lemon&Ginger tea with Julie's delicious "Paul Deen's Poundcake"

 Lots of excitement in the coming year! My grandkids are getting so big! They're involved with band and choir at school, softball, and scouts.  And we have a bridal shower coming up and cruise wedding for my daughter!    I hope you have lots of joy and a healthy, prosperous New Year! 

  

                         Love, Linda  

     Hi!   It's my Blog's anniversary, January 24th!  14 years ago, I started it, on my Mother's Birthday, with my baby grandson on my lap.  Now he's in high school and a good 6 inches taller than me.

     So, it's National Hot Tea Month in January, all month long! I do it every year, I post each day, something good about tea! 

 I celebrate on my Facebook page Grandma Linda's Vintage Treasures.  Here are various teacups I posted all through January.   A different cup and a different tea almost every day. 

                                1. Julie's Christmas china on New Year's Day with Christmas cookies. Christmas at my daughter's lasts a long time.  We leave the tree up until after the Superbowl! Julie and Andy are big Philadelpha Eagles fans, so, I decorated their tree with handmade football Eagles ornaments, and green and gold balls.  

 

                                     3.   I had English Breakfast tea in this lilac Grace's Teaware cup

2. A treasured Ken Ebert Print, a gift from Ted that I get out every winter, 

 with Winter Warmer Tea in a Christmasy House Wren tea mug. 

11. A cup of tea warms the Heart

Crown Staffordshire teacup- January Carnation, Birthday Flowers Series

10.  Jasmine tea in Poppies and Daisies Grace's TeaWare  teacup

9.Thomas Kinkade  mug  "Moonlight Cottage"

8. Mango and Bergamot green tea in an old lustreware teacup with a pretty fruit design inside the cup!

7. English Tea Shop Super Berries tea in the Royal Victoria Chintzware teacup

6. A family heirloom, from my daughter's great-great grandmother. 

This Wedgewood blue transferware cup is over a hundred years old. 

 The peaches and ginger tea tin was a gift from my daughter,Julie. 

 

5. Royal Albert August china trio

a cup, saucer and dessert plate set

Listed for sale on my etsy.com/shop/grandmalay 

4. Apple Cinnamon tea in Johnson Bros. transferware teacup 
 

                                                 31. Darjeeling tea,"the Champagne of tea"

                                          Last day of National Hot Tea Month!

           30.  May be my oldest teacup, a handleless blue transferware cup. 

                               I had Darling Grey tea, a bit like Earl grey, with orange and lemon peel  

                                           

                     29. Golden Chamomile tea in a Homer Laughlin china cup with dogwood design

                                        28. Celestial Seasonings Victorian Earl Grey tea

                                            in a simply exquisite cup, missing its matching saucer.

                              

                  27. Raspberry flavored green tea in an unusual heavy cup, with lots of gold on it. 

                                                      Tea at the January Republican Club dinner. 

I was a candidate for our Township Committee, in the last two year's elections. What a wonderful experience!  I didn't win, but I learned so much and met so many people. I had to step up and help and serve our country and I'm so glad I did!

                                                                my yard signs

                                                 26.   A pretty teacup from my friend Maureen

                                   25.a Sadler teapot at my sister  Beverly's house on January 25th.

     24.  Royal Standard chintzware May Meadow teacup, one of my favorites

                   with Whittard Chelsea's Garden Tea, a rose-scattered white tea. 

                           

                         23. A teapot I made in my ceramic studio, for my mother, 40 years ago 

                               I once had a Ceramic studio

                                                 22.  Salem "Sampler" with Yogi's Bedtime tea

                                       21.  Bavarian TirschenReuth cup with Wegman's "Just Tea"

                                        20. Royal Sealy footed lustreware teacup 

                                   19.   My family even brings me tea when they go on vacation!                                                                  This is Wonderland Tea, Lemon Ginger tea in a footed Del Mar cup.  

                      17. Yellow Royal Taunton teacup with Whittard Jasmine Tea

                                        and a   delicious cranberry chicken croissant

                                             16.   Emmie got out her tiny tea set, from when

                                               she was very little and we had tea all the time. 

                                                  15.  Look what I found at Hobby Lobby!

                                14. We tried blue tea! It was Pinky-Up Butterfly

                            in some tall glass cups that I bought  Emilie, my tea-partner-granddaughter!

              13. Royal Stafford "Health and Happiness" teacup with my favorite, Earl Grey tea

12. Cherries and Berries teacup, with Tea Forte Cherry Marzipan tea

11. Crown Staffordshire  carnation tea "A cup of tea warms the soul."

 I don't know how these uploaded out of order and I can't figure out how to fix 

so I'm stuck this way! 

  I 'll be back with lots of stories, we have lots of catching up to do. 

 And that completes another year of my celebration of National Hot Tea Month

                    I hope you stay well and warm and have a great NEW YEAR!  

Love, Linda