Quiet Moments

Tea and Contemplation

I continue to clear away the Christmas décor, clean and replace with things that to me are ideal for wintertime – winter whites. I find them serene.

It is early afternoon and I have my stack of January Victoria magazines nearby, so I decided to take a light tea break.

The January issues are so full of beauty and inspiration – as are all the other month’s issues.

For my tea, I have chosen my crisp white teapot 

and a new, cute teacup I found at The Christmas Tree store.

 It is so sweet and delicate.

After all the holiday feasting, my snack time needs are more nutritious and light – a crisp green apple is so delightful and refreshing.

For my tea, I have chosen a Blueberry-Acai Green Tea. It is so fragrant – it is relaxing as well as delicious.

I have several Narcisus blooming in my garden – their little, white star-like appearance is so cheerful on this blustery wintry day.

There is much wonder in the year before us, 

I am so glad to share these quiet moments with you and with these Delightsome Tea Parties:

Lady Katherine's Tea Time Tuesday

The Plumed Pen's Tea for Two

Rose Chintz Tea Time Tuesday

Martha's Favorite Teacup Tuesday

A Breath of Fresh Air's

and Silken Purse's

Teapot and Tea Things

Artful Affirmations Teacup Tuesday

Sweetology's Tea Time Tuesday
Faded Charm's White Wednesday

Miss Spencer's Teacup Thursday

Bernideen's Friends Sharing Tea

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Victoria - A Return To Loveliness No. 11

THIS GOLDEN TIME

“If summer is a symphony, September is a Minuet.

There is a delicacy as the first leaf falls gracefully from a tree;

There is a quetude in our spirits as twilight descends ever so much

Earlier. We recall how lovely it was to walk in late afternoon, the

First time we needed a sweater. And we gather in during this golden

time to our private places, and to our intimate thoughts."

Victoria 1997

While taking a moment to look through the

September issues of Victoria, I was struck by this

quote and the collection of photos chosen.

There is something about this time of year, like

The twilight of the evening. An in-between time

Where we can:

Press memories in our mind

Bring to home & heart enchantment

Preserve what is dear

Savor the waning summer and coming Autumn

Take a moment to retreat, reflect and revive

Treasuring that moments in the past are

Memories that feel like the day before yesterday.

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A Country Weekend Pressed in Memory

Walking in the rain.

September 1989

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“Come walk with me,

There’s only thee

To bless my spirit now…

So closer would my feeling twine

Because they have no stay but thine.”

Emily Bronte’

September 1990

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Bringing Home Landscapes of Enchantment

September 1992

a basket filled with flowers and

a hand-painted chair

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Preserving Customs

Welcome and Dear

September 1993

The Essentials of English Life

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Savoring Indian Summer

September 1994

when school books and

shoes are brand new

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A Retreat Where Memories

Linger

September 1995

A welcoming room to while

Away the hours with a cup of tea

and a good book

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“To me, this house has a life of it’s own”,

says Wendy in

September 1996

Where the Past feels Like the Day before

Yesterday

Thank you for stopping by and joining me in

Victoria – A Return to Loveliness

I hope you join me each Tuesday as I and others

celebrate Victoria Magazine.

Simply:

1. Create a post celebrating a Victoria issue, column,

picture, writer or how you’ve incorporated

Victoria style into your life.

2. Copy the link specific to your post and add it

to the linky below.

3. Please visit as many others as possible. I understand

being busy, but it encourages others and

can inspire you!

Wishing you a very Delightsome day,

Kathy


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I will also be linking this post with:
  

 Lady Katherine's Tea Time Tuesday 

The Plumed Pen's  Tea for Two 
Sandi Tea Time Tuesday 

Rose Chintz Tea Time Tuesday 

Martha's Favorite Teacup Tuesday 

A Breath of Fresh Air's

Teapot and Tea Things 


I hope you take a moment to  join these other lovely tea party blogs 

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