Taking Tea With Alice-Table Top Tuesday

     While dusting a shelf today, I came across a book I had forgotten I had. It is the sweetest book about tea parties and pretty things. I took a few minutes to stop and read through the pages.

     I drink tea every day, so does my husband. I even make my tea with tea leaves instead of tea bags most of the time. What I forget to do, is "make it pretty"! I tend to make my tea in an oversized mug, carrying it around the house with me as I do whatever I'm doing that day. Tea should be special sometimes. It should be elegant.

     It doesn't always have to be a "party" for several guests. There doesn't have to be course after course of scones and little sandwiches. Sometimes taking tea can simply be a pretty cup, a fresh flower and a simple cookie. It is more about how it feels than how it looks!

     So, I poished my favorite sterling silver tray. I got out my white teapot with pastel blossoms and the matching cups and I made some tea.

     The cups and teapot were a gift from my parents for Christmas several years ago. They  are Sadler Wellington, fine bone china.

A few lingering roses from my yard add a touch of color.

I like my tea with just a little sugar.

The napkins are actually paper hand towels.

I love to use them as napkins because of their size and shape.

Now that is how we should enjoy a cup of tea.

Don't you think we would feel so much better

if we would savor the moment once in a while?

*Taking Tea With Alice was written in 1997.

There appears to be a newer edition currently available on Amazon.

I am linking today with:

Marty @ A Stroll Thru Life for Table Top Tuesday

Lady Katherine @ Lady Katherine Tea Parlor for Tea Time Tuesday

Kathleen @ Faded Charm for White Wednesday