Life With Tea Things

Now that summer has fully arrived, I naturally enjoy having more space and air. Even with hot days, early mornings and late evenings are pleasant outdoors. In fact we are still having late lunches on the lawn under the trees. Soft and light colors are where I'm at too, so I went casting around for that this week.

No doubt I am missing the days of teas on the lawn with my girls who are spread far and wide across the country now. I always miss them of course, but so much time spent under the trees reminds me of  all the delightful days of Granny Camp when they were small. 

We are finally going to have visitors again in small groups, and plan to entertain mostly on the patios and lawn. But even if we weren't, I am ready for dressing up the table with some pretty linens and dishes! 

I'm more into lemonade than tea, but we have always broken all the tea rules anyway!

And I've noticed that for some reason the visits last longer outdoors under the canopy at a garden party.

I have also been recently inspired by Rachel Ashwell's video posts on Instagram. She is currently living in a small English cottage and doing frequent broadcasts from there. While she is cloistered like the rest of us, she has been giving an interesting history of the evolution of her businesses and places she has lived.

Everything she does herself is so beautiful, but she has also started to include video tours of the homes of friends! And these homes, like that of Christina Strutt of Cabbages and Roses, while they are off the chart large, old, and fabulous places, they are also very unique and amazingly livable. Full of art, antiques, and collections, and quite unlike a lot of the trendy looks that appeal today.

These tours, which include a scrumptious English village antiques shop, have even made me relax more about living with my own large collections and very casual lifestyle, because they are unstaged and feel so spontaneous and approachable. So check out her Instagram if you haven't already. (I know that I am often late to the party!)

Meanwhile, I hope you enjoy this small tribute to life with tea things. Even if it's just for one or two!

So glad you stopped by!

I hope you find some beauty in your days this week.

Jacqueline