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Tea Collage #2

Posted in Food, Home/Garden, tagged , , , , , , , on March 29, 2023| 2 Comments »

plants in teacup

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Tea Collage #1

Posted in Food, Home/Garden, tagged , , , , , , , on March 19, 2023| 4 Comments »

tea collage

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Blue and White

Posted in Art/Culture, Inspiration, tagged , , , , , , , on May 27, 2022| 4 Comments »

blue and white collage

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Tea

Posted in Home/Garden, Inspiration, tagged , , , , , , , on October 24, 2021| Leave a Comment »

morning tea

As the morning cools,

A cup of tea is a welcoming start.

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Time for Tea

Posted in Art/Culture, Health/Spirit, Inspiration, Life, tagged , , , , , on September 16, 2019| 6 Comments »

 

 

teacup illustration

 

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Luster and Rose

Posted in Flowers, Home/Garden, tagged , , , , , , , , , on April 22, 2014| 26 Comments »

lusterware japan toki

Vintage lusterware tea set, from Japan.

Once in a while, I treat myself to a flea market expedition, looking for vintage kitchen ware, something that I really enjoy.

Here are two of my recent finds, and some information that I discovered.

The lusterware tea set bears the brand “Kudo Toki”. It was made in Japan, probably some time between 1920 and 1960. Luster is a type of pottery with a metallic glaze that gives it an iridescent sheen. Lusterware was invented in Egypt and Iraq, and later became popular in England and Japan.

I like the shimmering quality, the classic design and the graceful curves of the handles.

The other is a cake plate with the mark “Schumann, Germany”. The Schumann factory was established in Bavaria, Germany in 1881. And it closed in 1994. The design is called “Wild Rose”, one of its most popular motifs.

schumann cake plate

Schumann, Germany cake plate, with wild rose
motif.

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Teatime

Posted in Food, Home/Garden, tagged , , , , , on March 8, 2012| 16 Comments »

simple pleasures

 

Malay cakes

A splash of color,

Comforting, warm

With my tea.

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Musings in January: The Carnation

Posted in Flowers, Home/Garden, tagged , , , , , on January 15, 2010| 2 Comments »

  • The carnation is the birth month flower for January. A birth month flower, or also known as a birth flower, is a flower symbol for the month of someone’s birth.
  • The carnation is the kind of simple beauty that everybody loves. It can be relied on to fit almost any floral bouquet or decoration, and is easily found in both East and West.
  • I’ve taken the photo of my January teacup with a can of Carnation evaporated milk, a product which has continuously used this flower as its symbol since its early days. The milk has always been a favorite in our family, and personally I do maintain that it’s still the best type of milk to add to one’s tea.
  • The carnation is the national flower of Spain, and is the state flower of Ohio.
  • Happy Birthday to all the January people out there.

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