the tea set
Of all the people in the world who would like to inherit a tea set.. I can think of only 2. My sister Tracy, and her clone - Auntie Margaret! If it were up to them, their lives would be set in some Jane Austin movie and they would wear pretty dresses, get to town by horse & buggy and wear bonnets. To hang laundry on a line, work at a school house, etc, etc.. you get the picture.
((Side bar.. sister's married name is Austin.. co-incidence?? I THINK NOT~))
But au' contraire (sp?), people that ACTUALLY inherit a tea set.. the hippy dippy sister, the abstract, the 
rebel without a cause (cause really, who needs one?), the renegade... yes me, I, I have inherited the Royal Albert tea set from Oma.
Now with all my cynicism, you might think that I don't appreciate this - it's not true. I think it's lovely and full of heritage and looks great in my china cabinet. (Which is again another anomalie - how did I get a china cabinet prior to Sister Jane? Maybe all of these events symbolize one thing... am I growing up? Or do I secretly want to wear a bustle? Hmm.)
It is beautiful, and my girls love to have tea in it... so I thought it would only be fair to share it with you all.. so that you can enjoy them too! So thanks to Oma, the girls and I really do enjoy it, and can't wait to have "high tea" with you this summer.
8 comments:
What a gorgeous tea set.
I do not own a tea set yet, although I do own 30 teapots...in retrospect,I should have collected key chains or spoons or tiny pieces of string. I live in a 630sq ft condo, what the hell was I thinking?
Very nice tea set. I don't own one either... maybe you can invite me for some tea???
I was going to comment that it is one hell of a large tea set and that you could have some really big tea parties - until I realized that it was sitting in front of a mirror....
Wow.. it's pretty amazing, and beautiful too. How old is it, do you know?
I beleive that my OMA got it for her wedding and she is almost 90 this year so it's pretty old
Wow... very special!
your girls must be thrilled! so cool to have an heirloom like that! let's chat soon- when we're back from our vacation, perhaps?
Hey Jen, Beautiful Tea set, But when I come over I'll have "tea" in a regular cup, Im much to Rift Raff for those dainty cups :) My mom used to have a Royal Albert Set.
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