take out mother's old tablecloth or one you found on a vintage excursion a few months past. smooth out the wrinkles as best you can as you place it atop the table, but leave a few to evoke the nostalgic memories stitched into the cloth. carefully procure a porcelain tea cup from the cupboard, while the kettle searches for her song. place a bit of cinnamon bread on a plate - a mismatched piece of china will do. butter is always a good companion for toast. smear a generous bit on the thoroughly toasted bread whilst it is still warm. by the time the toast is ready, the kettle will have found her song and will be singing it loudly for all to hear; you won't mind as the familiar tune that has been imprinted within your heart for a very long time - not in a bad way as some catchy tunes can be. as you pour the dark liquid into your chosen cup, let the little wisps of steam kiss you gently.
take a breath of the lovely scent of the atmosphere all stirred into one simple cup.
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weekend mornings in this house are like black and white - sunday mornings are usually composed of a chaotic frenzy sharing the hairspray, putting the right curl in place, makeup check - oh, where's my shoe? - whereas saturday floats leisurely throughout the house, pajamas are still called an outfit until the clock strikes one.
I judge what time of the morning it is roughly by the way the eastern sunlight filters through my blinds. this past saturday morning, little pieces of the sunlight danced on the wall opposite my bed, and I immediately knew I had slept longer than usual - not that I'm complaining, but it was a rather nice change for once to be buried lazily under a mound of quilts rather than forcing myself to relax. I lingered into the kitchen, took a slice of bread and toasted it, being in the mood for a creamy cup of tea on a most beautiful morning, snapping a few photographs of a rare jewel in a busy life.
what do you enjoy on a Saturday morning?
a bouquet of xx's,
la chica sipping tea en su jardin.
This is simply lovely, dear. Tea is delightful. I recently bought some delicious fruit teas that I enjoy sipping as I do homework. It is so much more relaxing to drink tea while I do anything. *smile* Your photos bring your Saturday morning to life.
ReplyDeleteHugs,
Emily.
I wish we had cinnamon bread over here... Maybe I should try to make some...
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Beautiful, beautiful post, Grace! I love the pictures {as always}, and even though I don't comment much I always enjoy reading your new posts. Yes, Saturday mornings...beautiful. So relaxed. And you do such a good job of describing it. Thank you!
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Esther
(jewelsofjesus.blogspot.com)
this is such a happy post. I adore the gifs too.
ReplyDeleteOch, me love, you have a way of making everything around you so cheering, and beautiful. Most of the time, I can't believe how fast you say life spins about you because when I read your posts, all is warm, hazy, and lovely. I love you!
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I don't really care for tea, but hot cocoa? Yes, please! I enjoy drinking it in the early mornings on the front porch, listening to birds sing and reading an old book :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful description of your Saturday morning tea, Grace! What I enjoy most is a mug of Nutella Honey Coffee. It's sooo good! Taste almost like hot chocolate. :)
ReplyDeleteHere's a recipe of it in case you or anyone else is interested:
http://www.desiringgodsdesires.blogspot.com/2012/10/nutella-honey-coffee-my-style.html
Take care!
lovely photos!
ReplyDelete~*Chantelle*~
Cool moving pictures! I always wonder how people do those! :) I'm not much of a tea lover but I do enjoy hot chocolate!
ReplyDeleteI love this. You're a beautiful writer and photographer, lovely.
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I love your moving pics.! They are darling and I'll probably come back to this post just to look at them. :) I love a good cup of tea on a cold Saturday morning (or a hot one. or anything in between.) My favorite kind is Stash Tea's Irish Breakfast.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photography and words! I love sitting outside with my Bible in hand on Saturday mornings. It is peaceful, and I can hear the birds chirping. ;)
ReplyDeleteThis is so pretty! I agree with Ellyn....the moving pictures are so cool! I am not a huge fan of tea but I do enjoy it but I prefer Earl Grey:) Mmmmm.....cinnamon bread:P My sister and I are going to have a 'tea party' this afternoon actually.....although our tablecloths aren't as pretty as the ones you have! I love reading your posts because they are always so pretty and I LOVE old-fashioned stuff-you seem to as well:) My cousin calls me an 'oldie' but she has no idea what she is talking about..she doesn't care in the least for old-fashioned stuff and such:)
ReplyDelete{Emma}
Thanks so much for the sweet comment you left on MY blog:) I love opening my email in the morning to such a nice message:)
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