Tea Cup Tuesday-Afternoon Tea

 Welcome to Tea Cup Tuesday!

Today I am sharing the tea cup I used at lunch today at a local tea shop.

Please forgive the odd coloring, I used my phone's camera.

I think the vibrant red table cloth cast an orange glow on everything.

I wasn't sure how the images would turn out.

 And I didn't want to miss sharing with you all! 

 

I had a hot cup of Orange Pekoe tea...

perfect as today was still a little chilly.
I liked using the little strainer, and it came with a tiny caddy.

 This is a pretty sugar bowl.
I wanted to turn it upside down to read the backstamp, but it was large and full,
and I wasn't sure I could pull it off without anyone noticing,
or my spilling lovely sugar all over the table cloth. lol!

The tongs too, are a lovely silver with a rose embossed on one end.

I awas unable to get a clear image of the backstamp,
but I could see enough to tell it was made my Noritake, Japan,
and that the pattern name is Bedford. 

There was another two line I could not make out. 

And I was unable to find one that looked like it on the net. 

So I do not know the age of this pretty cup with the lovely pink blossoms.
I am guessing it was in the 1940s.

Here is what drew me into the tea shop!

A warm white chocolate berry scone with Devonshire cream and jam.

The scone was not like an English one,

It was like a coffee cake, but delicious anyways! 

YUM!

It really was good : )

I wish we could have met up there!

The shop does have a lovely feel.

They have hats and jewelry at the door that you can wear during your visit if you like. 

As well as a good selection of tea cups and tea pots....oh and tea too!

Sitting there I couldn't help but dream of what my own tea shop would look like......

Do you ever do that? Design a tea shop in your head, plan the menu, choose the paint and wall paper....vision it all???

Or is it just me : )

Why not join in here at Tea Cup Tuesday with Martha and I and we can all come and visit you and see your lovely tea cup. Just link your tea cup post below with Linky Tools.

Hugs,

Terri