Tuesday 23 March 2010

Time for tea

Pull up a chair and join me for a brew. I'm having Earl Grey. It's the last tea bag in the box but I'm sure we can squeeze two cups out. I've some birthday cake left too - of the chocolate fudge variety - which is terribly naughty but hey, we're not 40 every day.

I decided I would spend a portion of my birthday yesterday 'doing some art'. My Muse however, wanted to lie around in bed and be a prima donna, so my wonderful plans for artistic output instead turned into a bit of a mess. The picture you see above is a digital amalgam of two journal pages on the subject of Afternoon Tea. I layered up the best bits to make a book mark to salvage something from my efforts.

Afternoon Tea.... what a luxury. I've partaken of the indolence at both the Ritz and The Savoy in London. Tiny crustless sandwiches, scones with lashings of cream and jam and the daintiest dolly cakes you can ever imagine. Leaf tea served in dainty flowered china. Quiet whisperings of old ladies that look like Miss Marple in twin-sets. It's all deceptively filling too. I don't think I needed to eat for around 12 hours afterwards.

A tradition few have time for these hectics days but one that feels quintessentially English.

My entry for The Three Muses' teatime challenge. Collaged bits and bobs (that were real and then became digital), acrylics, neocolour crayons (birthday pressie!), tea and coffee stains (for real authenticity(, punchinella, sparkles. No cake crumbs though - now that would be a terrible waste... You need to click and enlarge to see the detail.

36 comments:

  1. Happy Belated Birthday! I love what you have created, bright and beautiful.
    debby

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  2. You montage has definitely got a 'sunny afternoon with tea' feel

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  3. what a great post! i felt like you did manage to sqeeze out two cups one for me and one for you! thanks so much!

    we need to slow things down and just know how to tap into those special simple moments! right on!!!!

    ciao bella
    carmelina

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  4. and I love your collage bookmark, there's a lot of interest in it..and the colours are soothing!

    very nice!

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  5. Lisa, enough with the food--in a minute I'm going to eat the computer screen, and I am completely in love with this collage!!

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  6. Happy Birthday! May the coming year be filled with good health, much love and sweet surprises every now and then!

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  7. Happy belated birthday, Lisa!! Wow!! This piece just pops on my screen. It's amazing!!

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  8. afternoon tea - always a nice way to relax, hope you have a wonderful birthday

    and thanks for your visit

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  9. I'm sorry I missed your Birthday yesterday,so a BIG HAPPY BIRTHDAY today to ya. This collage is beautiful,it has a happy and relaxing feel to it.

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  10. Well Happy Birthday! What a fun milestone( I celebrated that one many years ago) and I remember it being an age where you really start knowing who you are and not giving a damn what anybody thinks- it only gets better too! This is a lovely, expressive collage Lisa.

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  11. Happy, Happy belated Birthday! May you have a year filled with good friends, good health, laughter and LOTS of art!!! LOVE the bookmark! Hugs, Terri

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  12. Love it!! Time for tea and coffee... Happy Belated Birthday Lisa!! xo

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  13. happy birthday , life begins at 40

    lovely colourful collage , so much to discover in it I keep on seeing new things

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  14. Lovely colors in your homage to tea time, Lisa. I've only enjoyed a proper English tea time a couple of times, but I felt quite properly pampered, as you described. Thanks for joining the challenge.

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  15. You spoke so creatively about the special afternoon teas you have experienced. Somehow, as I read them, I could imagine those very words describing your protege and her days of youth, in the novel you will surely write soon.

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  16. Thank you for the wonderful tea and the wonderful time!!! I love sharing a cup with wonderful friends!!!

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  17. Happy birthday and what a wonderful piece of art!!

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  18. Oh Geesh..I missed it...Happy birthday to you....happy birthday to youuuuuu. It sounds like you had a lovely one. I adore Earl Grey..I do my very favorite! Wonderful, delicious post hon!! Hugs, Sarah

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  19. Happy belated 40th!! I love your softly elegant artpiece. It reminds me of the bone china teacup patterns of long ago. Wonderful work!.
    (I had a Ritz afternoon tea experience a few years ago and it was really something to remember. I was a guest there for one night thanks to a freebie attached to my air ticket to London.)

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  20. happy birthday (a bit late) but i enjoyed the tea and the story thankyou - i really like the book mark too...

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  21. Neat bookmark and hope you enjoyed your birthday! You are a fledgling...loved my forties!

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  22. Ohhhh, I have a hot cuppa of Earl Grey almost every morning and DEFINITELY every night!! Oh yeah! (And sometimes English Breakfast in between...or Scottish Blend!!) hee

    Hope you had a SPLENDID birthday! You deserve it. :) Hugs!

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  23. OMG Lisa this is very impressive.
    Wonderful collage play. Love them.

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  24. i enjoyed your story and your art!! happy belated birthday!!

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  25. Happy belated birthday - I love your musings and your bookmark and it was such fun to find all the little things on it including a tiny Mad Hatter's Tea Party!!

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  26. Forty and still going strong! Beautiful bookmark!

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  27. I'm sure I can see one little chocolate crumb in there....Earl Grey is my fav tea...yes let's share that bag, eat that cake, and loll about. A big happy birthday...I always think a birthday needs at least a week of celebrations...

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  28. Bon anniversaire à vous !
    Votre marque page à propos du thé est trés coloré et gai!
    Merci pour votre passage sur mon blog !
    (moi aussi , j'adore le chien ! )
    mary.kg

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  29. Earl Grey is my favourite! Love this collage - have a wonderful day!

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  30. This is a beautiful bookmark Lisa and gorgeous colours.

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  31. That's wonderful, great colours.

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  32. Happy Birthday, Lisa, I think it must be Spring for you because of the bee & your gorgeous piece of Spring-like colours!

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  33. Wonderful canvas and words to go along with it!
    I enjoy tea very much AND cake is always a nice addition!
    Happy Birthday Week/Month! Enjoy Enjoy!
    oxo

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  34. You have written this so well! A pleasure to read it! And afternoon teas are wonderful!!!! Thanks for your sweet comment! Your blog is nice...I'll be coming back!!

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  35. It is a beautiful book mark--I imagine an afternoon tea with a great book and this mark keeping place. Hope you and your prima donna muse had a luscious birthday!

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