SNOW IN NEW JERSEY

WE HAVEN'T HAD MUCH SNOW HERE IN NEW JERSEY

WELL....THE PART I LIVE IN....

IT STARTING SNOWING LAST NIGHT.....

WHEN I WOKE UP THIS MORNING...WINTER WONDERLAND

IT WAS SO PRETTY OUTSIDE......AND COLD...

SO.....A NICE HOT CUP OF LADY GREY TEA HIT THE SPOT......

 THANKS FOR STOPPING BY.........RIZZI

FRIENDS SHARING TEA

MY VALENTINE LUNCH WITH JACKIE

VALENTINE BOOKS

             I SAUTEED SCALLOPS,THEN I MADE A COMBINATION OF SWEET POTATOES 

WITH BUTTER AND A LITTLE BROWN SUGAR, I PUT SOME IN THE BOTTOM 

OF A SMALL BOWL, ADDED CREAMY WHITE POTATOES WITH BUTTER 

AND SOUR CREAM ON TOP, THEN I PUT PEAS AND CARROTS IN THE CENTER

WITH ANOTHER SPOONFUL OF POTATOES ON TOP, SPRINKLE WITH

PARSLEY......

IT WAS CREAMY AND DELICIOUS

DEVILED EGGS

THE SCALLOPS WERE TENDER AND A HINT OF LEMON

AND TARRAGON

MY VALENTINE GIRL CARRYING HER CANDY HEART

A VALENTINE FAIRY HOLDING HER VALENTINE HEART

WE EACH HAD TEA FOR ONE, I HAD LADY GREY AND

JACKIE HAD LEMON

FOR DESSERT WE HAD COOKIES  AND VALENTINE CANDY

I MUST CONFESS.......I DID USE SOME VALENTINE PAPER PLATES

CHOCOLATE.......YUM

THANKS FOR STOPPING BY.......AND THANK YOU BERNIDEEN FOR LETTING ME PARTICIPATE IN FRIENDS SHARING TEA.........RIZZI

TEA BASKET/FRIENDS SHARING TEA

I WANT TO SHOW YOU MY BEAUTIFUL TEA BASKET I GOT FROM JACKIE 

ON CHRISTMAS........

THIS JAMES SADLER COTTAGE TEAPOT

ENGLISH BISCUITS (COOKIES)

         

TEA WITH JANE AUSTEN....BY....KIM WILSON

ROSE COTTAGE...BY...MARY STEWART

LOVELY NOTE CARDS

BANANA WALNUT BREAD, CRANBERRY ORANGE BREAD, AND LEMON CURD

SO DELICIOUS

TAWNY ORANGE PRESERVES...CLOTTED CREAM...SEEDLESS RASPBERRY PRESERVES

ISN'T THIS A LOVELY TEACUP....

I WILL USE MY LOOSE TEAS WITH THIS CUP

I JUST LOVE IT

 THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME SHARE WITH YOU....AND 

THANK YOU BERNIDEEN FOR LETTING ME PARTICIPATE IN FRIENDS SHARING TEA

HAVE A LOVELY DAY...........RIZZI

FIRST SNOW AND CI CI

WELL.......THIS IS OUR FIRST SNOW .....ABOUT AN INCH

NOT ENOUGH FOR A SNOWMAN

OUR WINTER IS VERY COLD SO FAR

CI CI PLAYING PEEK-A-BOO

FELL ASLEEP AS SHE WAS ROLLING

ANIMALS ARE A WONDER

THEY ARE SUCH A COMFORT TO ME

THANKS FOR STOPPING BY.....RIZZI

HI EVERYONE

I HOPE YOU ALL HAD A GREAT HOLIDAY.......

WE HAD A LOVELY CHRISTMAS, FAMILY ALL TOGETHER...

DELICIOUS FOOD....AND SO MANY LOVELY GIFTS.....

OUR YEAR IS COMING TO AN END....

SO I WANT TO WISH YOU ALL..........

A VERY HAPPY, HEALTHY AND PROSPEROUS

NEW YEAR!!!!

FRIENDS SHARING TEA AT CHRISTMAS

TODAY JACKIE AND I HAD A CUP OF CHRISTMAS TEA

WE HAVE BEEN SO BUSY....IT WAS NICE TO SIT DOWN

AND RELAX.......

I MADE LITTLE TEA SANDWICHES

ON PUMPERNICKEL BREAD.....

WHIPPED CREAM CHEESE AND BLACK OLIVES

AND WHIPPED CREAM CHEESE AND GREEN OLIVES

A CHRISTMAS STOLLEN 

GIVEN TO ME AS A GIFT

IT IS FILLED WITH ALMONDS, PECANS, RAISINS, 

CHERRIES, AND PINEAPPLE...

MY NEW TEA CUPS......SO SPECIAL

WHEN YOU TURN THEM AROUND

THERE IS YOUR INITIAL

J.....IS FOR MY DAUGHTER JACKIE, AND

M...IS FOR ME...MADELINE

MY NICK NAME IS RIZZI

THANK YOU FOR STOPPING BY.......AND THANK YOU BERNIDEEN FOR LETTING ME PARTICIPATE IN FRIENDS SHARING TEA......MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR
TO ALL MY BLOGGER FRIENDS.........RIZZI

FRIENDS SHARING TEA

TODAY I BREWED A POT OF EARL GREY TEA

IN MY NEW TEA SET GIVEN TO ME BY MY

DAUGHTER JACKIE

LET'S START OFF WITH A TURKEY AND EXTRA SHARP CHEDDAR CHEESE

SANDWICH ON A HAWAIIAN SWEET ROLL

I ADDED BREAD AND BUTTER PICKLES, MARINATED ARTICHOKE,

AND ROASTED RED PEPPERS

GREAT HANDLE AND IT HOLDS A LOT OF TEA

DESSERT TIME

APPLE PIE

VERY VERY SIMPLE

REFRIGERATOR PIE CRUST

AND A CAN OF APPLES

PUMPKIN MUFFINS

ONE BOX PUMPKIN MUFFIN MIX

THEY TASTE GREAT WITH A CREAM 

CHEESE SPREAD

THANK YOU FOR STOPPING BY.......AND HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL MY BLOGGER FRIENDS..........AND THANK YOU BERNIDEEN FOR LETTING ME PARTICIPATE IN

JOINING YOU FOR FRIENDS SHARING TEA...............RIZZI