21 October 2010

Teatime

Tea in the garden!


gorgeous vase from Moustiers in
the Vaucluse, Provence,
one of a pair my daughter found at a flea
market near St. Tropez


the madeleines and the Minton teacup
set on the French lace cloth in front
of the fountain


some of the old French lace tea cloths I've collected
hand washed and drying in the sun
(I'm channelling my "inner French grandmother"!)


also making an appearance: vintage Japanese teapot
and Art Nouveau silver Tiffany service


the mark on the bottom of
the Moustiers vase


although I don't see my mark on this
chart of the old authentic Provencal
pottery marks...do you?


peeking through the lavender at the
linens drying in the breezes
(ok, it's really sage...but looks a lot
like lavender!)

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linking to Tablescapes Thursday at
Between Naps on the Porch!





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Kit Golson
for Chic Provence Design

23 comments:

  1. Nothing wrong with a bit of "inner Granny" ;-) I love all those vintage cups and purple&orange colour combinations, really stunning. However, seeing that it's now very autumnal here, black is the order of the day I'm afraid :-D Have a lovely end of week, Love from London x

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  2. Merci pour le bot mot! (as you would say!)

    Have a wonderful day too!

    xoxo

    Kit

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  3. Oh beautiful!
    Madeleines and Minton, lace and asian pottery -- I'm in heaven!
    Gorgeous. Love those lace cloths, too.
    Cass

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  4. Hi Cass! your house is gorgeous! thanks for stopping by for a visit...

    a bientot!

    Kit

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  5. Teatime in the garden!
    Never ever!!!
    It's cold, windy and ugly weather in Germany!

    So I like your *posts provencales* very much!!!

    :-))
    Salut!
    *tasiaa

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  6. Kit~ love it all, but esp the white tea cloth you have under your table setting....exquis..!

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  7. Dear Tasiaa! thanks for the visit, and your sweet comments! I hope the weather perks up a bit for you there...meantime have tea inside by the fire!

    xoxo

    Kit

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  8. Hi Andrea..isn't that an amazing one? I think it must be from the 30s, not sure though..I love that one!

    thanks m'dear!

    Kir

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  9. Dont think Ill ever be clever enough to make those madeleines as you have .All looks so nice I wish I could share tea in your garden.Fiona

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  10. Cher Fiona (love that name!)..do come and share a tea sometime!

    xoxo

    Kit

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  11. That second photo is my favorite. Beautiful, inspiring image.

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  12. Thanks Spiral! (Am watching Giants/Phillies)

    I'll hop over for a visit..:)

    Kit

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  13. Beautiful photos of a beautiful tablescape.

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  14. what a lovely afternoon you have created for us.
    thank you.
    the colors are divine.

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  15. Lovely vase and what beautiful setting. You have a lovely garden.

    xo

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  16. Hi Randee, thanks for stopping by ... that's quite a beautiful parrot on your shoulder at your blog :)

    have a great Friday/weekend!

    Kit

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  17. Hello Renee, your post today is hysterical!! everyone go visit for a real trippy post!

    thanks for visiting moi!

    xoxo

    Kit

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  18. Hello Cote!

    you are tres gentille .... merci pour les bons mots!!

    a la pr..

    kit

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  19. How delightfully feminine and, of course, French!
    Inspires me to pull out my old linens and give them a bath.

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  20. Omigosh! J'adore your tea set up! Love the colors...so Fall, Spring and Summer all at once!

    Happy Friday! BTW, I'm having a gift raffle, hope you can stop by and enter.
    -marie

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  21. Hi Abby Jenkins, thanks for stopping by...I love your blog and that cookbook you are working on looks wonderful..


    a bientot!

    Kit

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  22. Completely magical...I could sit at this table over tea the whole day long...I can almost feel a gentle breeze. Thank you for sharing your charming design. Cherry Kay

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  23. I love your blog. I live in the South of France and I am in love of this amazing part of the world.

    http://www.couturedeco.com

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