Tuesday, October 27, 2015

A Halloween Tea

I had these black china tea cups
 for many years and
 decided to do a 
Halloween Tea 
with them this year.




~I am using a homemade crochet runner and 
a vintage tablecloth~




Cream and Sugar - Royal Winton~Black Beauty
(oops..there's lumps in the sugar.)
The bowl is vintage also.
A gift from my sister Joyce.




~King Cole Tea~
made in New Brunswick, Canada
since 1867.






The tea cups:
1st. one back row: Made in Japan

The rest are all made in England.
2nd. one - Royal Albert
Front row:
Adderley
Anysley-4825
Royal Albert



Poppies in the tablecloth








The teapot  ~Sadler-England~



tea infusers



















I will be serving "Apple Crisp"
you will find the recipe is here



Dried Hydrangeas 







Have a Happy Halloween 💕

thanks for your visit xo



Sunday, October 25, 2015

Cutting Trees


These tall maple trees 
behind the house, 
had to be cut down.
Considering high winds, 
falling branches 
and other factors, 
 these beautiful trees had to go.
 5 trees had grown together.
Two were leaning East, (this way)
two North and one directly
leaning towards the house.
Dennis, an experienced woodsman,
 agreed to cut them
(My cousin's husband).
 The two leaning this way
 would have to fall  
between the buildings.

I was concerned for the Hayracker to the North.

Also the Strawberry Patch to the West

The wind is taken into consideration
 when cutting trees. 
Yesterday morning we had no wind.
Dennis and Dennis (his helper)
came to cut the trees.
The first tree is down
The tree is cut in stove size pieces and 
later split for winter's wood.
Most people in this region heat with wood.
 The wood has to dry at least a yr. before burning.



The second one is down.

Notching is an art.
It determines where the tree will fall.

A notch in the tree is made in the direction the tree is to fall.
Then the back is cut to make the tree fall.
It takes experience to become a good Notcher.

He knows all the tricks.

 Two down, 3 more to go.

The 3rd. one fell North. No damage done. 


3 down 2 more to go.

The 4th one fell North. No problems..
**********************************************************
The 5th tree leaning towards the house was a concern.
Dennis put up a ladder to attach a cable
 and secured it to his tractor,
to pull the tree towards the north, and have it fall West;
instead of falling South on the house.
He examines the branches on the tree
 and notices that the most branches are on the South side,
 which puts more weight on that side of the tree.
a factor taken in consideration when cutting trees.


Can you see the cable?


The cable is secured to the tractor to pull 
it in the North direction.

Nice Tractor ~  1965 Massey Ferguson ~
the tree starting to fall....



A perfect fall.
Beside Strawberry Patch 
Hallelujah...
All 5 trees down in one hr.

The brown spot in the middle is the "Heart of the Tree"
and each ring is a year in the life of the tree.

If you look closely, you can see the circles in the wood. 
Each one represents a yr. in the growth of a tree. 
Nature is amazing!!



Loaded up


Leaves are raked up.
I put some in my flower garden and

covered my hostas for the winter.


Thanks to Dennis and Dennis
for a job well done.



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Tuesday, October 13, 2015

Vintage Gotheborg Dishes

I had these old dishes for many years
 and used them to decorate 
my cabinet for Autumn this year.
Made in Japan by Gotheborg Co.,
in the early 50's.
Their colors blend nicely
 with Fall decorating.

Pitcher

Goblets

Salt and Pepper


Hen on cake plate
(not Gotheborg)


Large and small pitcher


These dishes were made in Japan
By "Gotheborg" early 50's

(marking on the bottom of the dishes)
 

Pitcher

Tea Pot
The tea pot has the same colors as the other dishes,
but not of the same set. The cover is missing.
I replaced it with a brown one.




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