A gourd life

As soon as the calendar flipped to September, I was all about the cute pumpkins and autumn decor!

 

My stack of vintage Johnson Brothers brown transferware teacups. My brown betty teapot is covered by a handmade owl tea cozy (a gift from a co-worker).

I'm really into the plaid and velvet pumpkins this year.

 

 

My small glass teapot filled with miniature white velvet pumpkins.

 

My pumpkin teapot (Kaldun & Bogle) paired beautifully with my new pumpkin mug (Chapters Indigo has the cutest seasonal mugs!).

 

I rescued this "Keep Calm and Drink Tea" two-cup teapot from my office.

 

Autumn gold: a vintage yellow tea set and teacup

 

My orange lusterwares

 

 

Other autumn staples: apple cider teas...

 

....and chais galore!

 (The autumn teas will get their own posts over the next few months.)

 

Have you started decorating for autumn?

Fall has arrived in my corner of the valley

It's September so my orangy-yellow and brown teawares are now on display!

This adorable Kaldun & Bogle pumpkin teapot was gifted to me years ago.

My brown betty with vintage Johnson Brothers brown transferwares and a Windsor China teacup.

My lusterwares: The peach teacups are Fire King, while the teapot and and sugar were Made in Japan.

Updated August sipdown

After last week's post was published, I realized that I forgot to include the Mango & Lychee Souffle green tea in my August sipdown.

On Day 70, I broke my tea buying ban. So I now have 6 fall teas (from 2 different companies) heading my way!

Paragon Teacup: Yellow Roses

The teacup that I'm showcasing this week was a gift from a woman that I met at work.

I love yellow so I've always been partial to yellow roses.

This gorgeous teacup was made by Paragon--one of my favourite china companies.

With the autumn season just 1 week away, my teawares in the fall colours are now out on display!

Have you started decorating for the fall?

Giving Thanks

Happy Thanksgiving to my fellow Canadians!

Pumpkin teapot by Kaldun & Bogle

The lovely autumn/Thanksgiving cards that I received from my Canadian card and tea exchange group.

To celebrate Fire Prevention Week (Oct 8-14), I'm sharing this adorable fire safety for kids' book called "No Dragons for Tea".

Last spring, McDonald Canada's Happy Meals offered mini versions of this book (they could fit in the palm of my hand). If you missed the promo, you can also purchase the book from regular or online bookstores.  

Screengrab from the London Fire Brigade's Twitter Feed

My stone cold heart melted a little when I saw this sweet photo of Greenwich firefighters hosting a tea party with isolated seniors as part of their fire safety education program for older adults.

Thank you for visiting my blog today!

I'm joining the following parties this week:

Tuesday Cuppa Tea

Friends Sharing Tea

It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown

 

I have limited autumn-themed decor so I was delighted to receive this adorable pumpkin teapot from a friend a few years ago.

The beautifully sculpted ceramic teapot was made by Kaldun & Bogle.
The cute leaf napkin underneath the teapot was recently gifted to me by a new blogger friend.

This Royal Grafton teacup was another thrift store find years ago.

The teacup had been repurposed by the previous owner into a candle!

Happy Thanksgiving to my Canadian friends!

I'm joining the following parties this week:

Tea Time Tuesday

Tuesday Cuppa Tea

  Friends Sharing Tea
Tea Cup Tuesday
Mosaic Monday