Today we just had three beautiful almost white
Angel's Trumpet flowers from the Datura.
Its botanical name is:
Datura inoxia var. quinquecuspida. Common names: devil's trumpet, downy thornapple, toloache, angel's trumpet. Family: Solanaceae (nightshade Family).
Since it was a rather dark day, I took them out on the balcony for the photos.
Are those blooms not wonderful? Greenhouse blossoms for now...
We got these fragrant beauties from
Logee's in Connecticut.
On Friday I did receive my two personalized Tea books from
+Lisa Boalt Richardson as she just had gotten back from her Taiwan and Japan trip.
On the above hyperlink you can read her blog about
Lisa knows tea.
Made myself a cup of Dutch Mango tea; one of my favorite blends from Douwe Egberts Pickwick.
It didn't quite go together with the Japanese earthenware Kyusu teapot for green tea...
That was a July 2007 gift, from my Japanese host family in Osaki, together with the lacquered round wooden tray.
This is the 360 ml special earthenware Japanese Kyusu teapot for green tea.
The table runner is also from Japan.
Stay tuned as I will write about more travels later...
The teacup is Japanese as well, Pieter did bring it home from an antique shop in London, while on a business trip. The silver rose spoon on its saucer is one of my favorites. Certainly Johanna from
Silber-und-Rosen-Shop would love this one, as she wrote the book about Silver Rose Flatware:
Rosen-Bestecke. That is another book that I cherish very much!
These books will be great to use with the ladies for my classes, just pouring over them...
Tea with a Twist
Great Christmas Gifts!
If you are cold, tea will warm you
If you are too heated, it will cool you
If you are depressed, it will cheer you
If you are excited, it will calm you
You can find these heavenly scented sachets with angels in an earlier post: {Giovanni Raspini Sachet with Tassels and 925/000 Silver Angels S, from Italy}
Also the scented sachets with corded rope and angels on my post: {Giovanni Raspini Sachet with 925/000 Silver Angels L, from Italy}
Just the tassels with silver angels here on my post: {Giovanni Raspini Cord with Tassels and 925/000 Silver Angels S, from Italy}
or corded rope with angels: {Giovanni Raspini Cord with 925/000 Silver Angels L, from Italy}
Sorry Sold out...
Available at: Spectrenoir 
