{Our Camellia Sinensis | Tea Plant}

At the moment our Camellia Sinensis | Tea Plant is blooming so pretty so I have to show you some pictures. When the sun is out in the morning those white flowers with their long orange colored stamens look so pretty. Camellias are evergreen shrubs so they have nice glossy green leaves all year. That's what we aimed for mainly when we designed our garden. Extending the 'green' season as much as we could. Making up for not living in the tropics anymore. Indeed, one gets spoiled easily and it is very hard to live through winter each year, even though our winters are very mild here in the southeast of the USA.

Lovely flower this Camellia Sinensis, or Tea  Plant!

Most of the black teas are being harvested from this very Tea Plant!

This is the entire shrub and it is on the fence with our neighbors. We can view it from our kitchen bay window area.

There are still buds to open later... It keeps on pouring out tea roses!

One more with beautiful orange stamens and some budding siblings nearby.

Do you have such a Tea Plant?

Related links:

{Our Camellia Sinensis Tea Plant and Japanese Magnolia} previous post by me
{Camellia Debutante & Chocolate} previous post by me
{Our Camellia Nuccio's Gem & Christmas Angel Gift} previous post by me

{1925 Art Nouveau Silver Brooch with Roses}

For you again a special find from the Old World. This time it is a 1925 Art Nouveau Silver Brooch with Roses in very nice repousse work. It is 6.7cm x 2.4cm in size, or 2.6" x 0.9" and has a well functioning needle with secure lock. See last picture below. Again this is available at Spectrenoir.

Photo is taken outside on the balcony and the sun is a bit reflecting in the roses...

But at least you get to see the beautiful repousse silver work.

This one has less reflection from the sun... 

I admire those silver smiths how they can create such life-like roses with buds and leaves!

This is the reverse side of the brooch and you see the needle and its locking system.

To the left at the top, under the rim you can read the 800 silver mark.

One more 800 silver mark on the arch of the locking system.

{TIP For Kitchen Improvement}

Today I want to share with you a practical TIP For Kitchen Improvement. Above our Miele US oven we have still a rather deep cabinet, which was very hard to reach from the floor. Husband Pieter did add a 20" X 21" ROLL OUT DRAWER IN CHROME from Wayfair. Link you find below post. This works like a charm!

Above our Miele oven is this deep cabinet. It has another wooden shelf up high towards the back.

Now I just roll out this chrome drawer and can get to all the items I need.

Mainly oven proof French Pillivuyt items are nested in here...

Four sets are stacked in there; two deep and two wide and they still fit under the top shelf.

Lids can be stashed on the side.

There is even one Pillivuyt platter that fits underneath! It is an 8"x 8" serving platter.

Are you working with Roll Out Drawers in your Kitchen as well?

Related links:

• {Our Kitchen Improvements} previous post by me
• {More of Our Kitchen} previous post by me
• {Our White Ceramic Chandeliers from Italy} previous post by me
• {Giovanni Raspini Silver Christmas Balls} previous post by me
• {French Floral Pillow Set and our Gazebo} previous post by me
• {Our new IKEA Nordmyra Chairs} previous post by me
• {My Old-Time Spun Glass Halloween Ornaments} previous post by me
• Wayfair Roll Out Drawers in Chrome link for several sizes of roll out drawers