Friday Fleurish: A Spot of Tea, Petal?



A spot of rose tea seems a gentle way to ease into the New Year.  I have to admit, I love it more for the pretty visual it creates than the flavour ~ pouring just-boiled water over several pink rosebuds in a delicate porcelain cup and watching the petals drift and eddy is very relaxing.  I don't recommend drinking this one, as it's all rose petals, no tea, but it's a sweet addition to the table.  May your cup this year runneth over with beauty, love and la dolce vita...

Happy Friday Fleurish to you!

23 comments

  1. Happiest New Year 2010 to a loyal reader from a loyal reader!

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  2. As said in France :
    Bonne et heureuse année 2010
    Meilleurs vœux de bonheur, santé et réussite dans tes projets.
    I now understand why it is called herbal tea in English, LOL !

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  3. Happy New Year, Finie! Wishing you sweet dreams come true.

    Cafe ~ right back at you, dear pup, and may you be blessed with good food and drink in abundant supply.

    Marylène ~ Bonne année à vous ~ wishing you love and good times!

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  4. How absolutely delightful for a new year's day, Shell. My roses are bloomin' their little heads off at the moment. I do love them.
    Here's to a wonderful year for all of us; la dolce vita indeed!

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  5. My dear Shell, how lucky I am to have found you this year. Your blog is an absolute delight and I smile each time I visit. What a talent you have and you so graciously share it with all of us. Have a very happy new year mon amie!
    V

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  6. Virg took ALL the good lines.

    Shell, you charm the boots, tennies, stilettos, and tube socks off us all.

    Happy New Year!

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  7. A soothing way to start the year is just the ticket.

    Happy New Year, Shell. Here's hoping we meet in Paris this year. :-)

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  8. Virginia and Hiker took all the good lines.
    I like you and I'm glad we're friends. Happy New Year!

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  9. I am so happy to have discovered you and your art this year. I know more than one piece of your work will adorn my walls this year. Thank you for all the heartwarming posts Shell! Happy New Year!

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  10. Oh me too please! I love Twinings rose tea more than almost anything and the blighters don't sell it here in Ireland as we have absconded from the empire. But maybe in summer I can make my own. Meantime please thing of me when the scent wafts by.

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  11. And a bonne bonne bonne new year to you!

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  12. What a delightful custom to bring in the new year! Since I have no rose petals, at least I can look at your lovely image. I too am thrilled to have discovered you in 2009 (thanks Cali!), and I look forward to a new year filled with more of your delightful drawings, and convivial company at your blog. Cheers to you and yours!

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  13. MmeB ~ I'll bet your roses are beauties {and that's a very safe bet}!

    Virginia ~ thank you so very much, for your fun and your generosity to me with your gorgeous photo inspiration. I'm so happy that Paris is only a few sleeps away for you now...

    Hiker ~ so that's the real reason you've been running barefoot. ;) Thank you, dear fleet-footed one.

    Cali ~ it will happen. And the first thing we'll do is find some violet macarons. ;)

    Petrea ~ I love your lines, too! I'm glad we're friends. Here's to another fine year.

    Thanks, Amy ~ I'm happy to warm your heart, and I'm proud that my illo of Virginia's Macarons is the start of your new kitchen collection. :)

    Mise ~ goodness, that's a harsh penalty. This store ships to Ireland {and has some nice black teas with rose petals, too} but the rate may inspire you to wait for the bounty from your own rose bushes. Bonne New Year to you too, Mise!

    Katie ~ thank you, and thanks Cali! Likewise, I'm so glad we've "met" ~ I always have a chuckle at your place, and I'm very grateful for your generosity to me with your photos, which we'll see plenty more of this year {likewise for V}. Happy New Year!

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  14. How perfectly Shell-like and charming, my friend! Please let me wish you (and all who visit here) the dolce-est vita in 2010!

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  15. Shell & Katie: you are both sweeties! Thanks for restoring my faith in the internet.

    Now, where can a girl find a good violet macaron? :D

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  16. Thank you, Alexa and Cali ~ here's to la dolce vita and macarons of all kinds {though the violet ones are especially pretty to the eye}.

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  17. Happy new year to you, too, Shells :-) Lovely cup of tea - my mum always drinks cafe blanc - which is actually rose water with boiling water in a tiny turkish coffee cup.
    Love your illustration, as always.
    x

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  18. A lovely sentiment along with lovely artwork Shell! Happy New Year to you too.

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  19. Gypsy ~ Thank you for the story about your mum and her cafe blanc. I'm going to find some rose water and try it this way in an espresso cup {closest I have!} ~ sounds fragrant and lovely!

    Thank you, Lily ~ may your New Year be merry and bright. :)

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  20. That is a lovely picture. It's a good thing you don't recommend drinking it since I'm allergic to rose water!

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  21. PCN ~ oh no! But better to be allergic to rose water than rose blooms {if one really had to choose...}

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  22. Yes, I agree. If I were allergic to rose blooms, I'd have some kind of surgery to fix the condition because how would I live?

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