Rose Tea Cottage

Where tea is served at half past four




Daffy~Down~Dilly has come to town
In a yellow petticoat and a green gown



Happy Monday My Darlings





66 comments:

Pauline said...

Happy Monday, to you too, dear Duchess. Daffodils should be spelt 'spring' lol.

Hugs

Maria said...

Good Morning! Happy Daffy Day to you too!
sooo adorable!
Blessings for the day ~ Maria

Unknown said...

Oooooh - sunny yellow! So lovely. I'm in a sunshine mood now too!
Have a super week dear Duchess :-)

Hetty Summers said...

Morning Duchess, what a lovely way to begin this cloudy day.

Hetty xoxo

Rose said...

Ah a happy monday it has been...a day off of course is always nice :)
Hope you have a wonderful week Duchess.

Rose

VM Creation Atelier said...

Sunny,sunny,lovely day for you, sweet,dear Duchess!-)*

These color of the Sun maked all of us maybe a little bit more happier and spread a radiantly joyful smile between you friend from the Blogland world!!!

I Love spring and flowers extrimely much!!!-)))*

Blessed days and heartwarmly hugsfor you,my dearest Duchess!

***Violetta***

Suzy's Vintage Attic said...

I hope you are feeling better. I get migraines too, almost every month unfortunately. That was one of the reasons I was away for blogging for 3 weeks recently. I never used to get them but since being in my 40's I keep getting them. They stop you doing anything for days. Most inconvenient! Your photos are very uplifting as ever.
Warm wishes
Isabelle x

Flaviana said...

Dear Duchess
you brightened up my day with such gorgeous blooms, thank you!
Have a sweet monday
xx Flaviana

Rosa-Munda said...

Good morning Duchess, what a beautiful way to greet the beginning of the week. Happy Monday to you. Ros x

Country Wings in Phoenix said...

Happy Monday Sweetie...
Oh Duchess I had forgotten this poem until you tweaked my brain this morning. How beautiful it is.

I love your beautiful flowers that you have shared with me this morning. They scream "SPRING" for sure. How very sweet of you. I adore yellow as it reminds me of the beautiful sunshine here in the valley. We are in the 80s again. Yesterday was 82, today we are expecting another hot one. I love it. One of the reasons we live here in the desert. I do not like the cold.

Have a beautiful Monday sweetie. Thank you again for sharing. Country hugs sweetie and so much love, Sherry

Wanda Lee said...

Hello there dearest Duchess,

Why it seem these days as if I merely, 'blink my eye twice' the time has flown by so quickly!..,It seems that just only 'yesterday' that I had visited your blog and since that time you have posted so many lovelies!

What beautiful prose and poetry in your last posts my dear!


Dear mother has written many a lovely poem; I should post them sometime soon! Poor dear, she is much pain with a severe case of the 'shingles'!..,

She just started medication with antiviral pills and should soon be on the mend !..,

..,She has been quarenteened for a few days;( and since I have suffered from Anemia, which is thankfully improving, the doctor thought it best, whereas I had had the same thing last year, almost this time of year, to stay apart for awhile)..,

~ I told her nonetheless, I will bring her hot chocolate tomorrow and something everyday, to pass to her at the outer door of her apartment; she was in tears today when we dropped some bread off to her poor sweetest lady, as she said she was so lonely!..,

That is why I decided to go by anyway,daily, despite doctors orders; I shall take precautions by sitting far across the room in the foyer, adjacent to her.

I do apologize for the length of this note yet I mention all of this dear Duchess, because we are planning a Spring tea to cheer and lift our spirits, at each of our respective homes, (as her health improves).~ That always cheers, as does your radiantly lovely blog daahling!

Thanks so much for visitng my blogs
lately dearest Duchess!..,

Cheers from Wanda Lee @ The Plumed Pen

Robin@DecoratingTennisGirl said...

Hi Duchess,
Beautiful flowers. Love the yellow and blue combination.
Have a lovely day,
Robin

Frog Hollow Farm Girl said...

Sweet greetings Duchess from Frog Hollow Farm. Just adorable, that little ditty! Hope all is well in your world! Ciao, bella!

Katy Noelle said...

You just reminded me to peek outside and see if my daffodils are blooming yet. Okay, I'm back! They are! (well, just a few so far.) I think this little batch is, at least, two weeks ahead of everyone else in the town.

In our new/old farmhouse, we had a lovely stone wall with huge clumps of daffodils. Last fall, we had to dig it up and I was only able to find a few of the bulbs. This year, in the mounds of dirt, they're coming up. Hooray!!! There are even some bulbs that we didn't even see last year that are lying on top of the piles and still blooming. I think that they must have been uncovered by the rain. I am so glad that we can save some more!

I will tell you a secret. After Easter, Mr. Tom is going to rebuild the stone wall and I get to plant a lovely English country garden in Vermont! Happiness!

Love, Katy Noelle xo

Jill said...

Thank you Duchess, Happy Monday to you too.

Hugs RosieP x

~*~ saskia ~*~ said...

Love love your sweet words on this gorgeous picture!! Have a sunshine-filled Daffy-Down-Dilly week, Darling Duchess. xoxo

Unknown said...

Isn't it so wonderful to see the daffodils coming up! I love being reminded that sunshine "might" be on its way :D
*kisses* HH

Debbiedoos said...

Thank you Duchess for a touch of cheer on this gloomy Monday!~

koralee said...

Happy happy monday sweet friend...rain rain rain here today...hope the sun is shining in your part of the world. xoxo Oh I love daffy dillies. xoxox

Kara said...

Good Morning! (still morning on my side of the pond) I simply adore Daffs....and tulips! I hope your week is splendid...

Susie's country cottage said...

You have cheered me up on a dull and rainy day with those gorgeous photos. I love spring flowers. They look so pretty when they are all together in a vase but getting them to all come out together in the garden is a little more difficult.
Susie X

Claudia said...

This is such a sweet rhyme and very dear to me. I played "Daffy Down Dilly" in my kindergarten production when I was 5. My first acting job of many more to come!

Have a wonderful Monday, Duchess!

xo
Claudia

Madelief said...

Dear Dutchess,

What a sweet little poem and photographs!

Happy monday!

Lieve groet, Madelief

Nellie's Cozy Place said...

Morning Duchess,
Beautiful daffodils, and I remember
reading that nursery rhyme in a Mother Goose book as a kid.
Hope you have a Sunny Monday as sunny as those flowers!
It is rainy here, but hoping it will clear up soon, so we can go out and have some fun!
Have a great day hon,
Blessings, Nellie

Marilyn Miller said...

Happy Monday to you too! My favorite flower, daffodils just make me smile.

Kittie Howard said...

And Happy Monday to you, dear Duchess. I come to afternoon tea with flowers in hand ... can you see the lovely pink roses? ... I don't want to spoil afternoon tea with life's challenges, but challenges met, I'm delighted to see your bright, cheerful welcom. And, thank you for your previous beautiful posts ... You truly bring sunshine!

Kissed by an Angel said...

Hello dear Duchess, Happy Monday to you too, the flowers are beautiful! Thank you.
xxxx

Gail Is This Mutton? said...

Hope you had a fantastic Monday!

Maggie said...

Hi! I gave you 2 awards (on blog post on 3/29) so feel free to stop by and pick them up! it's because you are so wonderful Duchess dear! *kisses*

Victoria - Florence and Mary said...

Happy Monday Duchess!

Have a fabulous week,

Victoria xx

Unknown said...

your posts are always so inspiring...what lovely flowers!
xoxo alison

Lisa said...

Bright yellow daffodils! I love them!!
Happy Spring!
Hugs, Lisa

Sandi@ Rose Chintz Cottage said...

So pretty, Duchess! Love daffodils; they just say Spring so beautifully! Hope you will stop by for tea tomorrow, my dear. Have a beautiful Easter week.

Blessings,
Sandi

I Love Pretty Little Things said...

So, So Pretty!!!

Josephine Tale Peddler said...

Dear Duchess, such a joyful, hopeful flower. I love them! I do love yellow so much! Enjoy your week, and thank you for your kind comments. xx

Chicago Chic said...

Dear Duchess,

This is absolutely beautiful. I just posted photos of a yellow dress, wish I could have included these gorgeous daffodils in my photos. :) I hope you are having a lovely week!

xo
Rachel

Unknown said...

Dear Duchess, thank you so very much for the lovely comment you have left for me. :-) I would like to invite you to be a part of my beautiful March giveaway. I think you would love the prizes!Wishing you wonderful week ahead!:-)

Rosemary and Pink said...

Duchess I remember this little verse from my younger days, thank you for reminding me of it. Fab week to you.

Rosemary

Anonymous said...

I am sorry I haven't been by in a while....but I did some back reading of your posts...and now I'm all caught up!

in a nut shell, a very tasty and nutricious nut shell!.....
everything you do is blissfully peaceful! the photos, the music, love coming by here darling!!!!!


ciao bella
creative carmelina

Joshy and belle said...

lovely spring flowers! so sunny! fliss xx

Julie Harward said...

Hi there...thanks so much for the visit and kind words, I really appreciate it! Your blog is beyond beautiful and the header..it looks just like my grandma's house and fence when I was a little girl! Have a great week and come say hi any time :D

Rosemildo Sales Furtado said...

Ola amiga! Estive passando quando avistei teu espaço, invadi, gostei e não resisti em dizer que o mesmo é muito bonito e muito bem ilustrado. Parabéns!

Beijos e ótima semana pra ti e para os teus.

Furtado.

Sierra said...

How beautiful Duchess, I hope you are having a wonderful week!

Cooking with Laura said...

Spring has certainly descended
upon Rose Tea Cottage. Your blog is full of spring colors and happiness. Duchess you are one of a kind. ~~ Laura

Cooking with Laura said...

Sorry Duchess for the double posting. I tried to delete it but it doesn't work. Blogland problem I presume. !! Laura

Ingrid de Villiers said...

Dear Duchess

Oh, what a wonderful blog you have...it is such an inspiration! I just love tea...I drink about 5 to 6 cups of tea a day....hot tea...I live in the USA and that is why I say "hot tea" because here they drink "iced tea". I guess I love hot tea because I was born and lived in South Africa for 38 years. I am planted here in the USA and here is where I bloom.....

I love England...the country side, the tea cups, the queen and everything royal...I am a total romantic and love all Jane Austen's books and movies. I love the pubs in winter with a hot meal by the fire side....

We have a lot in common and therefore I will surely visit you again!

I
x

Anonymous said...

a happy easter week to you dear duchess xxx

your daffodils made me smile :o)

warm hugs

sumea

Unknown said...

Hope your weekend was a sunny as your sweet post Duchess! There is warmth and sunshine on this side of the world! Was the sweet child related to you in your last post?

Stitch and Roses said...

Duchess sorry for not visiting you lately. Your blog is the most beautiful blog in all blogs still. I love to just sit down and look at your pictures, listen to your music and read the nice writing. You are an elegant lady my friend.

Lady A

Uzbe Girl said...

nice flover Duchess you peeck urself? good day

Olga

Lynn said...

Happy Tuesday Duchess. I know I am late by a day. So sorry. Those daffodils should be the "signature" Spring flower. Beautiful way to start the week.
Do take care my charming friend.
Lynn

French Kissed said...

I am so behind that it is Tuesday before I arrive here to read your Monday post. But it brightens by dat nonetheless. I thought of you today as I did my post on Ladurée. I hope you are having a beautiful week.

~jermane~

Wanda Lee said...

Thank you for visitng dear duchess; these pictures are most lovely as usual! (I got you message and will do as per your request tomorrow)..,

I think you may just enjoy both of my whimsical tea parties this week..,

Have a marvelous Easter darling Duchess.

Cheers from Wanda Lee @ The Plumed Pen

Kissed by an Angel said...

Good Morning dear Duchess, I have left an award for you on my blog, it's for always being bright and uplifting!
xxxx

Magdalena said...

Duchess,
I wish you and your family all the blessings of the Easter season
xoxo
Bunny

Michela said...

Hello Duchess, I'm sorry I've become such a bad bloggy friend lately..I just wanted to wish you and your family a very happy Easter! xxxx

Such a Wondrous Place this Faery Space said...

Good day! Hope you are well and enjoying gorgeous Spring moments! Love coming to tea and these flowers and the treats below are delightful! My son wants me to make lemon bites now so off to the market! Blessings and light dear one.

BALLET NEWS said...

and Happy Easter Darling Duchess !!

La Petite Gallery said...

Happy Easter Sunday Yvonne

Draffin Bears said...

Dear Duchess,

Happy Spring and love the pretty daffodils you have shared.

Have a wonderful Easter Weekend
Hugs
Carolyn

Snigdha said...

Hello Duchess, how are you doing. Sorry i have been away from my blog for quite a while but am back now.Hope you have a great Easter hols. I still check your blog and i love going through it.

Such a Wondrous Place this Faery Space said...

Thanks dear! I send you great calm and sweet moments for your day! Thanks for visiting! You are such a bright spot friend. It was so nice of Bella to think of me in this way. Could never pick seven fave blogs, so I just chose some interesting artists that people may not know about. Gifts then go to everyone, right? Love to you and yours and blessings too.

Unknown said...

how LOVELY

Pink Roses and Teacups said...

Hello Duchess,

thank you for stopping by my blog, and for the sweet comments. Hope you and your family have a blessed Easter too! I would love a piece of that pretty yellow and lavendar cake! So pretty!

Debbie

Lady Katherine said...

How lovely the cupcakes, cake, and cookies are! The flowers are a breathe of Spring! I do hope you have a lovely Easter! Thanks for stopping by for a visit!

Deborah said...

Every single image on your blog is De-Lovely. Oh my happy place!

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