When life hands you a bowl of cherries!!

Make yourself a cherry tart.

Once again I apologise to you my lovely friends for neglecting my blog duties. My cousin and I had a marvellous time and I must say, I am sorry our time together is coming to an end. She is now packed and ready to leave for home early Monday morning. Tomorrow afternoon, we are invited to take tea with my Aunt Millie at Foxglove. I am drooling at the thought of eating one of her delicious scones with homemade cream!! Other than that we have planned a quiet weekend. What are your plans for this weekend?

Wishing you a wonderful weekend and remember...

♥ Life is too short, so live well, laugh often and love much ♥

I thank you all for graciously accepting the Most Regal Blog Award.
You may now style yourselves with the title of "Lady",
which you all so richly deserve.
My darlings, wear your tiaras in good health.

This week was a busy, yet fun filled week for me.
I have my lovely cousin Cathy visiting me from South of France.
She will return home the first week of February. Thus far, despite the nasty weather, we've had a marvellous time...good food, good wine and good company. What else can I ask for?

While blog hopping, I noticed most blogs have Valentine’s Day posts up. That’s when it dawned on me that January is nearly gone
and February is soon upon us. Where has time gone?

Grow old with me! The best is yet to be.
~ Robert Browning

I love this quote, it is one of my favourites.
Ten little words and yet they hold a lifetime of promise,
and hope for a bright and love filled future.
So my friends, stay with me, the best is yet to be.
Meanwhile, have a lovely weekend ♥

Her Grace The Duchess of Tea, has appointed the following blogs and their charming writers as Honorary Nobles of the Most Excellent Order of the Blog Empire.

This insignia is in recognition and appreciation of the bloggers role as followers and daily commentators of Rose Tea Cottage and for having creativity, vision, knowledge, charm and humour on their own blogs. Naturally, this recognition is not transferable and is solely intended for the bloggers named herein. Please click on the award to be able to copy and paste it.

Please visit the Duchess's Award Blog to view the
impressive list of all recipients... here

Beauty tips from Audrey Hepburn, aka Eliza Doolittle

For attractive lips, speak words of kindness
For lovely eyes, seek out the good in people
For slim figure, share your food with the hungry
For beautiful hair, let a child play with it once a day
For poise, walk with the knowledge you'll never walk alone

So don't fuss, dear; get on with it, go get beautiful!!

Happy Birthday Daddy
I love you

Palmiers are classic French puff pastry dough biscuits that are folded and rolled several times, then cut into thin strips, sprinkled generously with sugar and baked.

Palmiers which literally mean “Palms” in French come out of the oven golden brown and flaky. The sugar on top caramelizes and gives these heavenly delights a crisp brown crust.

Due to their simplicity Palmiers pair well with other desserts such as ice cream. A simple addition of spices...nutmeg, cinnamon or cardamom further enhance their flavour.

These are for you darling.
Enjoy them with a nice pot of Earl Grey tea.

I would like to thank the following lovely bloggers for presenting me with a bounty of special awards. I am truly humbled and honoured.


"Your Blog Is Bloody Brilliant" from Prodigal Tourist
"The Bella Pilar Award" from My Passport to Style
"The Humane Award" from Fairy Footprints in the Sand
"The Beautiful Blogger Award" from Roses r Red
"The Sugar Doll Award" from My Happily Ever After
"One Lovely Blog Award" from Grace in my Kitchen
"Kissed by an Angel Award" from Wendy-House
"The Lemonade Award" from Susie's Country Cottage
"J'adore Tien Blog" from OceanDreams
"The Over the Top Award" from Jordiegirl

"True Heart Award" from Country Mom
"The Golden Award" from EnSamaiyal
"The Vogue Award" from Beneath The Crystal Stars
"Brilliant Webblog Award" from Simply Delicious
"The Kreativ Blogger Award" from Selba's Food Corner
"The Scrumptious Award" from PrasuKitchen
"The Honest Scrap Award" from Shab's Cuisine

"I Love Reading your Blog" from Simply Delicious
"The Beautiful Site Award" from Shab's Cuisine


I have proudly displayed my awards here and will cherish them forever

These are for you
Have a lovely day