when we dropped aaron over to michelle's place on thursday, she had made us a lovely devonshire tea for morning tea.
traditionally, devonshire tea (aka. cream tea) is made up of tea and scones (known as biscuits in the states) served with jam and cream. 
if you would like to join in on our photo-a-week challenge, check out the picture link under 2009 happenings in my sidebar.
this past week, i have found myself in a joyful, happy mood for no particular reason and i have felt truly blessed. hence my affirmation for this week - I AM JOYFUL. a reminder to seek love and joy in each moment. some of you may be feeling a deja vu moment as you may remember this sun from when i participated in the soul coaching book club last november. i used that one as my inspiration for this card.
if you would like to join our mantra monday challenge, please follow the picture link under the 2009 happening heading in my sidebar.
on another note, i would like to thank you all for the wonderful and welcoming support you showed michelle this past week. i'm sure your encouragement was just the thing she needed to boost her confidence. thanks so much ~
AS always, another great card! and those scones, oh my, they look delicious. We have a new coffee house in town called the Celtic Cup and they serve all kinds of scones. Last week I tried the White Choco. chip Raspberry. It melted in my mouth!
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Peace~
Dawn
Oh my gosh! How decadently delicious! :)
ReplyDeleteI love your mantra cards. ALL of them! I kind of miss soul coaching... :)
Your tea looks delicious! I can almost taste that lovely cream on the scones.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea, the Devonshire tea. I love the photos and the teacap is beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI really like Michelle's art, I can see she has a lot of your talent.
Love the mantra card, beautiful!
Serena, that looks SO yummy!!
ReplyDeleteI truly love your mantra card!
It's beautiful like it's creator :)
Yum!!! Tea and scones with cream is my fav. I am joyful today! Birds chirping, warm sun shining, and kids in school...the simple things are good!
ReplyDeletehuh? somebody calls those biscuits? not me, no way... biscuits are firm, dry and, well,..kind of like seagoing hardtack.
ReplyDeleteThese are definitely scones... yummy fresh scones.... smothered in preserves and cream...ohhhhhhhhh ......so tasty.... to anybody who knows the difference between a chunk of hardtack and a lovely yummy scone.... thanks for making my mouth water....
looks really good :D
ReplyDeletescones and biscuits are different tho. slightly different way to make them and depending on where you are slight difference in texture. you can get scones in canada at a lot of places, not sure about the states but I could get them in Oregon when I was there. can get them here almost everywhere, but home made is the best :)
I want to make scones now lol
i love that mug :D
Thanks for your wonderful comments, everyone.
ReplyDeleteVee and Jennifer - Maybe it's area-related but, when we lived in Wyoming, I made scones for my then-hubby and his family and they all said that they were 'biscuits'. Their idea of a scone is some sort of deep-fried batter served with syrup and icecream. What we call biscuits, they call cookies in the States. In Wyoming, they serve what we call scones as a savoury with gravy....kinda what we do with our dumplings but their 'biscuits' look exactly like our scones. It felt strange to me seeing scones served like that.
Fresh, home-baked scones are the best!
I have to go now I'm salivating all over my keyboard.
ReplyDeleteOh my! That is a delishious looking photo! Yummmmm......
ReplyDeleteLove your mantra for today! How we feel about something is a reflection of the way we think. So if we think "joyful" we will feel joy. And who doesn't want more joy in their life!?!
Scones or biscuits they look yummy! Beautiful Mantra card as always!!
ReplyDeleteAh, scones! I love them in all their incarnations. That photo makes them look too pretty to eat though.
ReplyDeleteMmmm DELICIOUS photos. Makes me hungry.
ReplyDeleteOMG-those biscuits look delicious!!!
ReplyDeleteand what a gorgeous card!!!
beautiful mantra/affirmation card serena!!! thank you sooooo very much for sharing it with me and my mantra mondays!!! hee hee!!! i always love love love seeing what you create and the intentions you put out into the world!!!
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xox
Serena, that cream tea looks so heavenly! This is my all time favourite dessert. In fact, I have this on my birthday instead of a cake some years. I'm salivating just looking at it and now I won't be able to get it out of my mind until I have one!
ReplyDeleteLoving your Mantra monday card...so sunny and bright.
Let me start off by saying your scones look super yummy! Thanks for making me hungry. LOL
ReplyDeleteYour Mantra card is lovely as always. That sun is so beautiful and bright. You know by now that I love Bright Colors! Maybe that is why I am Joyful most of my days. :)
My blogging has been so boring lately...thanks for these links! It may be just what I need to "spring-clean" my blog!
ReplyDeleteExcellent post!
ha ha it's so funny that we were both having an 'english' tea with scones and cream...was yours yummy too? i can't express to you what a joy it was meeting stapeliad yeasterday...
ReplyDeleteHad fun catching up with you Serena. Your daughter is so talented. Love her raggedies.
ReplyDeleteThanks, guys!
ReplyDeleteLinda - I so agree....when we think joy, we feel joy!
Jenn - You are very welcome! I do enjoy creating a mantra card each week...it's also a great way to keep up a habit of creativity.
Kate - I would prefer scones with jam and cream over a birthday cake too ~ :)
Soulbrush - I thought it funny too. I love fresh homemade scones best and yes, they were delicious!
Shashi - I am amazed at Michelle's talent and I feel so proud of her achievements. Thank you ~ :)
Love tthe tea party! Looks so-o-o-o yummy!
ReplyDeleteLove your Monday mantra cards! Thank you for sharing!
Thanks, Helen ~ :)
ReplyDeleteDevonshire tea sounds (and looks!) delightful. Wow, your daughter's dolls are lovely! Thanks for stopping by and thanks for adding your prayers into the pool for JoAnnA's husband, Ron. I cannot imagine what they must be going through emotionally over this.
ReplyDeleteNow I'm hungry!
ReplyDeleteI love your affirmation cards Serena & your scones look yummy!! Hope you're having a great week:)
ReplyDeleteDevonshire tea is a big favourite here in Melbourne, Australia.
ReplyDeleteJoy! Joy! Joy! Love the card! And the goodies look scrumptious--only I'd be having them with coffee--hehe! You have been doing such an amazing job on your deck of affirmation cards. You could have them printed up and sell them after you finish your deck, lady! :):)
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