Tea and roses is an ever recurrent theme at a great many
of the tea parties I have shared here at French Ethereal.
Those two words for me go hand in hand…
Classic cream scones recipe shared in a past post around Christmas time ~ our previous trailer.
Whetherhaving tea in our backyard at our previous homes
or in either our current or past “RV prairie home”
sharing photos from tea parties with you and
sharing photographs of roses from my yard or in
store-bought bouquets is something
I truly enjoy.
Often it is just me for tea as my husband enjoys iced tea but he prefers coffee in the mornings when we breakfast together
on the weekends.
Sometimes I’ll bring tea cakes or scones with me to our
Bible Study group to share while we talk through
what we’ve just been learning.
A tea for two.
“The very act of preparing and serving tea encourages conversation. The little spaces in time created by teatime rituals call out to be filled with conversation. Even the tea itself ~ warm and comforting ~ inspires a feeling of relaxation and trust that fosters shared confidences.” — Emily Barnes
One of many vintage teacups and saucer sets I have ~ most currently packed away but ready to come out again soon. 🙂
The addition of roses at my teas came naturally as I began
growing roses at our very first apartments ~ it all began
innocently enough with three roses in pots.
A lovely rose found in the Biltmore rose garden.
In the past I had many teas at my home for friends
I met through a group in Riverside County, California
called the Victorian Tea Society.
The group is still together and although it is just a small
group of women now compared to 20 years ago
they still get together for lunch once a month at
each other’s homes.
The friendships begun so many years ago are firmly
cemented in “taking tea.”
I am thinking that once we find our *next house I’d like
to start a new tea group.
Isn’t it always fun to have a few friends come over for a
tea luncheon?
🙂
*We are looking at houses on a little land and I took my
hubby Mr. Ethereal to see one this week.
I hadn’t looked up the for-sale price until we returned
home from our drive…
It was listed only at $849,000.
Just a little over my price range ~
but perfectly situated!
A small pond, stables and corral, large metal workshop,
12 acres, a large home of 3800 sq. ft. {really too big}.
It sits up on a small bluff and the workshop, doughboy pool
and stables are down below.
Nice black angus relaxing out in the field near the pond.
Nice view of some of the surrounding area…
Our former Big House in Murrieta, California ~ still love this living room and the travertine marble floors we hand-laid. The corner round cupboard held many of my rose strewn teacups and other sentimental treasures from my children.
For now though a new home will have to wait.
🙂
But tea and roses
lives on…
🙂
My mother-in-law baked this chocolate cake with coconut
frosting for me for my birthday back when the above
photograph was taken.
Love her vintage transferware china with its colorful ethereal
flowers winding along each piece’s edges!
Souvenir de Malmaison pink roses and mini purple agapanthus ~ a favorite bouquet in summer.
This bouquet of roses was extra special as it was the bouquet
cut from our yard at its most beautiful in June ~ the day our
last home went on the market.
Some favorite roses since…
Loved this little garden we had when we first began
camping full-time.
The nice thing about having tea and roses together is
that like “home” they can travel with you
wherever you go.
🙂
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More is better and at Christmas time it was a free for all adding faux pine boughs and later I thought to use these dangling pearls.
Those pearl garlands?
They are found in the wedding section at the big craft stores!
My friend Kathy had hung some around her powder room
mirror and I thought they would look lovely hanging
off my chandy!
🙂
Our current chandelier dressed with acrylic and glass Christmas ornaments.
Dried Queen Anne’s lace flowers would look nice tucked in among silk flowers if you want your chandelier
to have a summertime look.
Hanging rose garlands such as in the previous photos above
replaced the wintertime greenery and swans.
This past year I had just been researching chandeliers for our
RV glamper home and ended up having to return
the first chandelier I found.
It was just too heavy for this spot but Home Depot had this
light-weight acrylic beauty and for the money and
only 6 lbs. of weight
it was the right choice for us!
Here’s the link in case you are looking for a light-weight
chandelier for a spot in your home ~ it is 24″ long x 22″ wide
if I remember correctly ~ and it has six arms.
Would you believe not all the pieces are even
hanging on it?
Nope.
We forgot to add the acrylic piece over top of the
bottom chrome bowl.
Actually without that crystal style piece it looks
a little more contemporary and that’s
the trend nowadays.
Happy accident!
🙂
My usual workspace ~ comfortable, bright and pretty and functional!
Since more than likely we will still be in our little
RV home this next Christmas…
I already know that greenery will be happening and that was
partly why I wanted to hang a chandelier here
in our fifth-wheel.
Hubby thought I was crazy, btw.
I glamped up the barrel LED light in our last trailer.
The only thing different about putting up a chandelier
in a trailer -vs- a house is the amperage is different
so you need 12 volt bulbs instead of 120 volt
household lights.
Camping World helped me find these 12 volt chandelier
light bulbs and I am thrilled!
No need to rewire your chandelier either.
The voltage runs through the wiring but it’s very low
so getting the correct bulbs did the trick.
🙂
I am working on a new craft that will change the look of our chandelier for summer so look for that soon. Funny that I just bought the supplies to work on this project when the suggestion came to talk about our chandelier! 🙂
Hubby Charles had gone to work and I awoke to this
strange sound ~ a boom really ~ and our water
was still frozen from the day before.
It was 17 degrees at the time.
I thought I’d better go check things out underneath
as that sound didn’t sound so good
so I pulled out our trusty screwdriver and
took out the six screws holding this makeshift
RV door closed to take a look at our
plumbing underneath.
I found our water pump with a tiny bit of
what had been a small leak.
That was wrong #1.
The day went on and after taking the dog out for
his morning walk and business
I got to experience bathing the old-fashioned way ~
today’s version of an ethereal
rose-covered bowl and ewer ~
mainly our old yellow Tupperware bowl
and a 2 gal. jug of water.
Not really wrong but definitely a throwback.
Christmas lights illuminating the scene ~ the new water pump motor under its warming blanket and all its plumbing pipes. The large white box by the back wall with grey hose arms coming out of it is the propane heater. It has been acting up but it had to do with the propane not getting to the heater right and it not igniting it. Happily that is fixed for now. 🙂
Wrong #2 came when I tried to leave to buy a new
water pump and the car wouldn’t start…
It had been glug-glugging for a couple of days with the cold
so I knew it had to be the battery.
AAA came out an hour later and jumped the car
only to then find out that the auto place
down the street didn’t have any more of our Sequoia’s
on the computer… the lovely sound of running water!
We had water again but not the way we had
hoped. The waterline release valve for our residential refrigerator had frozen and split and was gushing water every which way! Luckily our plants who were in need and a bucket propped underneath provided sustenance. 😉
Luckily this is a minor fix if we can find the part
but it did take talking to several people, lots of walking around and one of our camp hosts to help me find the cut-off valve under the kitchen sink and a button inside the freezer to stop the ice maker from sounding off its alarm pleading for water.
My former home’s backyard garden in Murrieta, California the year before we sold our home.
Giving Thanks
We have much to be grateful for ~ the least of which
is that we weren’t homeless over the past two
years while Hubby was out of his normal work.
We made it through having to sell what I thought
was our “forever home” and instead took up
a slightly nomadic life
living in a 27′ Coleman travel trailer for about
1 1/2 years before we traded it in for our new 41′ fifth wheel which we love for its room!
Looking west over neighboring rv’s here in North Central Texas.
Just a few photos from earlier this fall of my
kitchen and dining areas.
The lemon poppy seed cake on the back counter
is one I often bake when having friends
over for tea.
The garden area in September just after putting in the little square stepping stones.
Our little prairie rv home
This is the garden area just outside our fifth-wheel.
We had no “pop-outs” on the previous trailer so we were
really cramped and constantly having to move a box
to sit down to eat, watch tv, to do anything.
In this beauty, we have the luxury of five slides which makes
the inside about 16′ wide throughout most of the trailer.
It is really a small apartment in many ways.
We are staying nomadic for just a little while longer as we
begin looking for land and a house.
🙂
My friend Peggy came for an impromptu tea one day recently.
“One is silver and the Other is gold”
I am thankful also for my “old friends” in California, whom I can visit with anytime via Facebook and Instagram, and I am thankful for the “new friends” I have made since moving here to Texas. I believe God has provided for this need for friendship with park owners who really care in every sense of the word for the people and animals who live here.
Little Skidboot at his first shearing. He is one of 13 alpacas here at Wagon Master RV Park and Alpaca Farm, Sanger, Texas.
It is a great blessing for everyone here, whether as short-term campers or as extended-stay residents, to be able to stay here. The owners really act as caretakers of the land and have a heart for people. 🙂
A tablesetting I did earlier this fall.
New beginnings We are grateful for a chance to start over and work on rebuilding our nest egg. We also are rebuilding our household ~ of which this “prairie home fifth-wheel” is a big part. Traveling to new places as I work on making my little blog into a real business is also an exciting part of the new here in Texas! I am grateful for the chance to do something I love full-time. 🙂
A recent Thanksgiving tablesetting with pumpkins and pansies.
Grateful for the little things Mostly I am grateful for all the little things which have “coincidentally happened” this past year… Our daughter moving to Texas before we did to move out and live with her friend then… my husband finding and getting his new position also here in Texas. Or like last Christmas time when I found a J Broadhurst Constable series set of china minus the lid for the teapot in an antique mall I just happened to visit for the first time. It had been in my heart for many years to have a set of pinkish-red china like this as it so beautiful to me. God knew it and led me to it! Of this, I have no doubt. Lastly, for meeting a new group of friends and a Bible study being offered here at the park and farm by a new wonderful friend.
Coincidence?
I don’t think these things are coincidences.
I believe they are gifts and blessings from our
Great Creator.
I hope you do, too.
😉
Our kitchen table set for a little Thanksgiving tea!
😀 Many blessings to you and your family this Thanksgiving… Please enjoy visiting with all of the lovely ladies who are linking up today. There are many wonderful and inspirational tablesettings and ideas out there for your holiday decorating…
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Here is the chandelier {above} that I decided to purchase
after looking at many and deciding on a number of pros and cons
for each one.
A sweet brass chandelier like we had at our last house painted a lovely creamy white and doctored up with lots of
hanging crystals.
When considering buying a chandelier, there are a number of things to think about in addition to style and whether you like a more modern or a traditional type of chandelier.
Eloquence’ Albertina chandelier shown here in a silver finish.
Here are just a few of the things to consider:
Size for your location
Will this particular size chandelier look too big for
the area you will be hanging it in or will it be dwarfed by
the size of the room?
There is a trend now towards oversize lights and I saw
plenty at High Point Market last month!
Width and Height
In the top photograph, I’m measuring how long the incoming
Saint Mossi five light chandelier will hang.
It will be a little big for the space as our
dining area is rather small here in the fifth wheel
but
from the Pinterest photograph
you can see that most of it is clear glass
with some silvery chrome parts which
hold the chandelier together.
With all that clear glass and crystals it looks light and airy
as opposed to how a darker bronze or black finished
chandelier would look in the same location.
I did look at those options, too.
🙂
Crystal, Glass, Acrylic or Metal?
Real crystal chandeliers are very heavy and need a lot of
hidden structural support to prevent
this type of chandelier’s weight from tearing itself out of its
ceiling mount.
Rock crystal chandeliers have the most sparkle and fire and
are quite expensive ~ Swarovski Schonbeck chandeliers
are a very lovely modern version
which you might like to have
in your home.
I was looking for some of their crystal’s fire
in whichever “chandy” I was
going to be putting up.
🙂
Cast glass chandeliers have cast crystals and parts which are
machine cut and faceted letting them sparkle
when sunlight hits their lights.
Less expensive than mined crystal cut by hand
they are a good alternative and a good buy giving off a
wonderful glow and sparkle
without the expense.
Acrylic chandeliers are sturdy plastic alternatives which are highly economical and practical. I looked at one version yesterday at a big box store almost identical to a glass chandelier I was looking to purchase online, except all of the parts were acrylic plastic. These chandeliers are fun to have at birthday parties on the back patio and just to have hanging outside year-round. If an acrylic chandelier falls and or gets damaged replacing it is easier on the budget. They are also a perfect alternative for children’s rooms, too, as are many of the sweet metal chandeliers available on the market today.
Metal chandeliers can be molded into all kinds of shapes and often are fashioned with real-like metal leaves and flowers. Thin metal chandeliers can have small parts easily broken off so this is another thing to consider as you are looking to purchase a “chandy.”
Why I chose the Saint Mossi chandelier (originally)
I decided on this glass crystal chandelier because it is ethereal looking to me and would be mostly clear glass. Also, it wouldn’t be overly heavy and would still have the fire I love in its cut glass body, dangling crystal pendants and in its hanging swags of . There’s nothing wrong with the acrylic one I found and I liked it for the weight.
{four pounds less than what I purchased} I’ve could have picked it up yesterday and almost did. Weight is certainly a concern in here as is movement when the RV will be on the road in the future but for now this place isn’t moving anywhere.
I could have rehung the acrylic one with cut glass crystals myself as I have on both of our previous dining room chandeliers but I decided for almost the same price I could get the more sparkly version without having to spend more money later adding more crystals. Plus, the Saint Mossi is on sale now…
All the more reason! 😉 I’ve linked it below for you in case you’d like one of your own. See my affiliate profile HERE.
Here’s a really good article on the Lamps Plus website talking more indepth about what I’ve shared today plus much much more. Oh, and just a corner of something hanging up in the window next to me as merry and bright begins…
A spring chandy update:
After all that the crystal chandelier came in and…
Inside the little instruction papers that came with
said that the area to hold it must be able to hold
100 pounds {of force}…
Here in our Prairie Home in this particular spot
that just isn’t an option
so…
that chandelier had to go back.
🙁
Our final chandelier ~ an acrylic version from Home Depot!
Happy ending
After much thought I knew the answer to the burning
chandelier question: go back and pick up
the 6 pound acrylic chandelier from
Home Depot.
It is a lovely alternative and for the price and the weight
it certainly is a good option for our little home.
It was sooo cute that I had to get it! I thought it’d be fun to turn this little cutie {which is similar to the full-size “canned ham” campers} into a glamorous camper or “glamper!”
Wandering around, we found these
wonderful Shabby Chic~style
Anna Griffin
papers for small projects.
Thinking they’d be perfect either in sheets
or as individual roses cut out…
I put them into my basket,
too.
🙂
Supplies you’ll need
(1) wooden camper
favorite craft paints in water-based acrylic
paint brushes
craft paper
white glue or Mod Podge
If desired
*glitter, silk flowers, small pot for “plants or flowers”
*lace for creating curtains for inside the camper’s windows
*any other trims you’d like
How to Make Your Camper
*First, paint the main body of your camper.
Let dry. {I painted part of the top, too
so that anywhere the paper didn’t stick would show the “base color.”}
*Paint the trim, door, wheels and spindles next.
Let those dry. *After that, glue on cutouts {or parts of a sheet}
from your favorite scrapbook papers.
Press down hard to make the paper stick.
{This paper I used was pretty thick, so it took a while to soften
and stuck better once it was soft.}
*Brush on more watered-down glue or
Mod-Podge over top of the paper to create a protective finish ~ fix any areas that didn’t stick well from beforehand.
Let dry.
*Decorate to your heart’s content!
🙂
This glamper’s goodies
This little glamper has a miniature license plate, some lace trim as an awning to protect these friendly fairies as they come and go about their business, and more lace fencing surrounding their miniature rose and pearl garden. Wouldn’t you like a garden of pearls? Me, too! 😉
These little wood crafts are sooo much fun to paint and decorate!
As a family we used to make one or two a year
when my kids were little ~ they always
enjoyed painting everything!
I also had a Girl Scout troop for 6 years and
we painted lots of different projects
for Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day and other holidays
over the years.
This little birdhouse in the background is the one I kept ~ I used a lot of my saved-up broken china.
A similar project is the little birdhouse
I made about seven years ago
which I added pieces of architectural
trim to, painted and then used non-sanded
grout to plaster on pieces of broken china
to the roof.
{I didn’t paint the roofs (rooves?) of these bird houses at all ~ just filled in later
with my tiny paint brushes along the roof line.}
I made seven or eight of these and gave
them to the ladies in my tea group
that summer.
They LOVED them!!!
Maybe I’ll make a few glampers for some new friends here… and It has been fun creating this little glamour camper to share with you!
Sorry a little blurry ~ I am getting new glasses soon!
Blessingsand Happy Trails to you,
xoxo Barb 🙂
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My friends Scott and Marian just sitting down to tea.
This past Tuesday I had some new friends over for
a real tea~ something that has been missing in my life
since we moved out of our former home…
🙂
I have had friends in individually just for a scone and tea
but I haven’t had a full-on tea with courses like I used to do a
couple of times a year for 17 or 18 years as part of the
Victorian Tea Society
when we were in our previous two homes.
Sorry this is a bit blurry! It was 11:45 or later and I was rushing to shoot a few photos before my friends arrived.
We had a wonderful time! Spirit radio played softly
from out in the living room
candlelight flickered from the vanilla candles unobtrusively set on the dining room table and the spicy scent of cinnamon~chip scones filled the sun-warmed air around us.
Zucchini quiche made with goat cheese replacing the usual mozzarella {why it’s so soft} and chicken salad sandwiches.
First Course
Our first course included cinnamon chip scones with mock Devonshire cream
made with goat cheese, almond milk and powdered sugar
{since Marian has allergies to cow’s milk}
whipped into to soft peaks.
Because of using the goat cheese, this type of
cream doesn’t stay whipped for long ~ just make a
small batch and use it up quickly.
*If I had my big Kitchen-Aide mixer here the clotted cream
may have stayed whipped together better.
We also had cherry jam and Ikea’s orange and elderflower marmalade.
If you’ve never had this jam, it is incredibly delicious!
;)’
After each having one scone, the basket was passed around
a second time whereby Marian and I split a second scone.
We decided to save room for what was coming next…
Main Course
Next we partook in goat cheese zucchini quiche
chicken salad sandwiches on cinnamon bread and
fruits including
raspberries, grapes, blueberries, and strawberries.
The fruit being the perfect complement
to the tanginess of the quiche and
the cinnamon spiciness of the sandwiches.
While we ate we talked about Texas… They had brought over a AAA book and a
couple of magazines with places to visit and
things to do here in this great state.
We also talked about where they are going
and what they will be doing next.
They will become camp hosts at their next camping spot
like we were in our last spot in California from
late summer 2015 – November 2016!
It’s a great way to see an area and work a little
to pay for a camp spot to park your RV.
Something to consider if you plan to travel
when you retire. {Since it costs so much to pay for campsites…}
🙂
Scott and Marian will be heading out of state
following their daughter and son-in-law with a change in jobs
{Fun! Always a good thing to get to see new places!}
but I realized that I will really miss them.
Having been neighbors here in the park for several months now
surviving a number of hail and lightening storms
and
this past winter hunkering down together through the real cold
strong winds and rains that happens in this part of North Texas,
we’ve built up a real friendship in a short amount of time.
Same with my friend Sondra and
her dog “Shelby”
who are also traveling cross-country moving back home
to Oregon where she can be closer to family.
{She missed the tea as this was her first day to travel, but I made sure she had scones to go. :)}
“Shelby” is a sweet chihuahua terrier mix
These two photos were taken with my iPhone ~ a mutual friend took this one of Sondra and myself and our pups.
Scott and Marian took me down to the
Fort Worth Botanical Gardens
last month and we had a lovely lunch down there that day.
Marian, her daughter and granddaughter enjoying the walk through the various garden rooms at Fort Worth Botanical Gardens.
The Last Course ~ Dessert
Dark chocolate cake with dark chocolate frosting
dreamily drizzled with mashed raspberries
was the perfect end to a perfect meal.
The one flavor complemented the other…
We moved over to the living room for this final course
and my guests were treated to the picturesque views
of the property out the back window…
The alpacas lay quietly under now fully leafed trees
down in the pasture to the left
or were grazing nearby.
Birds hopped about in yard and on the meadow hill behind our prairie home picking up twigs and grasses and working industriously finding materials to build their springtime nests.
Meet Janet! She is super sweet, very professional when you call in for reservations. She was so excited to be moving into their new house! Just check out this gorgeous kitchen!
When we moved to Texas in November 2016
one of the first people we met were
Janet Woolston and her husband Ken
of Wagon Master RV Park and Alpaca Farm.
Come along inside and visit her
beautiful Texas home!
Wagon Master RV Park and Alpaca Farm (940) 458-0077
is located in the small town of
Sanger, Texas
off the I-35 north of Denton city,
exit 478.
The Woolstons have owned this property for
about 4 1/2 years now and
the site came with about 100 RV spots for
weekend camping and extended stays.
But enough about all that!
Let’s get to their beautiful home.
***You can read all about the camp itself
and the sweet alpacas
here and here.
🙂
The barn door separating the front office space from the house itself. Love that barn door look!
Inside the Office
We came to the park our first weekend
in North Texas in mid-November 2016
then after a
two week-plus stay down in Corinth at
Destiny RV Park
Janet had a long-term space come available
as of December 1st.
Hallelujah!!!
Turns out so many people are
moving to Texas there aren’t so many places
for people to stay and that includes RV parks ~
which are an economical way to live
for folks on a tight budget
or just for
folks wanting to get away from the
noise and expense often associated
with apartments.
Well, these first two photos are a little blah
in that there aren’t the cute decorations
up that there are now.
{I need to remember to get back over and shoot some new pics!}
But, this is the front office area where campers
register and can come and shop for
cute alpaca decor.
***
I did get over to snap a couple of newer
photos of the finished office!
However… My phone refuses to upload
these photos.
ugh!
🙁
***Please pop over to my Instagram page {Barbara Chapman/French Ethereal}
to see the photos.
I did get them posted over there yesterday. 🙂
Love the crystal chandy above the sink and the real hardwood flooring! I was soooo envious of her dishwasher at the time. I’m good now! 😉
Back inside the house
Janet had final inspections later that week
just before Thanksgiving
and
this is when I was invited inside!
A lot of her cabinets are stock cabinets you
can pick up at Ikea.
I always knew Ikea had cabinets
but it has been years since I really went shopping
inside their store.
It’s on my Design Bucket List…
😉
I love the farmhouse look
Throughout Janet’s home, she has farm-style faucets and
bronze knobs and pulls on all the cabinets
creating a cohesive look to each of her rooms.
The cabinets and furniture are mostly white ~
very soothing after a long day working ~
which also helps create that cohesiveness
I think all well-decorated homes
strive to have.
Janet worked as a receptionist until
she retired from a local school district and
her husband Ken retired as a principal.
So, now instead of teaching full-time
they are farming and on a smaller scale
teaching others about the joys of
raising alpacas.
The telephone bath wand is another luxury not to do without if you put in a raised tub. This is the master bathroom’s bathroom.
Hardwood runs throughout the home and
both the guest and master bathrooms
have lovely tubs… sigh!
I don’t know about you, but one of the nicest
things I ever got to do years ago was
to float in a bubble bath in a clawfoot tub.
They really hold the heat well
so taking a bath in one is
just a real treat!
Here in the guest bathroom
extra shelves were installed for storing linens
and a vintage-style mirror
was going over the sink area.
Here’s a close-up of that reused vintage mirror
ready to be hung.
In addition to the lovely bathrooms,
each bedroom has double hung windows
with incredible views of the park and pastures.
The living room has a gorgeous rock fireplace
which my photograph didn’t come out.
🙁
French doors lead from the dining/living room
out onto an enclosed sun porch ~ perfect for those
warm evenings cuddled under a light blanket
sipping on a mug of sweet iced tea
while watching the farm animals
graze and bed down for the night.
Then later on for watching the moon rise up
into the night sky.
What a wonderful way to finish out
the day!
Well,I hope you’ve enjoyed this tour of Janet and Ken’s new home. I feel privileged and blessed to visit any day while we are here. If you are looking for a great place to come camping, do call and set up a reservation. ***The Woolstons also hope to have a second location {this RV park-to-be near Aubry, Texas, will be a “dog-themed park!”} opening in 2018. Escrow on the property closes in April and work will begin on the property prepping RV camping spots straight away.
I think this is Skidboot ~ he’s a black alpaca though his outside fleece looks brown with sun bleaching. He is just precious!
Saturday was shearing day
and this was this little beast{y}~guy’s first time
at a shearing.
Look at that face ~ isn’t he one of
the most adorable creatures
you’ve ever seen??
🙂
The older alpacas knew what to expect and some were a bit nervous. As a quick disclaimer, none of these sweet and gentle alpacas were injured though holding them down looks a little scary.
Neighboring alpaca owners and their alpacas or ones bred here at the farm but sold were also invited to the shearing.
