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Tea with Victoria Rose
My Dear Friend,
The tea kettle is whistling, the scones are piping hot, and my table is set for two. A cup of fragrant tea, a little conversation, the company of a good friend — these are my only requirements for a perfect day!
Have a seat at my table and I'll play you my favourite melodies, share some delectable recipes (you really must try Elizabeth Stubblefield's spiced apple tea!), and whisper my secrets for brewing the perfect pot of tea.
Please join me. Holly Pond Hill welcomes you — and so do I!
Fondly,
Victoria Rose
The tea kettle is whistling, the scones are piping hot, and my table is set for two. A cup of fragrant tea, a little conversation, the company of a good friend — these are my only requirements for a perfect day!
Have a seat at my table and I'll play you my favourite melodies, share some delectable recipes (you really must try Elizabeth Stubblefield's spiced apple tea!), and whisper my secrets for brewing the perfect pot of tea.
Please join me. Holly Pond Hill welcomes you — and so do I!
Fondly,
Victoria Rose
80 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2001
About the author
Susan Wheeler
56 books74 followersSusan Wheeler is the creator of Victoria Rose and her compatriots of Holly Pond Hill, an exquisitely detailed watercolour world of gentle creatures.
From her earliest days growing up in New England, Susan Wheeler explored the outdoors to discover the secret places where animals lived. Here she first imagined tiny brick cottages and moss-covered tree houses inhabited by woodland creatures. With her careful brushwork -- some brushes only a single bristle wide -- Susan creates a nostalgic wonderland in incredible detail, one we would all love to enter if only we could find the magic door in the hedgerow! Inspired by the beauty she finds all around her, she believes that the purpose of art is to reflect the glory and goodness of God, the original Artist who painted the world with love and life. And Susan desires, most ardently, to pass this beauty along to everyone who pauses over her work.
Ms. Wheeler resides in Fredericksburg, Texas, where she lives with her husband, Mark, their four children, and their numerous pets and farm animals. In her free time, she runs her very own Bed & Breakfast named after her magical fantasy world.
From her earliest days growing up in New England, Susan Wheeler explored the outdoors to discover the secret places where animals lived. Here she first imagined tiny brick cottages and moss-covered tree houses inhabited by woodland creatures. With her careful brushwork -- some brushes only a single bristle wide -- Susan creates a nostalgic wonderland in incredible detail, one we would all love to enter if only we could find the magic door in the hedgerow! Inspired by the beauty she finds all around her, she believes that the purpose of art is to reflect the glory and goodness of God, the original Artist who painted the world with love and life. And Susan desires, most ardently, to pass this beauty along to everyone who pauses over her work.
Ms. Wheeler resides in Fredericksburg, Texas, where she lives with her husband, Mark, their four children, and their numerous pets and farm animals. In her free time, she runs her very own Bed & Breakfast named after her magical fantasy world.
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August 10, 2014
This book... There just aren't enough words to sufficiently explain how magnificent it is.
Do you have a fondness for tea? Do you adore sweet, rich Old World charm? Then, this book is definitely for you. Paul Kortepeter's writing is a blessed weaving of gloriously lovely prose. Combined with the endearing, equally beautiful illustrations by Susan Wheeler, this work of art is akin to a warm hug on a golden afternoon.
The book itself is comprised of 6 chapters, spanning 80 pages:
I. Introduction / The Perfect Tea Weather
II. Spring / Glorious Green
III. Summer / Iced Tea
IV. Autumn / Afternoon Tea
V. Winter / Merry Makings
VI. Postscript / Tea For Quiet Times
Each chapter is packed to the brim and flowing with little golden nuggets: tea anecdotes, stories, quotes, recipes, children's poems, recommended seasonal classical music for enjoying tea, and even a how-to on hosting the most perfect of afternoon-tea parties.
Holly Pond Hill is from a world that I fondly remember. I would go to that world when I was a child, whenever I watched the lovely animated series Maple Town on Nickelodeon. It, too, was populated with talking rabbits and other animal creatures dressed in Victorian-style clothes and we, the viewers, would watch as they went about their lives as if in a sweet dream. I cannot stress enough how happy I am with this book, as well as all the rest of the Holly Pond Hill books. This kind of high-quality children's fare is so lacking in the world today.
Whether you're buying this book for a child or for yourself to relive childhood memories, disappointment will not be experienced.
Do you have a fondness for tea? Do you adore sweet, rich Old World charm? Then, this book is definitely for you. Paul Kortepeter's writing is a blessed weaving of gloriously lovely prose. Combined with the endearing, equally beautiful illustrations by Susan Wheeler, this work of art is akin to a warm hug on a golden afternoon.
The book itself is comprised of 6 chapters, spanning 80 pages:
I. Introduction / The Perfect Tea Weather
II. Spring / Glorious Green
III. Summer / Iced Tea
IV. Autumn / Afternoon Tea
V. Winter / Merry Makings
VI. Postscript / Tea For Quiet Times
Each chapter is packed to the brim and flowing with little golden nuggets: tea anecdotes, stories, quotes, recipes, children's poems, recommended seasonal classical music for enjoying tea, and even a how-to on hosting the most perfect of afternoon-tea parties.
Holly Pond Hill is from a world that I fondly remember. I would go to that world when I was a child, whenever I watched the lovely animated series Maple Town on Nickelodeon. It, too, was populated with talking rabbits and other animal creatures dressed in Victorian-style clothes and we, the viewers, would watch as they went about their lives as if in a sweet dream. I cannot stress enough how happy I am with this book, as well as all the rest of the Holly Pond Hill books. This kind of high-quality children's fare is so lacking in the world today.
Whether you're buying this book for a child or for yourself to relive childhood memories, disappointment will not be experienced.
April 11, 2021
Lovely illustrations & written about “real tea” - full leaf black teas, brewed in a pot, sez the tea lover of 15 years😊
February 8, 2023
What a sweet and precious read this book was! I'm still not sure about why the narrator is a rabbit, except the illustrations by Susan Wheeler were reminiscent of Beatrix Potter. The writing was that of Paul Kortepeter and it was so tender and mindful. The book delicately wafts through the seasons with short antidotes from the rabbit, Mrs. Boxwood, along with recipes and tea-time music recommendations. Although, it was a quick read, there were certainly quotes that I want to read again and again. In fact, it ended with a postscript quote by Mother Teresa, "Love is a fruit in season at all times and within reach of every hand." A lovely way to spend a quiet and still moment this Christmas Eve. I recommend this book.
December 5, 2020
This book about a family of talking rabbits includes stories intermixed with recipes for teas, sandwiches, and sweet treats. The book is divided into 6 sections: Introduction, Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter, and Postscript. Each section has a story, a page from the Holly Pond Hill Gazette, a poem, a list of classical music as background for the tea party, and recipes for the tea party. The gorgeous, sumptuous illustrations have appeal of Beatrix Potter and the coziness and detail of Jill Barklem's Brambly Hedge books. This book is suitable for about 4th grade and older.
March 10, 2015
I love this little book on tea. It has wisdom and whimsy. The book is divided by seasons and offers stories, recipes, tea knowledge as well as playlists to coordinate and create atmosphere for your party (or meditation). Plus it has bunnies and woodland friend! A great book!
August 15, 2012
funny, interesting, witty, educational, overall fun!
January 7, 2013
Very cute book with wonderful stories, recipes and pictures.
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