The antique I hold dearest to my heart is my grandmother’s silver teapot. I inherited it when she died. I love it not only because it is exquisite but because of the memories of her pouring out the tea each afternoon precisely at 3:30. I use it for my own family, mostly when we are all together on Sundays and for celebrations and holidays. Using it always gives me the sweet memory of my beloved Grandmamma, and I hope that when I pass it on to my children they will be warmed by the same sweet memories of our family having tea together in the afternoon. That is the magic of antiques! They connect us to the past in a tangible, beautiful way.
After our first daughter was born, I went back to school and received my bachelor of arts degree. I was fortunate to be able to be a stay at home mother for many years. I enjoyed making our home a place where we all loved to be, where we were surrounded by beautiful things—some as simple as a weekly bouquet of flowers on our dining table—and watching my family flourish. I had a few temporary jobs at times in the design field but nothing permanent. My focus really was making our home a haven for my family and friends and giving my children a childhood filled with as much magic as I could.
I came upon French Garden House website some months ago purely by accident via web surfing! What a delightful find to see this website and all it’s beautiful items for sale. Lidy has done a wonderful job and I find many of her items irresistible.
I thoroughly enjoyed the Victoria issue (Oct 2015) on toleware as I also have a small collection of trays for tea or simply for decorations on the wall.
Thank you for spotlighting Lidy and her website!
Brandon Hartford
Te Deum Cottage
Thank you for the compliment, Brandon, I so appreciate your kind words. -Lidy