Reprise - Breakfast in Bed

I had always wanted a breakfast set -- the egg cup, covered dish, wee coffee pot and sugar and creamer and before the days of the internet, I wrote to every antique dealer who had an ad in a Missouri Antique Guide publication.

And one dealer answered -- from St. Louis and he had a breakfast set. It was pricey but I had wanted one for so long that I went ahead and purchased it. It actually was a "breakfast for two" set and so there are actually two egg cups, two cups and saucers, two plates, two bowls. Half the set is stored away in a kitchen cabinet -- the other half I usually keep on the guest room bed on a bed tray.

But, sometimes, when Daughter Sarah comes home, it sees real use.

I'm reposting this for Sunday Favorites because it relates to my Monday post . . . and you'll have to come back Monday to see how!!!!!

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What is one of the greatest luxuries in the world? Breakfast in bed, of course! Think of hotel room service only at home. Alas, it is not for me but rather for Daughter Sarah when she came for a visit -- alone. Time for me to pamper her as only a mother can. And so, upstairs with the breakfast tray and a favorite breakfast of hers.

A soft boiled egg -- 3 minutes, please. And whole wheat toast kept warm under the dome. A wee pot of coffee accompanied by cream and sugar. For pretty -- a small bouquet of flowers.

Bought years ago because I always wanted one. Think of English country homes and breakfast in bed served by a maid in a black dress with white apron. It has white roses on it and I bought it because I had wanted a breakfast set and this is the first one I found. It's called Adams Antique and it's by Steubenville.

The amazing thing is that the little white roses on it so match . . .

The wallpaper in the room. Papered YEARS after the breakfast set was bought. The breakfast set was not given a thought when the wallpaper was purchased for I wanted a yellow and white rose paper for the room and this one caught my fancy.

However, with the breakfast set on the bed, it truly seems as if it was bought to match the wallpaper.

I don't get a chance to pamper Daughter Sarah often and she appreciated the leisurely breakfast in bed. It's room service -- but at home!