The Tea Rooms have reopened!

 After a very long hiatus, there is some good news about the Rose Cottage Tea Room.

It has reopened on the beautiful Isle of Wight! The proprietress Hitty Joyful is looking forward to Spring and Summer visitors.

The sign is at the door, fresh flowers are hanging on the wall and they are in business.

Hitty Joyful was delighted to have so many guests immediately she reopened.

Aha!  So this is where Hitty Phoebe got to...she sneaked off to have morning tea with a friend!

They delighted in having a wonderful morning tea with lovely goodies to eat.  Hitty Mary Jean especially got dressed up for the occasion.  

Hitty Joyful is hopeful she will get many new visitors to her tea room. 

A New Year Eve's Swap - Received.

Hitty Madge, Mildred and Morag were thrilled to get a package in the post today.  It was the New Year's Swap gift and had come all the way from Canada.    

The lucky recipient of these wonderful items has been invited to a Time Traveller's Ball for New Year's Eve.  There is a lovely crochet dress, purse and head wear as well as the cute little invitation.

They wonder who they should nominate to wear the outfit and attend the ball.

It was a unanimous decision that Hitty Joyful should attend.  She works tirelessly in the Rose Cottage Tearoom and always remains cheerful.  Plus they were pretty sure the outfit would fit her perfectly. 

Hitty Joyful is of course delighted and immediately tried the outfit on and declared it just perfect!

Thank you Susan K for a wonderful swap package.  

Tea Cup Challenge Prize

Imagine our surprise when Hitty Madge won the Tea Cup Challenge.  A lovely little prize of tea arrived in the post and the Hittys are delighted with it.  They couldn't help but show another little tea set that they think is rather special.

Thank you to the Quimper Hittys for organising this challenge.  We really enjoyed it and also thoroughly enjoyed reading about other Hittys and their teacups and the fabulous pictures.

A Busy Monday

Rose Cottage was buzzing with activity today.

Hitty Mary Jean was helping Becassine tidy up the Boarding house when she found the two shells Hitty Helen R & M had found on Orewa Beach in New Zealand...they must have forgot to pack them so she packaged them up and they are now on their way to them.

Hitty Madge was admiring the purple rhododendrons

She also picked some purple flowers for the vase in their living room.

There, that looks pretty.

Hitty Phoebe is going to go and do some shopping and asks Hitty Moana and Hitty Rimu if they would like to come with her.

Hitty Joyful is busy in the tearoom.

Whilst out side the boys are playing, Hitty Carol Faith is doing what she does best and Hitty Natalie Rose is going to plant some seeds.

Hitty Helens enjoy a final visit to the Rose Cottage Tea Room.

Sadly the time has come for the Rose Cottage Hittys to say goodbye to their guests Hitty Helen R and Hitty Helen M.  Of course they couldn't leave without first having morning tea in the Rose Cottage Tea Room with the NZ girls, Hitty Moana and Hitty Rimu.

Hitty Helen R enjoys a cup of tea and sandwiches with Hitty Rimu who is enjoying hearing all about her place of origin.

Hitty Helen M along with Hitty Moana, have already finished their sandwiches and are on to their cakes.  They are enjoying a laugh with Hitty Joyful - especially when Hitty Helen M relives her experience with the giant insect!

They will be busy the rest of the morning packing their things and saying their goodbyes to the rest of the Rose Cottage Hittys.

Valentine's Day

There was much giggling going on in Rose Cottage today...

It appears the girls have some secret admirers!

They got Valentines Day cards!

Hitty Helen R, was surprised to get one and proudly shows it off.

Hitty Helen M was also surprised, but thrilled to get one.

Hitty Natalie Rose is very happy and can't stop smiling!

The girls place their cards on the side table.

Aren't they lovely cards?

The two Hitty Helen's stand and admire them and try to guess who they could be from.

Happy Valentine's Day Hitty Friends!

Thoughtful Gifts from Hitty Helen R

We haven't been able to get out and about the last few days as our person has not been well, so instead we have taken the time to get to know our new guests and give them a chance to get over any jet lag.

Hitty Helen Robertson kindly brought some lovely aprons with her and took a great delight in handing them out to various Hitty Girls.

For Hitty Ethel she chose to give her one with little pictures of scissors on as she thought it would be the perfect 'dressmaking' apron.

Hitty Ethel quite agreed and thanks Hitty Helen R very much for her thoughtful gift.

Doesn't she look absolutely delighted.

Being the story teller and resident child minder/baby sitter of the Hitty household meant that this wonderful apron was given to Hitty Annabelle.  

Hitty Helen R told Hitty Annabelle that she thought it was the perfect apron to wear when telling stories to the little ones and Hitty Annabelle quite agreed.

For Hitty Joyful, Hitty Helen R gave her one with hats, as she remembered that Hitty Joyful has a thing for hats. It is such a cheery apron, just like Hitty Joyful, and she couldn't wait to try it out in her Tea Room.

Such a happy girl.

Hitty Natalie Rose is interested in dog grooming so for her Hitty Helen R gave her a jolly pink apron with pictures of little dogs and bones on it.

A more perfect choice couldn't have been had.  Hitty Natalie Rose also thought it highlighted her pretty features beautifully.

We are all very grateful to Hitty Helen Robertson's generosity and thank her immensely.   Apparently she has two more aprons to give out but hasn't quite decided who they will suit best yet.

Hopefully our person will be feeling better tomorrow.   Five Days of head pain really is far too much!

Our First Visitor to Rose Cottage Boarding House has Arrived!

The excitement here in Rose Cottage reached a high this morning as the first, yes you heard right, the first of not one, not two, but possibly THREE visitors to Rose Cottage Boarding House arrived.  This was most unexpected.... seems the thought of  visiting us here in England and then travelling with Hitty Madge  to New Zealand is a very popular destination indeed.

So anyway....who was the first to arrive we wondered?

Hitty Mary Jean gets the scissors to help open the travelling box.

Oh wow look!  Our visitor is from the United States of America!  How very exciting!

Lots of white polystyrene peanuts to protect and soften the journey.

Hitty Rimu, Hitty Madge, Hitty Mary Jean and myself, Hitty Patience start trying to clear the way.

First we discover all these amazing little baskets - this was certainly unexpected and very exciting.

We put them aside for now so we can see who is in her special travel pouch.

We are delighted to see she knows how to travel in style.

Untying and lifting the lid and there is Hitty Helen.

We welcome her to England.  She is a little bewildered after her long journey.

To give her a chance to recover before meeting the rest of the Hittys we take her to the Rose Cottage Tea Room where Hitty Joyful has been making her some sandwiches and cakes and of course the ever needed cup of tea.

Enjoying some sustenance, Hitty Helen appreciates a bit of a quiet chat.  She is very pleased to have arrived safely after her long journey.

The last few days at Rose Cottage

Hitty Mary Jean has been dedicating her week to acrobatic practice....

Hitty Madge has discovered new blossom on the pear tree - the weather we have been having during our so called summer has obviously confused it somewhat.

Hitty Natalie Rose is delighted by the rose 'Oranges and Lemons' 

She thinks that roses are just perfect for making you want to smile.

Meanwhile today, a few of the Hittys decided that as it was pouring with rain, then what better to do but to have lunch at the Rose Cottage Tearooms.