tea and scones

I was brought up on afternoon tea.  My great-nanie ( who passed away at the age of 108) lived on her own until she was 100.  Scones were made every other day, if not daily in her house.  We would often visit just as they came out of the oven in the afternoon.  She would wrap them in a fresh linen towel to keep them warm.  We would have tea in real china cups(lots of sugar and cream) and scones with butter and jam. Sometime we would have what we call "lemon butter" in our family ( others refer to it as lemon curd) and boy was it yummy!  A Scottish tradition in our family.  Recently I found some lemon curd at Trader Joes on a trip to the States and bought some for my mom as well as myself.  I can make it myself but this is by the far the closest I have come to homemade lemon butter.  My Nanie would make scones too, but not all the time.  She would spend her time making other desserts.  I have tried many a scone recipe over the years but always come back to the original family one.  The smell makes me smile. 
There is a place here in the city that makes amazing scones.  In fact they had my grandmother's seal of approval.  She enjoyed one there on her trip to the city a few years back.  She ate it so fast we were all surprised.  Today I dropped by Applewood Bakery and picked up some scones.  I think I will pour a cup of tea in a real china cup ( I've unpacked those) and enjoy my scone and lemon curd.