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| I had lots of fun digging through the china hutch and using a lot of pretty servingware that we normally don’t use. |
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| The finished table, all set and ready for high tea! |
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| A close-up of the individual place settings. |
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| The zinnias from my garden adorned each napkin quite nicely. |
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| One of the most important aspects of a tea party: a beautiful tea pot. |
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| Our tea menu. |
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| A bouquet of zinnias adorning the middle of the table. |
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| For our first course we enjoyed egg salad sandwiches. . . |
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| . . .cheese and crackers. . . |
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| . . .and lots of tea! J |
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| The twins look quite serious in this picture, but we really had a very fun time. In fact, Ben kept us in stitches most of the time. It’s not completely proper to be giggling during a tea party, but we couldn’t help it! |
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| Josiah getting ready to help himself to some food. |
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| Some of the cheeses we enjoyed were Brie (far left), Dill Havarti (center), and Colby (right.) |
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| Ben enjoying his tea. You can see the hutch with the food in the background. |
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| Our second course was scones with butter, strawberry jam, and violet jelly. Scones don’t typically have green sprinkles, but I wanted them to be festive. |
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| The third course was all of the desserts. |
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| One of my favorite treats was the chocolate covered fruit. The chocolate covered strawberries were especially delicious. |
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| A plate of cream cheese mints. |
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| Brigadier Truffles. |
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| We also had rosemary cookies among our other dainty treats. |
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| And finally, we had Plantation Gingerbread with homemade whipped cream. A wonderful ending to a wonderful tea party! I really enjoyed spending such special time with my siblings, and we will remember this tea party for many years to come! |
8 comments:
Yummmmmmmmmmmm :-) Did Ben raise his pinky and say things like, "this is lovely" and "how divine"?
What a fun and special memory you have with your siblings! I love making memories with my siblings too.
No Aunt Debbie, Ben actually said "Shut Up!" In the movie Princess Diaries 2, Julie Andrews (who is portraying a dignified queen) says "Shut Up!" in a funny British accent. Ben had unknowingly taken the last bag of a certain tea and after finding out he said "I drank the last lemon ginger tea? SHUT UP!" :-) You had to be there!
~Bianca
We definitely do have fun memories from our tea party, Leah! Time with siblings is so special isn't it? They are a gift from God!
~Bianca
Did you make the cream cheese mints? I'd love to have the recipe.
Yes, I did make the cream cheese mints, Technoprairie. I will email you the recipe when I have a chance. They're very simple but quite tasty!
~Bianca
My sisters and I love tea parties.
I remember having an informal tea party with you and your sisters after Julie came back from Malawi Amy! It was a lot of fun. Perhaps we can have a tea party together again in the future!
~Bianca
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