Tea for two

I had a very out-of-the-blue idea today. I would have a fancy tea party with one of my sisters out in our "orchard" (i.e. the four fruit trees in our backyard)! So with great dignity (okay, there were a few giggles) I asked Emily if she would care to dine with me at 12 'o' clock in the orchard. ;D She accepted with just about as much dignity (which wasn't much as we were both grinning from ear to ear) as me.

With that, I sat down and began rummaging through my 'getting- crowded' hope chest; pulling out napkins, glass plates, real silver ware and other necessities for an outdoor tea party.

Emily gave her word that she wouldn't peek as I set things up, I wanted it all to be a surprise.

This is an overhead view of our table. We had turkey sandwiches, salad, peanut butter cookies and tea of course. :D





It was so fun eating amongst the sun-dappled trees.

For a center piece, I took a crystal goblet thing that mom found at a thrift store, and filled it with water. I then floated pansies on top and put a few drops of lavender oil in to make it smell really nice. The picture definitely doesn't to it justice....

Tea. What a lovely word. For extra interest, I put a pansy blossom in each cup. The effect was very nice, if I do say so myself. ;D

Next time, I think I will use a bigger table and invite Meg, mom and Jessie....

Tea and Crumpets

I love overcast days..... Days where the weather changes from overcast, to sunny and back to overcast in the blink of an eye....

They put me in the mood for an English tea!

I recently found a recipe for crumpets.

Intrigued, I tried it yesterday.

My efforts were not wasted.

The whole family adored them and asked me to make them again today.

So I did!

What better way to spend a cloudy day, then to sip Bromley tea while munching on crumpets?
Maybe next time I'll read a Charles Dickens book while having tea..... I believe that would make everything perfect. :)

Cheerio my readers!

~Caitlyn