Saturday, July 4, 2015

Naumkeag tea in Stockbridge, MA - May 16, 2015

Norma and Ann drove out to the western part of the state to visit this lovely summer home and its beautiful gardens. We had lunch in the center of town.
Visit...  http://www.thetrustees.org/places-to-visit/berkshires/naumkeag.html



A view from the garden looking at the back of the summer home...



The side garden...

Love this bench...

Lovely peony blossom...
Norma and Ann pose for the tea salute...

 
Where we had lunch in Sturbridge...

A lovely surprise when these Morris dancers demonstrated in front of the Red Lion Inn...



 

Downton Abbey tea - May 9, 2015

On Saturday, Sandy, Cheryl, Norma and Ann met at Hearthside in Lincoln, RI for a Downton Abbey tea.

Cheryl, Ann, Norma and Sandy at tea



Some of our greeters...

Lord of the manner...

Breakfast at The Picket Fence - May 8, 2015

Ann, Norma and Judy met for breakfast in Douglas, MA...

A new place to have breakfast.

Saturday, May 9, 2015

Mother's Day tea at a church in Fitchburg, MA

A lovely tea was held on Sunday May 3, 2015 at the Lutheran Church in Fitchburg, MA. Ann won the table prize...a lovely bouquet of flowers in a silver tea pot.

http://www.lutheransonline.com/servlet/lo_ProcServ/dbpage=page&mode=display&gid=20062563848172194801111555

The church...


The Sanctuary where you could rent a hat for the tea...


A lovely antique playing old 78s...


A cute display at the front door...I have the same tea pot...


Our hosts...


The church created these tiered plates using old dishes and candle sticks to separate the plates...


The sandwich tray...


Ann's set up...


Dessert tray...


Ann's plate...



There were many lovely hats...



Loved this garden hat...

Ann found a red sticker on the bottom of her plate and this was the prize she won...











Tea at Ann's condo in Milford, MA

Ann invited ladies to join her for tea in her new home. Cheryl, Sandy and Norma attended.
I have attached pictures of the table settings along with the food everyone provided. It was fun to create this setting.
The table is set and ready for a tea...

One tea pot set up...

The other one BUT we ended up having individual pots of tea...

Several settings...



Sandy provided these lovely egg salad sandwiches, Ann provided cucumber sandwiches,
Norma dessert and Cheryl salad.

Cheryl and Norma saluted...

Sandy and Ann did the same...

Ann's tea...

Lovely cakettes that Norma brought...
http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=cakettes+cookies&qpvt=cakettes+cookies&qpvt=cakettes+cookies&FORM=IGRE

Cookies from June's Bakery in New Braintree...
http://junesbakeshop.com/

Fancy That tea on Marathon Monday

Ann had the day off from work on Monday April 20, 2015 so she went for tea at Fancy That in Walpole, MA. Check out their site on the Internet.
http://fancythatpartyrentals.homestead.com/

As you enter the tea room...



Ann's tea setting...

Brad serves up my tiered tea foods...



Food served on pretty china...

Ann salutes all of her tea friends...