Afternoon Tea for the Ukraine

     Hello everyone,

   I am happy to say our afternoon tea

was pretty amazing, if I do say so

myself!

Barbara and I spent days getting ready

for it starting with washing and pressing

all our white vintage linens,scraping and

painting the porch floor,getting all the

tables and chairs gathered up along

with the pretty china and bouquets.

Then, of course there was all the

food to prepare.

And of course,we can't forget

all the grass cutting,swipper sniping

and weeding etc. my husband did.

 

Barbara did most of the food and

she did an amazing job.....there

were lots of rave reviews!

Barbara's daughter came up from Maine

to help.

Barbara and I are all ready

for our guests to arrive.

                                                 We had lots of lovely ladies

                                                  and a couple of gentlemen.

Puffed sleeves to honor our

Anne of Green Gables theme.

Elegance

                                              

                                                      Our guests could tour The Boathouse

                                                       as well as the gardens. The sun made

                                                       it's appearance at noon just in time .

                                                        

                               

A charming tea table surrounded

by roses in the garden.

Barbara and I really appreciate all

those who supported our tea for

the Ukraine and I am happy to say

we were able to raise $1000 in

ticket sales and donations that

has already been sent off. I know

with all the devastation that this is only

a tiny drop in the bucket but maybe we

can all do a little and make it count.

Well, we are so happy that everyone enjoyed

our afternoon tea and Barbara and I enjoyed

all the preparations. Stay tuned because we

are already planning another event!

Thank you also to my daughter,sister in law,

 my sister

and Barbara's daughter for helping with the

mounds of dishes in the kitchen etc.

Hope they will all come back for our

next event! ☺

Take care,

       Carolyn

A Spring Tea

      Hello everyone,

  This week it seems more like spring here

as the temperatures are rising and snow

      is melting. I saw some snowdrops blooming

         in the garden and I look forward to having our

   own hyacinths and tulips blooming but for

             now I am happy to have some store bought ones.

Yesterday, my sister in law/friend

came over for afternoon tea so I

     used my newest thrift store teacups.

      A couple of spring bouquets and we

       were all set to enjoy our scones and tea.

Tea in our kitchen/dining room.

                                                                            

                                                                      I hope you have a great week
                                                                                and thank you for visiting me.
                                                                               
                                                                                                 Take care,
                                                                                                       Carolyn