Monday, June 20th, 2005
Tuesdays are for Tea Parties
My neighbor was having a garage sale last weekend and she had a box of china for sale decorated with roses. It reminded me of the china I bought on eBay a couple years ago for the sole purpose of having tea parties with my daughters. It was still in its box in a closet in Veronica’s room, and we had never used it. I like the set because it has everything, including luncheon plates. The girls like it because it is covered in gold and flowers. So I dug it out a week ago, washed it, moved some dishes around in my dining room to make them easily accessible, and have declared Tuesdays our official day for tea parties.
Last week I made pressed butter cookies in the shape of flowers and butterflies. (The girls got to choose the shapes). Today, we’re having the most amazing zucchini bread you’ve ever tasted. Olivia has already brought to my attention the irony of having tea parties all through the summer when tea is hot, and so is summer. (She was actually stern with me. I could have died laughing. Still, she is quite interested and involved in forecasting the guest list).
So this is what we’re up to today. I know you want to come.
In knitting news, I am up to about 5 inches on Veronica’s Kimono. My friend Shauna pointed out that it’s the exact color of tanzanite. So I’m enjoying it very much.
