Celebrating a friend's birthday ... afternoon tea seemed just the thing. Her friends love her dearly and almost all on the invite list could come. So it became two tables on the porch, on a perfect sunny, warm day.
It was a nice afternoon to enjoy beauty, food, tea, and friends. How did I end up with 10 pink napkins? Six from a garage sale many years ago, four (see right), so sweet, from an antique shop up north.
Crackers, cucumbers, goat cheese topped with cranberries ... got the idea from Mabel's House.
It was an afternoon of pink, blue, green and lots of tea!
There was nothing spectacular about the dishes. The teacups all had stories, and one of the old creamer and sugars belonged to the Gardener's mother, the other set came from ... you guessed it, Good Will (as did the blue and white plates).
The blue teacups came from Romania. The Gardener, a man with excellent taste, bought them for me and carried them home in his suitcase––I might add, with very little packing––but they made it home just fine.
The gifts were creative ... and beautiful ... inside and out.
Cranberry scones.
Joining other Thursday Tablescapers at Between Naps on the Porch.
The tables look perfect for an afternoon tea! The cucumber/goat cheese sandwiches also look good! ;-D
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Jane
I adore tea parties! Seems it is quite the theme today in blog land.
ReplyDeleteThe scones look amazing.
Another tea--lovely! I'm so taken with tea cups and their stories. If I don't know the story, I make one up.
ReplyDeleteI am so blessed in my friends. How special your friend must be to be so honored.
Best,
Bonnie
Is that a pot of sedum at the top? Looks sort of like some I have.
ReplyDeleteOh, and btw, you can just box up those pink plates and send them on. I'll take real good care of them!!!!
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Your tea tables are lovely! I must have made my scones wrong yours look much better than mine.LOL Your vintage dishes and linens are wonderful.
ReplyDeleteWhat pretty settings. The food looks delicious! Dropping by from BNOTP.
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Atticmag
Well I think it All is special! The tableware is so pretty & lucky you with the napkin find. Those scones have made me hungry!
ReplyDeleteThe guest of honor must have been thrilled!
ReplyDeleteYOur table is so pretty, and those little pink napkins are so sweet.
I love the mix of dishes- and the china handled knives- so beautiful together.
And your precious name cards are adorable! Did you make them?
This is a wonderul table... I can feel the love you put into it.
Yvone
oh, the scones look so yummy. Your table is so simple and homey. Makes you want to sit a spell.
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful table, and a great reason to have tea. By the way, what is the non-american shape for scones? Enjoyed your post, and thank you for sharing it.
ReplyDeletePodso, What a lovely table for an afternoon tea.. Your friend is lucky to have such a sweet day:-) The pink plates are so pretty & the scones look oh so yummy!
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Such beautiful tea party tablescapes and yummy looking food. I'll be right over!
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Dear Podso, you make me want to clean house and give a girly party. If I wasn't to be taking care of dogs in another town, I'd be doing that for Mothers day! I think lunch out will be nice this year. Your settings are really pretty! The food looks good too, especially the goat ch/cuke/cranberry canapes. I'll be back soon,
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This was the week for tea parties...love your porch setting. You used my favorite color combo, too...blue and green! The pink plates are pretty, but of course, I love the blue and white. Your cranberry scones look delicious.
ReplyDeleteYou set a beautiful table, or tables. And, I have to say it is uncanny how similar our tastes are....I see you have the very same water glasses as I do (the ones on the blue table)!
ReplyDeleteMine are dwindling however...a couple earthquakes ago some of them jumped off the shelf to their deaths on the kitchen floor...it's sad...
I'm suddenly very hungry for a cucumber sandwich!
ReplyDeleteWhat pretty tables! I think my favorite is the pink.
ReplyDeletePodso your tea party looked so inviting. I can't think of a better way to spend some quality time with friends.
ReplyDeleteBut, what's with the 'American' shaped scones? LOL
Judith
Lovely post! The teacups are beautiful and I love the place cards. Did you make them?
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Carol
It was a taste of heaven!
ReplyDeleteTruly a sacred place and time.
Thank you for the deep blessing
of the tea!
What a wonderful afternoon tea party. Both of your tables are just beautiful (but I am partial to the flowered pink!) Your food looks delicious. I am sure all had a great time! Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteTwo lovely tables set for tea. So nice. Those little sandwiches and the scones look scrumptious!!
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