Beatrix Potter's Birthday Tea!

Oh my goodness, it has been such a busy week! Gina has been home from Seattle since Sunday, Otto has been celebrating his 3rd birthday for days and it's Beatrix Potter's 150th birthday! Yesterday was the big birthday day! I started planning a little tea for weeks...so fun!

I always like to set the table the night before the tea, whenever possible. I had kept my Peter Rabbit items close at hand after Easter. I don't have a lot of Wedgewood china pieces but it all mixes well with pretty floral and garden patterns of china.

A few soft plush characters decided to join Peter in the decorations.

All set with silver serving pieces, linens and glassware! Let the fun begin....bring on the food1

The food makes the table come alive. I enjoy a buffet style tea as my kitchen is quite small.

I haven't been eating sweets and I did enjoy EVERYTHING today in little bites.

This was my very favorite and fun Peter Rabbit! I found the cute idea on Pinterest. Such a cute way to serve up a veggie plate. I made a yogurt dip to keep it in the healthy department.

I dd make cranberry orange scones for Jimmy. You can't have a tea without scones!

Fresh fruit for all...the perfect time of the year for a sweet little dish of sweets.

I was able to use my garden fresh little tomatoes with the mozzarella and basil skewers.

I love blue cheese! It's supposed to look like a carrot. I served it with rice crackers...yummmy.

I know it's a busy table but it was very fun and enjoyable. I served a black almond tea that was really nice with all the goodies.

Happy Birthday Beatrix Potter! It was fun celebrating with you and Peter.

Tea Time Thursday #91.....A Fall Tea For LaVonne

Happy Tea Time Thursday! I wish to share the tea party I had for my friend LaVonne when she came to visit last week. As you know, we met through a Tasha Tudor group years ago, so to celebrate Tasha's 100th birthday this year, I wanted to have a fall tea for the two of us. What better way to celebrate our friendship as well as Tasha's birthday.

I called it a Pumpkin Moonshine tea using Tasha's book as the theme for the tea party. What fun to use all my pumpkin and fall dishes. I haven't had a tea for awhile, so I really had fun planning and making all the goodies for tea...plus party favors.

Here's a look at the table with all the treats just before we sat down to tea. Yummy.

Of course we had to sing HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Tasha!

Our Annabelle dolls have been friends as long as we have. They met in the Chicago airport the very same day that LaVonne and I met! I think that was about 9 years ago! They came to the party too.

Hitty of Montana made her first trip to Oregon to visit Hitty of Oregon. Such fun for all!

Here you will see a few more dollies. Next Tuesday I will do a post about the two little girls in red. It is a very fun story that I will share. I will be posting it on Stephanie's blog for crafting Tuesday.

Jim snapped this picture of the two of us before tea.

I love this picture...don't you wonder what LaVonne is up to??? Oh, we do have so much fun together. I really had a great visit with her this time. It was different but great fun.