WW: Tea?

This is from a while ago, but it was such a fun time, I wanted to remember it :)

Jalapeno Cheddar Corn Muffins!

You can find the recipe for them here!

Memorial Day Weekend!

Enjoyed the major cheese that is a day full of SyFy original movies...
Had a going away party for our dear friends, Natalie and Dave...
Ate way too many mini cheesecakes and jalapeno cornbread muffins...
Watched the second season of Sports Night (Which we needed to get back to them before they left)...
Snugled with the Snarfler...
Drank a full box of tea...
Saw Men in Black 3...
And we're now 1 week away from the finale of Game of Thrones...

Prep

Doing a tea party this weekend. Getting everything ready!

222 Years Old

This is my tea cup. It is 222 years old. Made in 1789.

And yes, I do use it. Every time I have a tea party. 

I found it in an antique shop in Winchester Bay, Oregon  (that I think was going out of business) 7 or 8 years ago, and got it for $2.

Guy Fawkes Tea

On Saturday, I had a Guy Fawkes Tea. (Okay, so I had a tea party that just happened to land on Guy Fawkes Day)

The morning was spent finishing my baking and cleaning and at about 1:45, I put the first kettle on!

On the table, we had our three teapots. The smallest holding a mango mandarin tea, the one with pink flowers held Yorkshire Gold – an amazing English Tea – and the white and blue pot was plain water for the small assortment of teabags also available.

There were Tea Sandwiches & Scones with Devonshire Cream, Lemon Curd and Strawberry Jam. And Natalie brought up a Salad and Grapes and Brie on spinach Leaves.

And as with all tea parties ever, we ate, we talked and we sipped our tea. We also had dessert!

As you can see, I made a black forest trifle, truffles and macaroons. The sour cream cookies were made by my old roommate Allie.

And here are the girls!

Ashley is front and center; we went to high school together in Oregon and managed to both end up down here. Allie is in the back in that lovely shade of turquoise, and Natalie is closest to the window in pink. (obv, I’m taking the picture.)

Here’s a shot of Lucy begging for scones...and the hem of my dress.

Clue(do) Party!!!

This past weekend we had a party. I'd had the great Idea to have a Clue themed party - which worked well in the month of Halloween! So planning was done and prep was done as well and when it came down to it... this is what happened....

(Our Fridge: Stuffed and Waiting for the Party)

We had Thematically appropriate food!

Mr. Greens and Dip in the lounge, with the knife....

In the trifle bowl we have Mrs. Peacock Puffs (cream cheese, chicken and garlic wrapped in filo)
The three wiggly plates were contributed by Mrs. Peacock and Proff. Plum, in the center coiled rope (hummus tortilla wraps) and then Revolver pizzas (loaded with kalamata olives or unloaded, just cheese) with the Revolver.

Col. Mustard Deviled Eggs with Mrs. White Bean Salad and you can just barely see the edge of the candlestick.

Proff. Plum Tart with Devonshire Cream.

And... not pictured because I'm a bit of an air head... Mrs. Scarlet Red Wine Cake. (don't worry, it was sooo good, we're making it again - that's for sure)

We played the game and watched the movie!

(We even broke out our slightly vintage version of the game)

I must say I think it was a success!

Okay... I would have taken another photo... if I'd realized this was this bluzzy when I initially took it...  
From Right to Left: Anna as Miss Scarlet (Anna's British, and in England Miss Scarlet is blonde and the game is called Cludo), Chris as Col. Mustard, Me as Mrs. White, Earl as Mr. Green, Lucy as Yvette (hiding her face), Natalie as Mrs. Peacock, Linus as Wadsworth, and Dave as Proff. Plum!

Mrs. Peacock and her little butler with his crooked teeth!

Dar and I at the reception

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Darlene's Wedding

Today is Darlene's wedding. It's going to be a busy day.

Earl's socks match my dress...

The Dress

To help in your choices on the poll (to the right) I thought today (as a sort of wordless wednesday) I'd post the Dress and shoes I'm wearing to help with your opinions. If you change your mind, you can always vote again.

Pictures of the earring choices are in yesterday's post!

Post Valentines Day Tea

The table setting. That's right. you see 3 teapots, scones, tea sandwiches, and salad. I do it up right when it comes to tea.

and the goodie table...

Don't you wish you'd been invited? ;)

Maybe next time...

WW: A Peak into what I'm doing on Sunday!!!

More to come...