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My Deck is Now a Pool
Luna is getting some serious cat business done and I’m sitting down to write this post. It’s not exactly how I had planned to spend my day off, but all my plans for today are fuzzed due to the torrential rains outside! Weather in Canada is always a good topic of conversation, but this is…
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Tea Party Fashion 2011
Haha people are after me already to post photos of the tea party outfits. I aim to please! Here are the fashion choices my guests made this year! Personally I think everyone looked awesome. The challenge was to use their existing wardrobe and come dressed in their interpretation of “tea party”. I am thrilled with…
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Tea Party Success!
Well, it went pretty great on Saturday! Everyone (except for Ellie) showed up late, which was fine by me since once again I was late this year! Folks started arriving before I was dressed and had the scones done… AGAIN. Oh well. New tradition? The menu included 15+ kinds of tea to choose from (10…
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Tea Party Deux!
It’s baaaaaack! That’s right, ladies and gentlemen, I am hosting the Second annual spring tea party this weekend! Some of you may recall my series of tea party posts from last year (if you don’t, go check them out!). It was such a hit that all year I kept being asked if I would hold…
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Tea Party: What Kind Did I Have?
What? There are different kinds of tea parties? It wasn’t until I started researching for my tea party that I learned that there are more than 2 kinds of “tea” to have. In fact, depending where you are in the world and what traditions you follow, you have loads of options! Since most of us…
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Tea Party: The Fashion
You may recall that I issued a challenge to my friends: You must dress up. Using your existing wardrobe, create an outfit that expresses YOUR interpretation of “tea party”. I was stoked to see what all my friends came up with! A lot of them were panicking about what to wear but I wasn’t concerned.…
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Tea Party: Pulling it off
Well! I’d say the tea party was a resounding success, despite a few minor setbacks! Friday night I went all over the place to pick up the final ingredients and such for the main event. I visited a number of bakeries, cheese mongers, florists and grocers to get everything I needed. By that point I…
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Tea Party Recipe: Scones
No tea party is complete without proper scones, jam & cream. While I am not ambitious enough to try making my own jam & cream for this tea party (though that would be nice, wouldn’t it?) I did feel that proper home made scones would be the right touch for the occasion. Commence scone-recipe-searching! Haha,…
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Tea Party Inspiration
Aside from doing the general Google search on tea party themes, decor, etc. there are a few major things that have inspired me as I plan my party. This was the original, if you can believe it! I came across this TV commercial on YouTube years ago and the fun little song and idea got…
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Tea Party Prep
This coming weekend I am hosting my very first tea party for my closest friends. I’ve been mulling over the idea for quite some time now, and with the popularity of Alice in Wonderland bringing the focus back on this tradition, I thought the time was ripe for my own! While I myself am not…