Life on Fast Road: Our First Tea Party

I have the most wonderful memories of tea parties with my Grandma Ruth when I was a little girl. They weren't fancy. We didn't dress up and have a fancy tea set. But I loved them. We had such fun! Grandma's kitchen had floor to ceiling cabinets with great pull out cutting boards positioned at different heights. One was just a couple feet off the floor and the perfect height for a tea party table. I don't remember what we drank, probably fresh milk or whatever other drink was in the fridge - ice tea, lemonade or water. It didn't matter. (oh, another memory - she always kept water in a glass jar in the fridge. I don't know what kind of jar, but it had a funky shape.) Grandma did a lot of baking and usually we enjoyed whatever she had made. She always said I must have a special radar because when she was baking, I usually showed up at the door. What can I say! We would set chairs by the little pull-out board, have our drink and snack, and visit away. What a special lady.

For years I have been looking for a special tea set to use for tea parties with my granddaughters. This started well before I ever had granddaughters, and I was just hoping for the day. All the sets I found were either too cutsie, too foofy, or just not right. Recently my friend, Patti, gave me a tea set, and it is exactly what I would have picked out if I could find it! Its perfect. It reminds me of Fiesta ware with its rich, fun colors.

Today Natalie and I had our first Tea Party! We had planned to do it a few days ago, but the weather turned too cold. Today is much warmer with beautiful sunshine. Amy has been preparing Natalie for the big event all week. We were both pretty excited. : ) She picked out a soft, fluffy scarf from the dress up basket, picked out one for Nana, and off we went to see what goodies we were to have for our party.