~ Kentucky Derby Winner 2010 ~
Super Saver...
Super Saver grazed in his stall Sunday, one day after winning the Kentucky Derby.
Super Saver ran straight to the rail under Calvin Borel. That move inside led to
Lookin At Lucky getting squeezed in the early stages of the race.
Welcome to SEASONS & TEA ON THE SUNPORCH at Belleayers Tea Parlor. Thank you for stopping by and leaving your comments. I'm looking forward to lots of fireside afternoons with you and Chad, our shih tzu on the porch.
Sunday, July 18, 2010
Ladies Victorian Flirting Fans
Ladies Victorian Flirting Fans...
Harken back to the era of Queen Victoria, with all its propriety and formality.
Victorian fans work very well for a wedding, afternoon tea, or costume ball for
guests who love to dress up and drift back in time. If at all possible, hold your
event in a mansion or a Victorian home. Lately, a lot of people are using the
Carrick House in Lexington.
Courtship was once an orchestrated affair: Young women never failed to keep
their fans in hand, the perfect ball gown accessory in the mid- nineteenth century.
Flirtations accoutrements like an oval brass-mounted mirror set in the guard of
the early nineteenth-century bone fan---were used by discreet ladies to chance a
peek at beaux standing behind them at the ball.
Fan Flirting: As a party activity you can teach your guests one of the primary
methods of romantic communication in the Victorian Era, taken from the Young
Ladies' Journal, 1872.
The code is as follows:
Fan fast--I am independent
Fan slow--I am engaged
Fan with right hand in front of face--Come on
Fan with left hand in front of face--Leave me
Fan open and shut--Kiss me
Fan open wide--Love
Fan half open--Friendship
Fan shut--Hate
Fan swinging--Can I see you home?
Your guests will have a ball with this flirting technique!
Poinsettia Day
~ Christmas ~
Poinsettia Day...
Need a reason to celebrate? December 12th marks
National Poinsettia Day in honor of Joel Roberts
Poinsett, a Southern plantation owner and the man
who introduced the native Mexican plant to the
United States in the 1820s.
Poinsettia Day...
Need a reason to celebrate? December 12th marks
National Poinsettia Day in honor of Joel Roberts
Poinsett, a Southern plantation owner and the man
who introduced the native Mexican plant to the
United States in the 1820s.
Grandchildren's Birthday Tea Partys
The Tea Diaries...
~ Jaylynn's Cinderella Birthday Tea Party ~
Remembering the intimacy of sharing tea, it's a special joy to have my young great-grandchildren who like to drink tea with me.
Jaylynn invited her two brothers and two friends.
We offered a birthday cake, a plate of diminutive peminto cheese or ham salad sandwiches (crusts trimmed, of course), and nutterbutter cookies. Herbal tea was served using my two china, floral tea sets. Other table features were a ceramic likeness of Cinderella. Place cards featured each child's first initial written in glitter on folded construction paper. The table absolutely sparkled as it waited for the party to begin.
The guests came to the table looking excited if slightly shy.
After a lively time of refreshments, including birthday cake and ice cream, the tea things were cleared away.
Pictures from the tea party are the basis for a photo album for Jaylynn. Smiles on the children's faces confirmed that Cinderella and tea parties make a memorable blend.
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The Tea Diaries...
A Mad Hatter's Birthday Tea Party for my great-grandson, Jerrad
The tea party is surely one of the first steps into the art of social entertaining. How many among us did not set out cups and saucers and dump heaping spoonfuls of sugar into cups of weak, lukewarm tea as children? Sisters and favorite dolls were the usual guests, but a brother ot two could liven up the party.
Imagine my pleasure this summer when my oldest g-grandson said, Yes!" when I asked him if I could give him the party! Permission was granted, and preparations began.
Grandmother Cindy's home set the stage. A long table covered in royal blue and set in true Mad Hatter fashion, a red, white and blue tablescape.
Guests included Jerrad's sister, brother, and two favorite stuffed animals...March Hare and Dormie the dormouse.
Tea fare consisted of a cheese, ham, pepperoni, and crackers tray, tea, and chocolate birthday bunny cakes. Formalities were optional, quotes from the famous story abundant, and a happy and memorable time had by all.
~ Jaylynn's Cinderella Birthday Tea Party ~
Remembering the intimacy of sharing tea, it's a special joy to have my young great-grandchildren who like to drink tea with me.
Jaylynn invited her two brothers and two friends.
We offered a birthday cake, a plate of diminutive peminto cheese or ham salad sandwiches (crusts trimmed, of course), and nutterbutter cookies. Herbal tea was served using my two china, floral tea sets. Other table features were a ceramic likeness of Cinderella. Place cards featured each child's first initial written in glitter on folded construction paper. The table absolutely sparkled as it waited for the party to begin.
The guests came to the table looking excited if slightly shy.
After a lively time of refreshments, including birthday cake and ice cream, the tea things were cleared away.
Pictures from the tea party are the basis for a photo album for Jaylynn. Smiles on the children's faces confirmed that Cinderella and tea parties make a memorable blend.
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The Tea Diaries...
A Mad Hatter's Birthday Tea Party for my great-grandson, Jerrad
The tea party is surely one of the first steps into the art of social entertaining. How many among us did not set out cups and saucers and dump heaping spoonfuls of sugar into cups of weak, lukewarm tea as children? Sisters and favorite dolls were the usual guests, but a brother ot two could liven up the party.
Imagine my pleasure this summer when my oldest g-grandson said, Yes!" when I asked him if I could give him the party! Permission was granted, and preparations began.
Grandmother Cindy's home set the stage. A long table covered in royal blue and set in true Mad Hatter fashion, a red, white and blue tablescape.
Guests included Jerrad's sister, brother, and two favorite stuffed animals...March Hare and Dormie the dormouse.
Tea fare consisted of a cheese, ham, pepperoni, and crackers tray, tea, and chocolate birthday bunny cakes. Formalities were optional, quotes from the famous story abundant, and a happy and memorable time had by all.
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