Not long ago, my Mother had an overnight guest. One of my nieces, Danielle, had come to visit. My Mother got to have fun being a Grandma. According to her, the story goes like this:
After a good nights sleep, Danielle awoke and made her way to the kitchen, In the kitchen she found Grandma and Grandpa were already awake. Grandma asked little Danielle if she would like to have a tea party before breakfast? Well, of course, Danielle thought this was a grand idea.
Grandma set up the tea tray:
Tea and cookies and strawberries.
What a yummy sight for tea!
Pretty Blue Danube tray and china.
Grandma and Grandpa showed Danielle how she could hold the stem (or green part) of the strawberry and eat it without getting sugar on her fingers!
What a fun way for a little girl to start the day!
Danielle also learned to put her napkin in her lap before eating.
Yummy
Danielle loves to visit with Grandma and Grandpa.
Pretty teascape
They always have so much fun.
Mama had so much fun putting together this “teascape” for Danielle. She always has a way of making things special!
What other kinds of “scapes” are out there for:
with Between Naps on the Porch
Today’s Lagniappe: Lemon Tea Cookies
The perfect cookie with a spot of tea.
1 2/3 c. all purpose flour
1/3 c. powdered sugar
1 c. butter, softened
1 tsp. vanilla
FILLING:
1 egg, beaten
2/3 c. sugar
2-3 tsp. grated lemon peel
1 tsp. cornstarch
1/4 tsp. salt
3 tbsp. lemon juice
1 tbsp. butter
Coconut or powdered sugar
In medium bowl combine first 4 ingredients; blend well. Chill dough. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Shape dough into 1 inch balls. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet. With thumb or forefinger make imprint in center of each cookie. Bake at 350 degrees for 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned. Immediately remove from cookie sheet; cool. In medium saucepan combine filling ingredients except coconut or powdered sugar; cook over low heat stirring constantly until smooth and thickened. Cool, top each cookie with about 1/4 teaspoon filling. Sprinkle with coconut or powdered sugar. 36 cookies.
Thanks a mill for inviting for tea. With your precious teaset, I would never hesitate to sit there with you & giggles ´till the wee in the morning. Then, I fly back to Stockholm §;-)
Happy day!
Charming! Love the story, the elegant simplicity of the tea tray, and the pop of color the strawberries provide. Nicely done!
This is utterly delightful and charming beyond! What apretty tea tray and precious, well written prose as well my dear!~..,
What a sweet, teatime treat! Thank you so mcuh for sharing this wonderful and heartwarming account of your niece and grandma and grandpa having morning tea with their little grandaughter!
My hubby and I have a bed and breakfast where we serve tea frequently.
Do feel most welcome to pop by and see this my second,’Tablescape Thursday’ creation as well my dear!
Cheers from Wanda Lee @ The Plumed pen
too cute!
I wish I was the guest receiving this! So lovely!
Lovely blue and white tea setting!
I love sharing tea with my granddaughter too. And you’ve made such a special tea tray. I would love waking in the morning and having something like this delivered to me! What fun.
This is so beautiful. I can just imagine the wonderful surprise of an overnight guest getting this! Thanks so much for sharing, and if you have a chance please come by and say hello. Cheers, Lia
Love the blue, very beautiful set!
I just love tea parties! Come by on Friday!
Hi Christi…
Ohhh…how sweet of your mama to make a special tea party for your neice! I’m sure this will always be a sweet memory for her! I love the Blue Danube tea set…gorgeous! Mmmm…it’s 6:45am for me and I’m thinking that I would like to have a special tea such as this before breakfast! Cookies and strawberries…yum!!! Thank you for sharing the tea party and the great recipe for lemon tea cookies!
Have a great day, sweet lady!
Chari @Happy To Design
Lovely tea tray. Please come by for a visit and be sure to add your link on Friday for Tea Party Friday while you are there.
What a beautiful tea set. I remember those cookies with the hole in the middle. My kids loved to slide those onto a finger and then eat them.
What a lovely story. And what lovely memories your niece must have. Beautiful setting. Thanks for sharing.
Carol
I want to go to my grandma’s!! I have these dishes but not the beautiful tray..but I am drooling.
Thanks for sharing.
Valerie
Christi, I love reading your posts! This one was a special treat. The pics you take are always good…makes me feel like I’m there with you. It sounds like little Danielle had a wonderful time with her grandparents. You all are a special family. Love ya!
This is such a sweet story! Your little neice must have had such a fun tea time!
I am such a blue and white lover! Your tea set is beautiful.
Your tray goes perfectly with your set. And those cookies sound really scrumptious!
Yvonne
So lovely. I would love to awaken to such a beautiful tray.
- The Tablescaper
Now I would love to wake up to a tea like this! So pretty!
Hi Ellen, Love the tea set and all the food looks so yummy…
xoxo’
Julie
Very pretty tea set…love the crispness of blue and white.
What a sweet tea! What wonderful memories she has of Grandma’s she’ll treasure forever.
That is SO sweet, Christi! I love that your mother put that sweet tray together for your niece.
When I was little, my best friend used to come by in the morning as her mother took her older siblings to school and afterwards to run errands, and we would sit on the floor on little pillows around a marble top antique coffee table and have a tea party with linen napkins and good china!
In those days, we had a cook who made the world’s most delicious bisquits (no one before or since made better… she even outdid Mrs. Schubert), and we would have those with crabapple jelly my grandmother made and butter. I love that memory, and how sweet for your little niece that she will get to share the same memory you have of your mother’s beautiful teaset.
Now, as to what else is out there… I have leprechauns dancing a jig on my blog. Hope you’ll drop by!
Happy Tablescape Thursday…
XO,
Sheila
Very pretty! I like the idea of tea-time before BREAKFAST! Now that is special!
DD
Your tea set and tray are so beautiful! I really love the blue and white and the strawberries and cookies look really good! Did you know there are (at least) 4 Tuesday blogging tea parties? You might want to consider joining.
Beautiful! I love Blue Danube. I think I’d really like those cookies too!!