Fashionable and Pink Tea Time!

Welcome to Fashionable Fridays with Fifi and Pink Saturday with Beverly at How Sweet the Sound and of course, Mothers Day weekend! As a little girl I had many cups of tea with my mother and have many wonderful memories of tea parties at our kitchen table. In honor of my Mother and her day, I invite you to low tea served on high tables!

Before we begin our party, let's take a moment to look back at the history of tea time.

It is believed that tea time actually was created by the French who imported tea long before the British. Legend has it that Anna Marie Stanhope, the Duchess of Bradford and one of Queen Victoria's ladies in waiting, is the one who brought tea time to London due to her late afternoon "sinking feeling" and her need for a snack. She began to invite her lady friends to come around for a bit of "tea and walking in the fields."

In this country, we think all afternoon tea is high tea and begins at 4 o'clock. In actuality, high tea is dinner and is called high because it is served at a regular height table. Low tea is what we, in the US, think is high tea. Tea and snacks are served and not considered a dinner but a snack before dinner. Low tea is traditionally served on low tables much like our coffee tables.

Now that we know all that...let's have a cuppa and go walking in the fields!

Let's get all dressed up in our hats and gloves...
a simple tea dress...
or a runway fierce tea dress.
Step down the rose covered pathway to...
our lovely garden all set for tea!
We have some tea sandwiches...
and of course some scones...
and some FAB tea cookies!
Take your tea cup and stroll through the gardens...

There are some lovely benches to sit on sheltered
by the magnificent wisteria and

more tables of goodies to find set out among...

the gardens of Irises...

and gardens of Lilies.

I hope you have enjoyed your tea and a lovely walk through the gardens.

Happy Fashionable Friday and Pink Saturday!

And most of all if you are a Mom,

Happy Mothers Day!

Kathellen Ellis at Kathleen Ellis Life Style Design is in the tea party business. If you would like her to throw a tea party for you, send her an e-mail for more information.