Thank goodness this is a non-work day! There is SO MUCH yard work to do – I’ll never catch up. Oh, well. It is what it is.
SO let’s start to get the posts up to date, at least. My post on May 2nd explained that Kelly called about lunch time, and she had a change of plans. She originally expected to come up later in the day on Saturday. It turned out her Friday evening plans fell away, so she let me know that her and Chase were coming up Friday, mid-afternoon. Which was great news! I had just finished spending the morning at the Steele house (Hanna’s Town), setting up for Saturday’s spring tea.
So that meant two things. First, we’d spend more time together. Second, she was available to help in scullery (non-glamorous kitchen work!) at the tea on Saturday. That’s always a plus! Here are a few picture of setting up.
So Kelly and Chase got here about 3:30pm. We got everyone settled in for the weekend, then decided it was time for supper. Chase requested Domino’s pizza, which is his favorite. Kelly and I are not a fan. So we ordered pizza from two places. Kelly and I got Giannilli’s and Chase the Dominos. At least he would have leftovers while we were gone all day Saturday and Sunday. So that worked.
Chase was still asleep when Kelly and I left on Saturday. We snipped some lilacs off the trees in my yard, and some different shades of Azaleas, and a few Columbine. Once we got to Hanna’s Town we hit the floor moving. We spent the day putting food together, plating food, adding garnish, keeping the spiced tea hot and strong. We had several servers – here are two – Carol and Ruth.
It’s always a relief when the first setting is ready to be served and everyone is ready for the next step! Cleanup!
Notice the pansy in the center!
We had two setting – at 11:30am and at 2pm. The day kept us moving, for sure! But we all work together pleasantly and diligently, and had a good time and a great day. Serving was flawless and we received a lot of compliments on the setting, the food, and the overall event. Another tea under our belts! Or maybe our aprons! I should have taken more pictures of the tables, etc – I’ll make that note for next year!
Kathleen, Priscilla, Roxane, me, Claudia, Laura
Kelly took the photo.
To be a guest at our Spring or Fall tea, keep an eye on the website at www.westmorelandhistory.org. Reservations and payment information are posted in spring and fall. We sell out quickly so keep checking! There’s lots to see and do at the site, so make plans to visit soon!
On Sunday Kelly and I spent the day in Ligonier at free museum day. Rain was predicted but we didn’t really have any to interfere with the day. There’s a lot of pictures from that, too, so I’m going to post the Museum Day tomorrow. But to finish this post, I’ll include Logan’s senior pictures. I chose three but there were so many! And to add to that, Logan’s puppy Ransom had his senior picture taken, too. He’s very studious.
As the evening closed out last night, God painted the sky beautiful shades of pink and blue just for fun! I took two here at my place, and Di sent two that her sister Rosemary sent from the other side of town!
SCRIPTURE of the DAY:
PEANUTS?
TOMORROW May 6th is:
International No Diet Day; National Beverage day; National Crepe Suzette Day; National Foster Care Day; National Nurses Day; National Teachers’ Day; National Tourist Appreciation Day; Poem on your Pillow Day; World Asthma day; Donkey Week.
I don’t want to spend a week thinking about donkeys! I know I appreciate BEING a tourist. Celebrate tomorrow – and today, while you’re at it. God bless…
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