For years I’ve kept a “Dinner Party Diary” where I write about special parties ~ for the memories ~ it’s part diary, part scrapbook. And this MUSICA is for you, also for the memories . . . we can only imagine how many kisses there’ve been with this music playing in the background! (Just click on it and come right back, it will play while you read.)
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I started keeping track of parties in this book in 1993, but not every party I’ve ever given is here . . . it’s a tiny book and probably has only twenty parties. I only do them when I remember, or I’m in the mood, or the party is so good that I have to do it! Our Sunday Breakfast Party went right into the book: I remembered, I was in the mood, and it was good!
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Our 9th Anniversary is in this book too . . . that one was an afternoon tea party and we hired a piano player to play The Glory of Love, and all the other old songs we love. I always write down the names of guests, the menu, the dishes, and the weather. (And sometimes what we wore, and sometimes poems people say at the table.)
And here we are, getting ready for our 25th Anniversary Party. Starting with putting a clean tablecloth on the dining table; Girl Kitty had grown fond of the old one and wasn’t letting go of it so easily.
And then the flowers . . . it was supposed to be a combination Valentine’s & Anniversary party, but with the gorgeous weather, it turned out to be an impromptu celebration of Spring! We even had the door open! Birds were singing. It was gorgeous.
You can’t celebrate spring around here without daffodils! They are the cheeriest things!
A little pink for the coffee table.
Happy singing bird vases, a heart teapot, a matelassé bedspread for the tablecloth ~ and what breakfast party is complete without chocolate kisses?
Love? Romance? Hearts and flowers? Old music, best dearest friends . . . and delicious food. And everything pretty in pink!
I made the place cards; luckily Joe has a cork fetish and never throws them away, so I thought, what says celebration and happy memories more than a popped champagne cork . . . ? ♥
I tucked the cards into the wires on the back.
We needed a centerpiece. Joe and I took the QEII on what we called “our test run,” to see if we liked it, in 1997 from New York to Bermuda. Sailing on the QEII was something we talked about the first time we met — not necessarily doing it together (it was too soon for that at the time) but something we both wanted individually! So, of course we saved this little bottle of port we found waiting, when we finally did go, in our stateroom, and now it’s part of the glory of, the story of, love. ♥
Almost there, need napkins! Need food!
Jack helps by bouncing off the walls and aerating the chair backs with claw holes. Thank you Jack!
Yes, actual food will be served. I do adore setting the table, but I know that our guests are going to expect food, not just dishes and flowers! Here, Joe’s making crepes the day before, for the Cheese Blintzes we’re serving.
There they are, the blintzes; the lemon, basil, and ricotta-cheese filling is all rolled inside…. we covered the pan and put it in the fridge; the next morning we browned them in the frying pan before serving with delicious jams, applesauce and sour cream. The recipes for all of this will be in my new Breakfast Book!
Did the MUSICA go away? Noooo. Say it ain’t so. Can’t have that. ♥
Is there anything better than plain, old-fashioned, ice-cold, juicy-pink grapefruit on a spring morning? No, and I do what my mom taught me; I cut around each segment for easy eating.
Mmmmm, crisp-edged, crunchy Blueberry Corn Cakes and hot maple syrup! Gotta have it!
Homemade Applesauce made with Granny Smith’s, so fresh and appley! Yummy with Corn Cakes, delicious with pork sausages, perfect with Cheese Blintzes.
My Applesauce is full of apple bits with a little tooth to them, not the smoothed out stuff you get in the market . . . we served it cold. I put some roasted cranberries (left over from the cranberry marmalade I made for the blintzes) in the middle as decoration.
We had bacon, sausage, sliced steak and buttermilk biscuits too . . . the platters warmed on top of the stove. The southern style breakfast at Tara, with Scarlet O’Hara’s family, I read about in Gone with the Wind, was my inspiration for this . . . believe it or not we didn’t touch the decadence they managed to come up with! But we tried!
Margot and Tom weren’t able to make it 🙁 , they’re on their way to New Orleans 🙂 , but before they left, they stopped by with Margot’s gorgeous bouquet of Valentine roses ~ which were still beautiful; she thought we might like to have them at the party.
She was so right! I recut them and put them in a shorter vase and here they are, a little more Valentine love DNA, gracing the granola-yogurt-and fresh-fruit buffet we set up on the sideboard. Thank you Margot! (BTW, that sideboard was here when we bought the house; Mrs Bowditch (a previous owner) told me it was here when she bought the house in 1949; maybe it’s been here since the beginning, 1859, when the house was built and the Smith family moved in! I would like it to talk!)
Man Food.
And there it is in all its glory; we turned on the music and toasted to love and each other with icy tangerine juice and bloody Mary’s; we had tea, coffee, and everything you see on these plates! We talked about local island news while the birds sang outside the 
window; what’s been in our papers, what the ferry boat is up to these days, the weather (of course), how far up the daffodils have come, the blooming snowdrops, our gardens, Facebook, Twitter, movies, spring vacations; and we ate, and ate. I didn’t do a dessert (although I was tempted to make baked stuffed apples in a cream bath!) — but did we actually need anything more? No. We did not. Then everyone kissed good bye and went home; we washed the dishes, read the paper, and took a nap, then we went to the movies and saw the new silent movie called The Artist. And THAT was Sunday, pretty good huh? Love morning parties!
And for your patience for reading through this, not to mention WILLARD, who has spring fever just like me, and is going out to play all day today and tomorrow; you have a reward . . . I have something I’m really excited about . . . a giveaway I think you will love. Ready? OK, it’s these ~
Two Johnson Brothers, Rose Chintz Teacups! Yes! With saucers! “Sing Ho for the Life of a Bear!” My own set actually has twenty cups-and-saucers, many more than I will ever need! So I am giving away two of them! They come with invisible magic as they were right there on Sunday, at the party of love. (But, of course, just like the sideboard, they won’t talk!) All you have to do to be entered is to leave a comment; “Vanna” will draw a name in about three days . . . want to make sure you all get a chance to enter to get a little springtime pink in your life. ♥
HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY GIRLFRIENDS! Sing HO!
OH Susan, I love writing down my dinner party details too. I have your “Celebrations” book which is the book I’m currently using. I probably have a dozen small notebooks with Dinner Parties dating back 20 years 🙂 This is why I love you- no one else understands why I journal about my get-togethers. xoxo
I do! 🙂
I loved your post on your anniversary breakfast! It was almost as if I were there, helping with the cooking/baking, rearranging the flowers, setting up the table…perhaps even carefully lifting Girl Kitty and the tablecloth from the table before putting the fresh tablecloth on :). The breakfast looked wonderful, with so many choices to choose from! Thank you so much for inviting us over and getting such a wonderful peak at your special day! Now if you could only transfer over the blog the wonderful smells that must have filled your home…..:)))!
I’ve been thinking about that!
The teacups are beautiful – I’d love to add them to may collection! I inherited my mother’s teacup collection and have been adding to it. Thanks for the opportunity to win them 🙂
Thank you for sharing your lovely writing, photos, and artwork with us! A feast for the soul!
What a fun looking party! I love all the decorations, and those tea cups are beautiful.
Thank you for sharing your celebration with us! We are celebrating an early “Spring” here in Michigan too! (as I look out my window and see big, fat snowflakes float down onto the already budding magnolia trees!)
Boy, the stories that sideboard could tell! I would love to hear them!
Oh I’m afraid I put on a pound or two just ogling all the lovely food!
You’ve inspired me to host my own breakfast party. You really know how to set the mood. So cheerful and cozy. Off to find some Earl Grey Lavender tea (hopefully to pour into those marvelous teacups).
Hi Susan! You are so talented! Your friends are so blessed to have you in their lives! It was so nice of you and Joe to have such a nice meal for them. The table looked beautiful!! Love the tea sets!! Thank you for sharing!!!
Oh Susan, you DO know how to bring the magic and inspire desire! I love that you share yourself and your life so generously with us. Thank you! And thank you for the chance to share those gorgeous, magic teacups with a friend here on my very own secluded patio retreat. They will be the perfect complement to a cozy spot and time spent with a special friend! Choose me; oh please choose me!
What a lovely party ! I enjoyed reading about it – and your Willard as well. It absolutely MADE my morning ! The *giveaway* stopped my heart, however. I collect tea cups (mostly three legged ones) but yours are beautiful. I’m keeping my fingers crossed. hahahahah As usual, I can’t tell you how I enjoy your mail.
Thanks for everything….
nicki
LOVED the party memories blog today! I am completely inspired for our party this weekend at our home with loved ones ~ family and “love like they are” family ~ gathering to celebrate the fact that I turned the big 6-0MG!! I also LOVE breakfast parties!! It’s a great warm-up to party the whole rest of the day!!
xxxooo to SusieB!!
Happy Birthday Cindy!
Please create and develop a television/cable show to showcase all your creative talents!!!! You have so many real-life, elegant, and doable creative ideas for heart and home!!!!!!! Please continue to share!!!!!!!!! Hellloooooo Food Network,
Cooking Channel, TLC!!!!!!!!!
Yes, would you please tell them 🙂
What a great idea! Something on tv that would actually be worth watching!
What beautiful cups and saucers – put my name in the mix!
What a lovely breakfast party, Susan! Thank you for sharing and allowing us to enjoy through your pictures and writings. And I LOVE the Rose Chintz teacups! Thank you for sharing them with others. 🙂
What fun reading about your beautiful brunch. I’m glad you had a fun day. Happy Anniversary.
Oh how I loved reading of your party! Makes me ache for the “real” spring. Here in New England we are having an unusually warm winter. Days warm and bright instead of cold and clouded. What a treat it has been! I can just imagine being there with all the lovelyness…I smell the bacon (who doesn’t like bacon). Thank you so much for sharing this Susan!
What a beautiful and memorable party setting! I actually try to do the same thing when I have people here. Sunday I had a home made ice cream and cupcake party with a Valentine theme and those teacups would have been such a pretty addition to my collection. They are so elegant but happy. I would love to add them to my tea room shelf.
hope these are the ones with the little flowers on the INSIDE of the cup…they sure would help me feel better on the back end of this cold/sinus-ear infection blitz from which I am recovering
MASherman
Feel better Marcia — yes there are flowers inside the cups!
I adore those teacups and saucers! Your party looks beautiful, fun, relaxed, and lovely — a perfect success 🙂
Lovely party. I have Rose CHintz as well but not as much as you do!!! Love it.
Happy Anniversary belatedly! xx
Hi Susan! thank you for sharing your beautiful day with us…it was just breathtaking. You are such an inspiration to me…. Thank you…
Susan…..oh, my, a Willard, a new blog post, and a give-away!! You make life such a joy. I was hoping you would post about your Anniversary/Valentine/Breakfast party…..and what a great job you did, from table cloth to the afternoon nap. To be
able to add your cups and saucers right from you table to mine, would be even lovelier. Thanks for all the wonderful memories. Rachel
Thank YOU Rachel!
Memories are made of this…my first tea party was at my home in Reseda, CA when my Mom, Nani and Great Granny sat down to “fancy cups and saucers” that had to be held with my pinky out! Difficult for a 4 year old, but the beginning of a love affair with making memories around the table.
I graduated from Reseda High School!
Hmmm….ironic. A giveaway of cups and saucers when I’m trying to figure what to do with some little crochet cups and saucers my mother made in the weeks before she died. Maybe there will be some magic karma in that….
Beautiful! I would love those teacups! Ever since my daughter was little I’ve wanted to have a teaparty. Now she is a teenager it may not be as “cool” as when she was small. Those teacups would be a great gift for her hopechest.
I can’t wait for the new book!! All that food looks so yummy!!
PS. Happy Anniversary!!
Thank goodness what is cool changes throughout our lives!
What a wonderful party! and many more lovely anniversaries!
What a breakfast menu, lots of glorious food!!!
Wow, Susan!!! Your party/food description and pictures blew me away!!! How you have the energy and creativity to do all that is astonishing!!!! Your friends (and we) are so blessed to have you!!! Everything was beyond beautiful!!!
My biggest LOL in this blog was – “Jack helps by bouncing off the walls and aerating the chair backs with claw holes. Thank you Jack!”
Did you LOVE “The Artist”?!? We did!!!!
I liked it more than loved it, but Joe loved it!!
BTW – I adore your “happy, singing bird vases”!!!!
What a lovely party! Thanks for sharing the beautiful pictures with us! Your blogs are always so inspiring and fun, and my favorite to follow!
Loved the party pictures ~ yummy looking food!
Thank you for sharing the before, during, and after details of your brunch with your friends. Made me feel like I was there! Gorgeous table and delicious food – can’t wait for the recipe for those yummy blintzes!
You are so generous to give away two of your cups and saucers that are part of your set of rose chinz china. (I have always adored anything from Johnson Bros.)
They would go perfectly with my latest teapot purchase! (My soon-to-be-retired husband and I have begun to practice your 4 p.m. tea habit as often as we are able.)
Thanks for your generous and cheerful spirit. You make the world a better place!
Hugs,
Sue
Are you just the sweetest or what?? Yes, you are. Sharing your tea cups is just wonderful I think. I hope they come to live with me, but I’m sure their next home will be happier because they’ve arrived.
Loved your breakfast party. So festive. So perfect.
And if that sideboard could talk no one else could get a word in edgewise, but oh, the fun you’d have hearing the delightful stories.
Our daffodils are blooming, too. I’m bringing some in today to celebrate spring’s soon arrival. Today feels just like it’s here already.
What a wonderful “breakfast party!!” Motivation to do one – thank you. It was gorgeous – of course 🙂
Thank you, Susan, for sharing all the details of your party – I felt like I was right there with you all – such a lovely time we had! I especially loved all the flowers and hearing the birds sing!
What a delightful way to spend a Sunday! Breakfast. Yum.
Love the teacups!
Love this pattern! Think I may start collecting it. Teacups would be a good start!
Such a lovely celebration. I collect vintage (and other) teacups. Would’ve love have 2 from the Heart of the Home. Thanks so. Much for thinking of this giveaway.
What a lovely table you set, why it looks just as good as breakfast! You know, for a very long time (36 yrs) I’ve thought that my guy was just the best…but, I think you might have caught a “keeper” too!
Congratulations!
Oh my goodness; what a lovely party! And what a charming giveaway; two of the cups and saucers that were present for the lovely event. Thanks for the chance to win, Susan!
Love it all! I am going to tell my daughter about the Dinner Party Book, such a great idea!! Beautiful party. Thanks for sharing.
I love, love, the soft gentle way you decorate and the pink and white plates are to die for!!!
I can’t say anything more than I ADORE you and the joy you bring to every single thing you do.
Sweet!
I love how you make every day or event such a wonderful experience. So creative!!
I have my fingers crossed.
Ahhhh, nothing better than checking email and seeing a Willard. Or reading your blog. Whatever season, you “fire us up” to enjoy every moment of it. Thanks for all the inspiration and lovely images your writing and photos produce!
Beautiful cups and saucers! They would make every cup of tea an occasion. I love the wallpaper I glimpsed behind the sideboard. It reminds me of the roses that grow in my backyard and I am so ready to see them again this year! Thank you for sharing with us.
Please put my name in the pot. How funny, I purchased two tea cup/saucers this weekend to put into a door prize basket.
What goes around comes around!
Pink for spring! Those teacups are just beautiful!
Your “love brunch” looked so, so charming and once again, I LOVE your attention to detail. The menu looked amazing, too. Now my belly is growling!
As I was taking my treadmill walk this morning I was thinking that I should tell you something: You have helped me to appreciate my dear husband more. I will always love him to the moon and back – but have been genuinely enjoying our time together and just…appreciating him more! Love is contagious and there is nothing like the real thing!
That just makes me so happy!! xoxo Thanks for telling me that!
You’re welcome. Thank YOU! xoxoxo!
Breakfast looks DELICIOUS! Thanks for the happy blog as always…
Good Afternoon Sweetest Sue…First Happy Mardi~Gras! Fat~Tuesday!…ok…I Just read Then Re~Read Your Blog…Spring is Clearly in The Air! all Those Flowers! & You are so right Daffodils are Truly The Cheeriest Things! Oh My Goodness…All That Yummy Food…I am Now Starving! 🙂 & Your Table…Truly Beyond Gorgeous!…& Joe’s Cork Fetish…Fabulous Place~Cards! I Save all Our Wine~Corks & Herbster is going to Make them into Fishing Bobbers(Shhhhhhhhhhhhh) 🙂 They Float! Your Sunday Breakfast Party was Filled with Magic…Congratz! I Love that Tiny Book filled with all The Memories of Your Parties! Excellent Idea! I actually Feel Like I was one of Your Guests at this Party…pass The Icy Cold Tangerine Juice Please… 🙂 Yummy!…. so How was The Movie…The Artist?… I Think it’s up for a few Oscars this Sunday! Yay! That’s ♫♪♪ The Story of That’s The Glory of L♥ve…♫♪♪ & omgggggggggggg Those Rose Chintz Teacups….(My Fingers are Crossed) Come On Vanna! Wishing You a Yummy Day….xoxo Poof! Happy Mardi~Gras! ♥♥♫♠♪♪ 🙂
Corks, side by side, make darling bulletin boards too! Hi Angie!
ooooo-how lovely! Looks like you had enough food for all the girlfriends!!!
You’ve inspired me to give a party and enjoy friends we don’t see nearly enough of…thank you for adding beauty to our days, Susan!
Oh My Goodness, looking at these pics makes me want to have a spring tea party for my girlfriends. I am going to start planning as soon as I get off the computer. Love the book you keep of parties, wish I had been doing that for last 30 or so years but guess it is never too late to start…
Oh! I love the wonderful dinner diary, how fun to remember all the little details that make a special occasion, extraordinary!!! Hugs to you!!!!
I love the idea of keeping ideas from a party in a little notebook. The memories will be there forever, as well as, ideas for future parties. I may have to borrow that idea!
We were thinking of having a breakfast party for Easter. What a lovely table, and the food looked wonderful. You inspire me!! Thanks
Oh how fun!!! Thank you for inviting us all to be at your party!! I love the quilt-ish ness of the tablecloth—ingenious Susan; really. And man-food, right? Yes, they want their MEAT at the table. You took care of it all…..
It’s pink and romantic and lovely and sunshine-y and I know they’re talking about it still today. It’s that ‘oh my goodness’ kind of event that you just want to re-create but can’t….
and the teacups? You know I love a teacup and saucer— but, I’m just happy with the pictures and the story and the musica and the kitty tales….. (and tails). Oh, I wish Rod wasn’t allergic to kitties.
Our anniversary celebration was just wonderful over the weekend…..and guess what? My card contained tickets to see James Taylor!!! I’ve seen him so many times, I consider myself part of the family sometimes. (he doesn’t know it though).
Lovely party Susan……you could be a party planner! SB Weddings, inc. hmmmmm……
xoxo
As long as it’s a wedding for ten 🙂 Wonderful Anniversary gift for you and Rod to share!!
Lovely. Just (sigh), lovely.
Mmmmm, good looking feast ~ I’m practically drooling now! Tell Lowely that we love the P.G. Tips tea too…..but for some reason we call it “Piggle Wiggle Tea” to be funny (I think it reminds us of Beatrix Potter somehow).
I like your name!
We drink many different types of tea but PG Tips is a favorite–and I’m going to remember that name, too! Won’t that be funny to answer when a girlfriend asks, “What kind of tea is this?” !!! 🙂
What a beautiful memory you made! Thanks for sharing it with us!
Loved this post today, seeing pictures of your beautiful table & flowers, your menu, the food, your adorable little helper Jack. I love it all… and I would dearly love to win the pretty tea cups and saucers that have graced your table! You are so sweet Susan. Thank you for doing this!!
Real truly is my pleasure!
Loved you party. I felt like I was right there-thought I could even smell the bacon. Love your blog, such inspiration and love those teacups.
What a wonderful brunch! Only 10 of you to eat all of that? You could be my family 🙂 Good food, good weather and good friends both there and here to share it with! I’d love the magic of those cups! (Glad though, sometimes, that my furniture CAN’T talk!) — Have a Blessed Day!
LOL, I think I know what you mean!
What a lovely breakfast you served! (I took notes.) I love the idea of tangerine juice as opposed to orange juice!! Now I have to go run to the store for some “Cuties.” mmmmm!!
I love reading about your fun parties and seeing your gorgeous home & decor!!! 🙂
We had tea from our darling new Emma Bridgewater heart teapot on Sunday and listened to the birds, took the dog for a walk at the beach, and enjoyed the fresh air and sunshine! Happy Anniversary, Susan! Here’s to you and Joe, and here’s to 25 more years of fun and joy together!!!
What a perfect day!
Wow! Thanks for the chance to win! Although I’m already a winner because each enchanting blog post you share is a gift all its own! Thanks Susan! <3
Thank you Mary!
Your special day looks wonderful in every way. I have a diary of menus from successful meal plans through the years, but not as pretty or informative as yours.
My Grandma had Rose Chintz and I now have the pieces that remain–I would love the teacups! Actually, I would love your memory book! (At least, to see it all)
I’ll show some more of it soon. It’s not fancy, but it’s a fun little memory!
I love everything about your party. The only thing I don’t like is that I would have loved to have been there in person. Entertaining is a lost art and you both have it down pat. Thank you for sharing and I would be honored to win the giveaway.
I feel lucky because my friends all love to entertain, so we keep each other quite busy, eating!
What a perfectly delightful breakfast party! How fun for your friends to be invited to your lovely home for such a cozy feast. You have given me lots of ideas for a breakfast party of my own. Thanks, Susan!
What a wonderful spread! I love breakfast. Perfect time for a party. Here’s to another great year for you and Joe!~cheers, Shelagh from Nova Scotia
What a lovely breakfast…..full of love! I so enjoyed seeing your table set so beautifully. It actually lifted my mood on a grey winter’s day here in Michigan. Such inspiration….the flowers, yummy looking food and a warming cup of tea. Spring promises to come!
Please invite me to your next party! How beautiful and yummy!
Wonderful party! Loved all of your pretty pics!
Oooooh, what a lovely feast for the eyes. You’re so gracious with sharing your heart & your home with us. Thank you!
What a great party! I would love to do that. The cups are beautiful. Thanks for sharing!
Dear Susan, once again thank you for making the everyday magical. You’re table is so beautiful and your enthusiasm the best of all. You’ve inspired me to try and find a set of the beautiful dishes for my own home as I love roses and soft colors. However, how special it would be to have two cups from the actual affair! And how special are you that you wish to share them with one of us. Thank you for being you.
You are truly an inspiration – love the “Musica” too. And the singing bird vases!!! Gorgeous!! The flowers, the dishes, . . . . love it all! Thank you so much for sharing your breakfast party!!
This is a first for me…I had to let you know how much I enjoy your blog and the way you “take me away” to your wonderful world! I call it my “Calgon” time…remember those commercials? My grandmother started me on a tea cup collection when I was 6 years old and now I have a 6 year old granddaughter of my own. The tea cups inspired me to write and thank you for sharing.
Glad you did Rhonda!
It all looks so beautiful Susan! You are truly an inspiration and have inspired me to start a party diary… what a lovely idea. Thank you!!
Such a beautiful table! I LOVE those bird vases!! I can hear them singing! And the food is mouth-watering! You are an inspiration, Susan! Going to have a cup of tea now!
Aahhhh….I feel like I was there at your party. Thanks for sharing your fun times with us! I can’t wait for your new book!
Thanks for the detailed report on the party. You went all out! It is nice to have a morning party because then you have the rest of the day to yourselves. Did you like “The Artist”? I had a hard time getting into it. We’ll see what the Academy thinks on Sunday night. The teacups are so pretty!
I liked it, but I wouldn’t put it on my forever love movie list. Joe loved it though, and so did almost everyone I talk to, which makes me think maybe I missed something! 🙂 I didn’t care much for Iron Lady either — very hard to please these days I guess!
Happy Anniversary!!! What a fun sounding party! A brunch with friends is on my list for my new house with finally enough room. Your parties are an inspiration!
I’m so not like this, but I’m just going to shamelessly come right out and say “I need those tea cups!” When my precious grandmothers passed, the only thing I wanted of theirs were pretty tea cups. Two from one grandma and one from the other. Then, when I was expecting my daughter (16 years ago), my friend, Jenn, added to my collection with a pretty cup with violets on it. New, but vintage looking. The collection has grown over the years through gifts and special cups I find in little shops here and there. Some old, some new. Whatever strikes me. It’s very eclectic and I can’t wait to use them for a tea party very soon.
Meanwhile, my mom started a “demitasse size” tea cup collection for my daughter (now 15 1/2), which she loves! Wouldn’t it be FUN for us to have matching mother/daughter tea cups from the personal Susan Branch collection? We think so! Fingers crossed! 🙂
XO
I feel like I was there! What a great party….
And, yes I love the tea cups, too!
Dear Susan.
It looks like another tea party success. Every thing looks so appealing. I would love to add these two teacups to my collection. I have some Johnson Brothers White Ironstone dishes that I have had for over forty years. This pattern is beautiful, and I love pink. Please, Please draw me. Thank You!
Elizabeth
i so enjoy your pictures, along with the story of each one … so talented, miss susan … keep us afloat with all the fantasies your blogs conjure up ~ ~ ~
Do my best!
Would love to have a little pink in my life!
Your anniversary /Valentine Day party was a treat to see! Lovely table, delicious food and dear friends—what a winning combination!
What a lovely story! You live a storybook life. Oh, and Vanna, pick me. I cold use a bit of the storybook.
Hugs,
Thanks for sharing your lovely anniversary party. Congratulations to you and Joe. May you be blessed with many more! I have a collection of Johnson’s Brothers Summer Chintz dishes. Those Rose Chintz teacups and saucers are beautiful.
What a fantastic party! Gives me inspiration for a morning tea that I want to do with my closest girlfriends.
Love the idea of keeping a book with the information about great parties you have. What better way to look back later for more inspiration.
I never did a “Breakfast Party”! It looks like so much fun and yummy for both the boys and the girls… I will have to try it. Do we have to wait for the Breakfast Book for all of the recipes??? Maybe you could just share the homemade cranberry marmalade now 🙂
What a gorgeous day you had! Beautiful all the way around. Congratulations on 25 years!
Love seeing your tables all set for dinner guests…
Your table is so beautiful. You truly inspire us all to make special memories. Thank you — it warms my heart to read your emails and the joy you receive from making your home a special place. Thank you for sharing it with your readers.
The teacups are beautiful. I’d love to win them.
Your table looked lovely and the food scrumptious! I can’t wait for your Breakfast Book to be published so I can try all these recipes. How did Jack like being outside for the first time?
He was a little bit shaky — fine in my arms, but when we put him on the ground, we were reminded of what a little baby he really is!
Everything looking so delicious! I’m trying to diet…this is not helping. We are going to Palm Desert to visit with many friends who come down from Seattle for sun and fun and we always eat toooo much! Guess we will have to do double on our hikes. Thanks for the great idea of placecards using champagne corks. We love the bubbly so now I will start saving them. I sent my daughter one of your lovely heart hot chocolate cups for V-day and her birthday coming up maybe she will be lucky and inherit these lovely cups and saucers. You are so generous. Also love your bird centerpieces. Is there a recipe anywhere for the blueberry corn cakes? Would love it. Cheers!
It will be in my new Breakfast book !
Once again-lovely-the simpler things in life RULE!!!!!
What a lovely party! What a wonderful friend you are to put that all together! Though it seems you had just as much fun setting things up! I felt like I was right there from your description. I would love to have these tea cups to have my own tea party to celebrate spring, Leap day, or just a Wednesday. Thank you for bring you!
Parties like that are also a big help as inspiration for me to get the house cleaned up!
That is what I always say. One of my friends said to me, “You are always entertaining!” I told her that is the way I keep the house cleaned up. If it starts getting klutzy, I think to myself, “Time to have company and get things spiffed up!”
It works every time! 🙂
It really does!
Just admiring the pictures makes me hungry and long for a charming party. The lovely tea cups would be a precious addition to my lonely kitchen. 😀