Tablescape # 58 Twelve Days of Christmas

 Hello Everyone,

Welcome to My '12 Days of Christmas' Tea.  

To learn more about the reason for the '12 Days of Christmas' Go Here. 

I've set the table, and the soup is on the stove. 

While we're waiting for everyone to arrive, please pour yourself  a glass of  punch.

Everyone has arrived.  Please find your favorite tea from the tea box.
Pick your favorite tea pot and I will pour you some hot water to brew your tea.

We have our tea pot and now we can sit down and I will serve the soup.
Wild Mushroom soup in the Christmas dishes

Has everyone finished their soup?
Now it's time to sing. Yes! sing.
Story time:
I purchased this complete set of dishes from Domestication's a long time ago.

Every Christmas our family would use the dishes for our Christmas Dinner.

Our granddaughters would seek out the plate with the five golden rings.

 Usually our oldest granddaughter would find the plate and quickly sit down to claim the prize. 

She is now 21 years old and has a wonderful singing voice.  Last year she sang the part of Fantine in

 Les Miserables. At six years old she won a talent contest and an cash award.
Today she is busy studying to be a nurse.   

We would sing and laugh. And sing and laugh until every one's sides hurt.

What wonderful memories.

We did the same thing at my tea party. We sang. I mixed the plates up so we jumped around the table and tried to remember who had which plate. I hope you can imagine how funny we were. 

I invited 12 ladies.  Each sang their part perfect! We sang and laughed and we sang and laughed.

Thanks ladies.

I baked Vanilla scones with dried cranberries. To lather the scone I served butter, pomegranate jelly, whipped cream and homemade lemon curd. 

I found the Partridge in a Pear Tree cookie jar at a yard sale and had to do some minor repair work  to one of the five golden rings. I placed a pear and little golden rings on the table.

Each lady received a English cracker with the number of her plate. They took the crackers home as a favor along with a jar of homemade pomegranate jelly.   

I served 

Egg Salad Sandwiches

Shrimp Cocktail Canapes

and 

Turkey Salad Crostini with Cranberry Relish

The four gracious ladies on the left are my dear friends of 44 years. The beautiful lady at the left end is my awesome sister-in-law. The great lady at the end of the table is also part of the group of 44 years. The fabulous lady at the end on the right is a dear friend of many years. The ladies in blue and red were my wonderful traveling partners of 2011.  The last two incredible ladies were also on our trip to England and Scotland in 2011. 

I must say this now. I am truly blessed to have 12 of the most amazing women in my life.

I know I could go to each one of them and they would be there for me.

Thank you ladies. You are the best.

I served homemade Lemon Squares Supreme, Chocolate Truffles,

 and German Shortbread Cookies dipped in Chocolate for dessert. 

Thanks for visiting My Cozy Corner 

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See you soon!

xo

Betty