Victorian Afternoon Tea ~

Come along with me to an afternoon Victorian Tea at the Holly Hotel in Holly, Michigan~

My granddaughter and I on the steps leading up to the entrance of the Holly Hotel where her , my daughter and I took Victorian Tea on Saturday at 2:30 pm ~

Grand entrance to the Holly Hotel ~ This table greets you as you first walk in the door ~ We walked through this entry way into the room for our tea~ Beautiful decor in the entryway~

Love this antique teapot~

My sweet granddaughter sitting in a most elegant chair~

One view of the room from our table~

I love this ceiling!! I have seen a lot of old tin ceilings, but not like this one. Someday I would love to have a tin ceiling in my kitchen.

Now on to the delicious food ~

Our food was just perfect for a Saturday afternoon tea~

The first course consisted of:

Pecan scones with a dollop of raspberry cream

Chocolate muffin

Mixed fruit compote

(which consisted of pomegranate, black raspberries and blueberries...if I remember right)

All I know is that it was all wonderful!!

Our second course included:

Pate canape with roasted plum

Saffron cucumber tea sandwich

Spinach Mushroom Pinwheel

The saffron cucumber sandwich and the spinach mushroom pinwheel were both very good. In fact I could have made a meal out of those pinwheels if they would have let me! SO delicious!

But...not so fond of the pate. My daughter told the waitress, "we are naughty...I guess we just aren't refined enough".

I can't eat anything that resembles liver and neither could my daughter. That is one thing I have never developed a taste for. Our first clue should have been when we were seated and our waitress told us that she would change one of the sandwiches for our granddaughter with something else because she probably wouldn't like one of them....we should have asked then what it was...lol )

Our last course was dessert~

Cheesecake baked in paper (loved this presentation),

Chocolate tart with a dollop of chocolate mousse,

a tiny flaky pasty with a dollop of raspberry cream.

It was delicious!

We had tea served to us along with glasses of ice water and lemon. My granddaughter was trying so hard to be a little lady and she really did a wonderful job , but she got so tickled about them constantly refilling up her water. She would take a sip or two (literally) and over the waiter would come and fill it back up. After the third fill up, she was giggling. She told us later that she counted and they filled up her glass 7 times!

All in all it was a very fun day and a neat experience ~

Blessings~

A Fairy Tea Party ~

I can't believe that my darling granddaughter Allysha will turn 10 years old this week. Her mommy had a fairy tea party for her and a friend on Saturday and I just had to share the pictures that she emailed to me. A lot of detail and effort went into this party and Allysha was on cloud nine! She loved it and so did her friend~ Egg salad sandwiches, fruit salad, tiny cream puffs and punch with strawberries inside...oh yes and we can't forget the mint leaves that were in the punch too~

Two little fairies taking tea together~

Her mommy made this cake too. Isn't it so pretty~

My Allysha looking so grown up...where did the years go?

You can't have a fairy party without bubbles ~

Two adorable fairies that had a day to remember. Wish I could have been there...

Blessings~

Hmm....Dancing Sandwiches??

This is one of those signs that leaves you scratching your head and laughing! We spent the past few days at my daughters place up near Flint, Michigan and I took a picture of this sign to share with you for a good laugh. We passed it several times and wondered what they would say if we stopped in and asked to see those "dancing sandwiches". LOL

We also went to the Flint Institute of Art on Saturday to see the AMAZING European Masterpiece paintings that are on display Nov.29th through March 8th. I tell you I was just literally in awe over these old paintings that are just too beautiful for words. And the size of some of them ....just huge! I have a new appreciation for the painters of these indescrible pieces and the talent they had. Most were from the 1500's through the 1800's and I so wished I could take pictures of them , but it was not allowed. You must go see them if you ever get a chance. Blessings!