What To Wear To A English Tea Party

My ladies group at church is putting on an English tea party, requesting hats & gloves, but how dressy do I get?

Welcome to Pink Saturday

Every Saturday I participate with other women in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness. This is called Pink Saturday and is presented by Beverly at http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/

I seem to have quite a few pink things at my house.....today on Pink Saturday I am sharing a few....

I love needlework pillows....don't know how to do it myself though....

I collect little things for my kitchen window sill...

Have a lovely day! Do something special for someone who has cancer!

If Those Tea Parties Were Funded By The Republican Party Is It Safe To Say That The Anti-war Protests Are

Sponsored by the Democratic Party?

Is The tea Party Movement An

Senior White House adviser David Axelrod suggested that the “Tea Party” movement was an “unhealthy” reaction to the tough economic climate facing his country. Which raises the question, if the peaceful assembly of American citizens against their government is “unhealthy” does this then mean these citizens are mentally ill and need to be medicated?http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/200…

Why Are Some Dems Sooooo Upset Over The Tea-party Protest

Some democrats seem so bothered by the American people protesting against Debt and run away government I thought they love protesting and of course they are soooo "Tolerant" of other view points....right?

Getting some Holiday Cooking Ideas from Williams Sonoma

Yesterday we had a small blizzard and most of the stores in Old Colorado City stayed closed. I spent the day reading behind my counter- hardly anyone came in the door.
Do you know about Chuck Williams who began his first Williams Sonoma back in 1956? There are now over 235 stores nationwide. I just got three new cookbooks that you will love:

With the holidays coming these books are wonderful! The first one here "Thanksgiving Entertaining" shows you how easy it is to bake Brie and cover it with dried fruits. You have all heard this but few of us actually do it! Easy! The book offers everything you need to know about preparing your turkey too!

There is a wonderful recipe for Cheddar Chive Biscuits you must bake! As you look inside this cookbook you will find 4 types of Thanksgiving Meals and one will be your style for sure!

The next book is "Thanksgiving"......

For a long time I have been wanting to do "Bacon Wrapped Figs" for an appetizer. I must confess to you that I have never made them but herein are all the directions.

And have you ever made a steamed pudding? The instructions show you how to make Steamed Cranberry Pudding and homemade Rum Brandy Ice Cream...I have an old antique ice cream maker in the basement so this is timely!

This cookbook also has recipes for 4 dressings and some lovely stuffed mushrooms with crab and almonds. These caught my eye for sure!

The last book is "Christmas" and also has a steamed pudding with the same instructions. This one is Persimmon Cranberry Pudding! Also, another stuffed mushroom recipe for an appetizer.

After spending the day flipping the pages of these 3 cookbooks - I highly recommend them for the holidays!

Who Thinks That War Is The Same As Having A Tea Party

Right after 9/11 you couldn't drive down the road without seeing flags all over peoples cars. The same after we first declared war in Iraq. Now all of a sudden people are so against the military and our troops. Calling them names like baby killers and other horrible things. It makes me sick. I could drive miles without seeing an American flag. What is going on people. Remember, Bush said that this war wasn't going to be easy. He also said it was going to be a long war. He was supported then. Did people forget? And don't give me this war is over oil crap. I haven't seen any oil. Must be my republican free gas card got lost in the mail.

Is It Time For Another Boston Tea Party

No Taxation Without Representation!

Jeannine Garofalo Said On Tv That Tea Party Participants Were Exhibiting pure Racism

Does this mean that if Obama were white, we wouldn't mind his tripling the federal deficit?

Goodie Bags For Tea Party Sleepover

I'm having a tea party sleepover and I want to have goodie bags for the girls. Were kinda tight on money (like everyone else is) and I need some cheap but enjoyable things for the goodie bags. What can I use? Thanks to everyone who replies!!!

Never Too Many Tea Books 3

We often play the soothing music from Afternoon Tea Serenade in my store. I have personally made many of the recipes from this combination cookbook and CD. Just knowing you are baking scones using a recipe from Harrod's is really fun!

Bruce Richardson's Great Tea Rooms of America and Great Tea Rooms of Britain are full of beautiful photos and recipes to match! I especially enjoy all the information about the Maids of Honor Tarts. From the original Victoria Books, The Art of Taking Tea is now printed in paperback. Taking Tea with Alice is full of ideas for your next children's tea party.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN

Hope you are all having a fun October! Here is a picture of the Jack-O-Lantern's we carved this week. My kids are so excited to go Trick or Treating. My boys are dressing up as little cowboys. They are the cutest little cowboys I've ever seen! I will be dressing up as Dolly Parton, my husband is a Gold Miner and our little girl is his Gold Nugget. We went with a Western theme this year. We are all excited for Halloween. Our food menu for the day will be Pumpkin Pancakes for breakfast, Mummy Dogs and Apple Peanut Butter monster mouths for lunch, and Chili and Cornbread for dinner. Halloween is my favorite holiday, and we have been celebrating all month between our sicknesses. Yes, we were victims of the Swine Flu! We had it... it was an awful week... but now we are done with it! Here is a great last minute Halloween treat idea. It is so simple. They are super kid friendly...especially with the sucker stick.


All you have to do is make Rice Krispie treats by following the recipe on the box. Spread into a buttered cookie sheet. To make spreading a lot easier use a fork and dip your fork in cold water as you spread. Sprinkle with Halloween colored sprinkles. Let them cool completely before cutting out with your favorite Halloween cookie cutters. Add mini chocolate chips for eyes if desired. Stick your sucker stick in and you've got a treat! You can wrap them up as party favors, class treats, or just to throw into your kids' lunch box. I don't know a kid who doesn't like rice krispie treats. They are always a big hit!

Enjoy, and have a happy and safe Halloween! We carved this pumpkin today with a stencil I found online. My kids were just tickled to have a Mickey pumpkin. Tomorrow I am going to make some Haunted Gingerbread Houses. I will just use Graham Crackers, chocolate and orange frosting and Halloween candies. If they turnout, I will post them next year.

HAVE A SPOOKTACULAR HALLOWEEN!

Are Any Of You Hunters Going To Any Tea Partys Today

Apperantly there are quite a few going on today through out the country, whats your stand?

Are You Going To A Tea Party Tomorrow

If so what are you taking with you? Signs etc- I plan to attend 2 of them.

Liberals Attacked The Tea Parties As Tools Of The Republican Party So Whats This

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_health_car… Is this not the exact same thing, an organized arm of the Democratic Party? Are these people not doing the same exact thing as the Tea Party folks, just on the opposite side of the fence?

When Obama Invites Osama Into The United States For A Sit-down Tea Party What Will You Do

"When Obama invites Osama into the United states for a sit-down tea party, what will you do?" I'll start selling "President Sarah Palin" t-shirts and bumper stickers in 2012. Robert S writes: "He invited Taliban to his ranch during the 1990s." Lie.http://www.apfn.org/apfn/gonzales.htm Last week Unocal, the Houston-based company bidding to build the 876-mile pipeline from Turkmenistan to Pakistan, invited the Taliban to visit them in Texas...The Taliban ministers and their advisers stayed in a five-star hotel and were chauffeured in a company minibus...The men, who are accustomed to life without heating, electricity or running water, were amazed by the luxurious homes of Texan oil barons. Invited to dinner at the palatial home of Martin Miller, a vice-president of Unocal, they marvelled at his swimming pool, views of the golf course and six bathrooms. After a meal of specially prepared halal meat, rice and Coca-Cola, the hardline fundamentalists - who have banned women from working and girls from going to school - asked Mr Miller about his Christmas tree."

Never too Many Tea Party Books 2

Perhaps you are looking for a book that digs deep into all the different types of tea, herbals, where tea comes from and scientific data about teas.........here it is:

This week I am featuring some of my favorite tea books that I carry at my store..... Elizabeth Knight has done extensive research for this book about Celtic Teas....since my birth father had a Welsh name I was very interested.......and you will love all the background she has found about these countries and the traditions of tea.

I had mentioned this book, "Afternoon Tea" a week or so ago - the pictures of each dish are very helpful.....I am glad this is back in print again!

Nan Taylor, a tea speaker and expert from California has this book full of information and suggestions for various types of tea groups, plus recipes, plus, plus, plus!

Why Dont The British Seperate The Whigs And Tories For Punishment Following The Tea Party

First, how would you have told the difference? Second, what law would have allowed the imprisonment of men for nothing more than their political belief? Third, how many troops would it have taken to do so, and how would the rest of the Colonies viewed such a harsh reaction?

Why Was The Just Over 10 Thousand Strong Tea Party Protest Taken So Seriously

I mean the over 800 thousand strong anti-war protest in 2004 got almost 0 news coverage, what makes this 10 thousand strong group so important?

Never too many Tea Party Books 1

My passion is clear - I love Tea Party Books! As I read different tea blogs I can quickly tell the blogger's first love....mine is the table settings and tea pots for the Tea Party. Yes, I love the setting up for Afternoon Tea....and I love the books with ideas for that! I visited a blog a number of times that combined tea with politics. I thought, wow, this isn't for me. I don't want to hear about arguing over politics at the same time as something I love as much as tea parties.

Tracy Stern has written a wonderful book with ideas for tea parties...different seasonal party ideas, bridal party ideas...you name it!

The Charms of Tea is an old Victoria Magazine Book now in paperback with beautiful photos and inspiration!

Full of information about tea, this book also has recipes and great tips on tea! More to follow.........

Should I Bring Tar And Feathers To The Tea Party In Case Any Corrupt Politicians Show Up

Yes

Will The Tea Party Movement In Only 2 Days Be The Change America Really Needs

Unfortunately I don't think so. I don't think the people in charge on Capital Hill ever really hear the American people. I think the only thing they will hear is the votes being counted against them in 2010.

Since When Did The tea-party Become A Conservative Movement And Not A Peoples Movement

When the "people" ceded control of the movement to right wing bloggers, right leaning news organizations, and GOP party faithful looking to embarrass the Democrats. So basically from the start.

Lets Break for tea

I just couldn't resist this bumper sticker from Denise at Uniquely Tea........

What To Wear To A Tea Party In The Park

For my friends 18th birthday she is having a tea party in the park, but i really don't know which outfit to wear? I have a tea dress, but i didn't want to go that smart. Please help. http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/set?id=18598... http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/set?id=18603...

Why Are Some Of You Liberals So Obsessed With Republicanstea Partyrushbeckcoulter - I Thought You Believed

in live and let live? You have all of the MSM media yet you still obsess over Fox News, if you do not wish to protest with the Tea Party - why do you care if we do?

Why Did Rebels Throw Out The Conservatives In The Boston Tea Party

Comparing American conservatism with Colonial British Conservatives is like comparing apples and oranges. The Rebels during the Boston Tea Party however, didn't throw out British Conservatives, they threw out ... Tea. Do they teach American history in schools still?

Teapots Without Lids for Pink Saturday

Today is Pink Saturday in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness....here are some ideas of what to do with those teapots when you have broken the lid.....

I tucked a sweet baby inside.....

And how about a hummingbird....

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Was The Tea Party Stolen From Ron Paul

I'm a Ron Paul supporter. I ran for rep Delegate, and committeeman and won both. 2yrs ago RP was talking about a tea party, and most rep wouldn't give him the time of day when he talked about government spending. I don't feel Mccain would have been any better than the puppet we put in office. why did you republicans not back this man? look where we are now!

Why Was The Boston Tea Party Called The Boston Tea Party

Because they dumped tea into Boston harbor. It was a facetious way to refer to an act of political sabotage.

Who Or What Political News Had The Best Coverage Of The Tea Party Protest

Fox by all means. While all the anti-Obama signs and other signs stating propaganda and misinformation were being shown. They stood there and tried hard to make it something and more than what it truly was. WHITEwashing at it's best.

Who Went To The San Francisco Tea Party

Were there more protesters than food and drink vendors? Did the protesters check the food and drink vendors for green cards.

Melt in your mouth muffins amp Halloween Muddy Buddies

These muffins are my all time favorite! My little boy could hardly wait to get his hands on these. My mom used to make them regularly when I was growing up. I remember we gave this mix out for Christmas one year. We spent hours together as a family making the mix and delivering it to our neighbors. They are so yummy and yes, they do melt in your mouth! This recipe come from a book called: Make-a-Mix Cookery. It is filled with master mixes that you can put together and have ready to pull out for almost anything. Here's the one for this recipe.

Master Mix
8 cups all-purpose flour
2/3 cup sugar
1/3 cup baking powder
1 Tbsp salt

Mix all ingredients and store in a large airtight container. Us within 10-12 weeks. It's so nice to have this sitting in my cupboard.

Melt in your Mouth Muffins
2 1/3 cups muffin mix (master mix - recipe above)
1 egg, beaten
1 cup milk
3 Tbsp oil

Combine all ingredients. Stuir until mix is just moistened; batter should be lumpy. Fill greased muffin pan 2/3 full. Bake at 400 for 15-20 minutes, until golden brown. Makes 12 muffins.

Melt 1 cube butter. Make a mixture of cinnamon & sugar. Roll muffins in butter and then cinnamon/sugar mixture. Enjoy!

I know that just about everyone LOVES muddy buddies. This is a favorite at my house. We decided to spice up our muddy buddies with candy corn and halloween M&M's. They were a hit. I thought this would make a cute gift for a teacher or friend. I used the recipe found right on the Rice Chex Cereal box. I then added the M&M's & candy corn. I posted this recipe last year at Christmas time with Christmas M&M's. You can search under Christmas for that recipe.

Hope everyone has a Happy Halloween!

How Can Obama Listen To A Handful Of Gays Marching On Washington Yet Ignore 15 Million tea Party Voters

Obama calls himself a man of vision a globalist and internationalist yet he chooses to ignore the obvious. The man is myopically blinded by the false adulation of his supposedly adoring masses. He and his Democratic Party are about to get blind sided by the Truth its rumbling down the tracks like a freight train and they dont even hear it coming.

Just Saw A Story On The Local News About A Local Tea Party

A local tea party had the cops show up. The cops showed up because they did not have a permit to use a loud-speaker system as is required by local ordinances. The people were NOT told to leave, just that they could not use the loud-speaker system due to noise ordinances. The old woman who organized the event is convinced that this disrupton was political, and maybe even sexist (because she is a woman). Is this typical of these protesters? When things don't go their way because of their own faults, it has to be "political"?

Tis Apple Time For Sure

A Short List of the Best Apples is Very Helpful! What is the purpose of that apple?

For Baking Pies or Baking Whole:
Braeburn, Ida Red, Jonathan, Melrose, Northern Spy, York Imperial (also Nutsu/Crispin and Newtown Pippin)

For Eating: Braeburn, Empire, Jonagold, Macoun, Mutsu/Crispin, Patricia, Raritan, Winesap, York Imperial,

MY FAVORITE IS McIntosh above all others!

From the Apple Cookbook by Owen Woodier/Storey Publishing

What Tea Party This Is About Racist And Racism

the fact that this man is black ,some state want to secede and claim to know God! get a life. tea party racist ,you are not fooling anyone- grow up slavery is over

What Was Your Favorite Tea Party Sign

You may have attended one and/or watched them on TV/Internet. Was there one that stood out for you? Mine was: "We Won't Walk The Plank" at the very end of this tea party clip on YouTube.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOogUAVzO… The other side of that piece of wood read "DC Pirates." Geeeeee I wonder how I knew THAT?

If We Were To Dump Gasoline Into The Lake To Protest High Gas Prices Like The Boston Tea Party Would That Work

Would the government take that protest seriously and take action?

Simple Cupcake Recipe

1 cup white sugar1/2 cup butter 2 eggs 2 tsp vanilla extract1 1/2 cups flour1 3/4 tsp baking powder3/4 cup milkDirections: Cream sugar and butter, beat in eggs, and stir in vanilla. Combine the dry ingredients, and add to the above mixture.Finally stir in the milk till batter is smooth. Spoon into the muffin cupsBake 20 to 30 mins in preheated oven.Makes 12-16 Credits: allrecipes.com

Has The Tea Party Movement Really Took The Soros Left Types Off Their Typical Worn Out Talking Points

Absoluetly, you can see them frothing at the mouths even here on Y!A, and there only fall back.. "Well bush this and bush that"... Kinda sad actually

Harvest Time Decorating

Don't we just love the colors of fall! A lady told me this week she wants fall colors in heaven!

I love getting my decorations out early but by Thanksgiving I am ready to move on..........

We have snow coming in tonight so we will be firing up our woodstove for sure!

I don't know if it is cold yet where you live but the top of Pikes Peak has a fresh layer of snow!