Oh my! The date is here, and I'm remiss.
The 2011 Mad Party that I've been planning in my mind's eye is, well, still right there. Life seems to have taken over recently, and there is no new Mad Tea Party to post. The best I can do is a reprise of the Mad Tea Party here @ HFTS last summer. I do hope that's acceptable.
Thank you to our amazingly creative hostess,
Vanessa @ A Fanciful Twist
and a warm welcome to all,
both new party guests and those who attended last year!
Hurry please.
We can't be late.
Ah, there it is.
In the clearing near that odd little house,
its roof thatched with fur.
Yes, yes,
this must be the right place.
The time, the time!
We must not be late!
There he is!
It's the Mad Hatter himself,
our infamous host for this curious afternoon tea.
~ The Mad Tea Party!~
Let the fun begin.
Oh, my. It is a rather curious tea party, indeed!
Alice is here.
See there she is
sitting in her big comfy arm-chair.
No doubt she is very tired after
swimming through her pool of tears.
Please do sit down.
How about this chair here?
Yes, dear, the one near Tweedledee.
Or is it Tweedledum?
Oh, no matter.
Quick, find yourself a cup.
Better be quick!
I hear the rattle of the tea cups
of this never ending meal.
of this never ending meal.
Wonderful choice!
Let me pour
you a cup of tea.
And cake . . .
you must have a slice of this!
It's a delicious cake of curious talking flowers.
A cherry or two
with a mushroom cap?
Yes, it truly is
a splendid afternoon!
What's that?
Do you see a grin looking
down upon the festivities?
down upon the festivities?
Is it? Could it be?
Yes, it must be the Duchess' Cheshire-Cat!
No doubt he'll be disappearing and
popping up all about the party.
I do think he's after
another one of the mushroom caps.
Oh, the happy days of summer!
"Take some more tea . . . "
There's plenty for everyone.
Do take another
mushroom cap or two.
What a delightfully
curious afternoon tea!
"So she sat on, with closed eyes, and
half believed herself in Wonderland . . ."
Time flies!
"Would you tell me, please,
which way I ought to go from here?"
Most certainly you will want to go
for more Mad Tea Parties
for Pink Saturday @ How Sweet the Sound
for Tea in the Garden @ Bernideen's Tea Time
for Sunday Favorites @ Happy to Design
for Tabletop Tuesday @ A Stroll Thru Life
for Tuesday Tea for Two @ The Plumed Pen
for Tea Time Tuesday @ Rose Chintz Cottage
If you missed my post on
Alice in Wonderland in Central Park
Alice, Cheshire-Cat, Mad Hatter, White Rabbit
Needlepoint figures from Petei Designs, stitched in the 1980s
http://www.petei.com/line_list/line_alice.htm
Miniature Tea Set - Paul Cardew Designs
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