{"id":9618,"date":"2012-04-25T17:28:59","date_gmt":"2012-04-25T22:28:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=9618"},"modified":"2012-04-25T17:32:54","modified_gmt":"2012-04-25T22:32:54","slug":"afternoon-tea-chez-moi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=9618","title":{"rendered":"Afternoon Tea, Chez Moi"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The first week of May is a special one here in Kentucky because the eyes of the world are watching the historic Kentucky Derby. \u00a0The 2 Seasons<\/em> is hosting a Derby Week Event<\/span> featuring our favorite Kentucky bloggers. \u00a0Each day one of us will be posting a blog highlighting horses and Kentucky. \u00a0Be sure to stop by next<\/span> week and learn about what makes Kentucky and the Derby great.<\/h3>\n

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Regular readers of our blog know that I love a good afternoon tea. \u00a0I wrote about afternoon teas that Jordan and I enjoyed here<\/a> and here<\/a>, and I am going to write about another afternoon tea again today.<\/h3>\n

I have been taking art classes since last October, and the classes are taught by my talented neighbor in her studio. \u00a0Her school is called The Twelve, and we are divided into three sessions, each held on a different day. \u00a0My little class only has three students now with a new student already committed to join us soon. \u00a0I thought it would be fun to organize a tea for us to enjoy one day after class.<\/h3>\n

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Since there would just be four of us, I decided to serve tea around the coffee table (an antique wormy chestnut chest)in the great room. \u00a0Two of us sat on the sofa, and two sat on chairs brought in from the dining area.<\/h3>\n

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At first I was going to use my vintage green jadeite plates, cups and saucers.<\/h3>\n

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Then I decided to switch it up and use these little floral dessert plates that I bought at the Brimfield, MA antique show a few years ago.<\/h3>\n

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I don’t think they have any real value, but they sure are cute.<\/h3>\n

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The delicate little napkins once belonged to Mr. Autumn’s aunt.<\/h3>\n

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Since I would have very little time between the end of class and their arrival, I prepared the tea tray that morning. \u00a0(The tea in the cup is staged for this photo. \u00a0I made fresh, hot tea)!!!<\/h3>\n

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The menu was somewhat simple. \u00a0The savories were cucumber sandwiches and pimento cheese sandwiches. \u00a0The sweets were madeleines and brownies. \u00a0I baked the sweets and made the pimento cheese and cut the cukes in the morning before class. \u00a0I also trimmed the crusts from the bread then so that it would just take me a few minutes to assemble the tea finger sandwiches and plate them. \u00a0We drank decaf English breakfast tea, my favorite.<\/h3>\n

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Everything looked pretty and tasted great. \u00a0I served the tea sandwiches on the tray I wrote about here<\/a>. \u00a0We had a relaxing visit and decided that afternoon tea is a very civilized way to pass some time.<\/h3>\n

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Be sure to come back tomorrow because I’m sharing the madeleine recipe that I used.<\/h3>\n

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A decorating dilemma of mine is being featured today over at The Waffle<\/a>r. \u00a0Stop in and give your opinion.<\/h3>\n

Take care.<\/h3>\n

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