aternoon tea.

[lady-janine]

would any of you care to join me for afternoon tea. the sky is blue and the sun is shining. i've set the table in the conservatory with lots of cakes and buns, tea and coffee. have a wander around the garden in the sun if you want to. (you can see the sea from the top of the rise).

really i just fancy having some company. selfish i know.

[lady-janine]

johnny i live on lizard peninsula, cornwall.

[lady-janine]

if you get fe up with the tea party you can have a go in my workshop - i certainly can't at the moment.

[lady-janine]

forgot to say you must leave it clean and tidy. all tools washed and dried and all bats scraped clean.

[boxtops]

chocolate covered dates, NoM? not sure about that - Medjool dates, yes, stuffed yes, but chocolate....?

[petal54]

ah!pot throwing

[Tilly2]

Sorry, I'm not coming if you've got bats.

Well........................ maybe if they're just pipistrelles.

[lady-janine]

that's right petal.

don't worry about the bats tilly.

[DTCwordfan]

just duck, tilly, they are Cornish bats, they probably think they are swanning around. £5000 fine if you take one out (having bats in a beech tree stump here).

[lady-janine]

we had them in the loft of our last house. terrible problems.

[Tilly2]

Why do you have to scrape them clean? My pipistrelles here are not muddy.

Oh, do you mean cricket bats? Are we playing cricket?

[DTCwordfan]

there's an order on here too but there doesnt seem to be any in the attic at the moment....this Scottish Breakfast tea is delish.

How is sibbo?

[stewey]

Please may I have some crust-less, triangular watercress sandwiches? Also, some thinly sliced cucumbers floating in balsamic vinegar would be quite jolly.

[Psybbo]

Sibbo is hiding from Tilly she caught me out and I've got jam on my face

[DTCwordfan]

cream before the jam and we can temporarily call you a Cornish tea and lick it off.

[stewey]

Will any of the ladies be wearing Cornish pasties?

[DTCwordfan]

Tea for two
A lovely view
Me and you
A dream come true

The Sea and the trees
A gentle breeze
Take our ease
Do as we please

Lizard breeze and flowers
Early Autumn showers
Lazy hours
Once leafy bowers

Cliffs high
A far seagull's cry
You and I
Can't say goodbye

[Connemmara]

Just stumbled on M&S site - wooo they do lovely party stuff - beautiful buns on a cakestand and various foods - next time I have a party I am going to order this.

[lady-janine]

DT - thank you that is lovely and so appropiate.

of course you can stewie. i'm not willing to paint pasties.

[Brinjal]

Yes please

[lady-janine]

thank you all of you who came to tea yesterday afternoon. it was so nice to see you all and i hope you enjoyed yourselves, as that was what was intended.

i had a lovely time and enjoyed all the company and all the chats we had.

thank you all. xxx.