Afternoon Tea

Hi all, happy Monday! Today I AM happy even though it's Monday again - I have had my third cold since January, and after spending the weekend feeling crappy and ill, today I am back in work but feeling much better! So that's worth a smile!

It gets me down that I constantly seem to be ill, so I am going to go to the doctor next time I'm in Wales (it's free there - here in NZ it costs a LOT) and get checked out.

Yesterday the bf and I hosted an 'afternoon tea' for our landlords and our new neighbours. As I had a cold, the bf did all of the cooking and culinary preparation - I just made things look pretty and tidied up before and afterwards (something I had to remind him about when he laughed at my suggestion that I'd helped! How rude!!) :)

The bf made mini spinach quiches

And these 'triple decker' (his words!) finger sandwiches. I added the skewers - they were actually very useful!

My contributions were shop bought Red Velvet cupcakes. No one ate them and opted for the bf's handmade lemon cupcakes instead!! LOL.

 

I used the fancy dessert forks my mum bought me for Christmas..."you're the only person I know who would use dessert forks" she said. True that! :)

I also used my fun napkins. Does anyone else hate using fancy napkins as they don't want to waste them!? Well I do. But I used them anyway.

And I was very happy to bring out part of my teacup collection for the occasion - these were all bought here in NZ, mainly from one particular antique shop which I LOVE.

This one isn't actually antique, but it looks the part anyway :)

This is the first teacup I bought in NZ - and I think it's Japanese.

The bf bought me this one for Christmas two years ago. I smashed the plate on the return trip from Christchurch (where we'd spent Christmas) but found a matching one at my trusty antique shop!

I think I bought this one because I was having an afternoon tea party a year or so ago, and needed extra cups.

Same with this one.

This is one of my favourites as it's unusual. Even though it's cracked slightly and the plate doesn't match the saucer.

And this one was gifted to me yesterday by my landlord! SO thoughtful! And I absolutely love it :)

 

Do you ever use a teacup and saucer?
Lady Gaga style!?

Happy Halloween!!

BOO! Happy Halloween! My weekend was busy busy busy - what did you get up to?

I had a Halloween BBQ at my house on Friday night...here's a couple of pics....

Pumpkin gore cupcakes!

Halloween cupcakes

Poison bee cupcakes

Devilled Eggs!

 

My DIY banners!

More of the decos...

I ended up drinking FAR TOO MUCH wine and had a stinking headache on Saturday. And then had to dress up and perk myself up for my friend's Halloween house party!

Some of my friends. (All English!)

Me and the bf (this was the costume I had planned for the vintage dress!)

 

I found myself a Day of the Dead husband!! :)

Dan made his costume himself! I was VERY impressed!

I almost didn't want to wash this off afterwards! ;)

 

What have your Halloween plans involved?

Weekend Etsy Sale and lots of cake!

Hello all, WOW it's Friday again! I have spent the day happily munching and sipping tea at our weekly work morning tea, and then again with a small afternoon tea with a small sliver of rainbow cake (which looked like this and was SUPER delicious)

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Then at 4pm we are having a small work function and tonight I am going to a friend's Mid-Winter Christmas Dinner Party! A lot of food orientated functions in one day - good job I went to the gym last night!!

What do you have planned for the weekend?

I received an AMAZING box of goodies from my good blogging friend AJ on Wednesday and am hoping to spend a few hours tomorrow making some bits and pieces with the treasures she sent me. (I have also taken a tonne of photos to share with you tomorrow of the goodies I received). 

In the meantime, I am having my first ever Etsy sale!! Yay! 

THIS WEEKEND ONLY!

Save 15% on EVERYTHING in the shop!

Use the code LOVEWEEKENDS

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