There was wine in the teacups

Last Tuesday evening, I hosted a Mother’s Day tea party.  A friend recently lost her MIL, then right before the holiday, her own mom passed unexpectedly.  As I planned a get together for her I realized that none of the guests’ moms were still alive.

I thought we should honor all of the lost mothers and asked for photos of the ladies.

Then I picked some flowers from my yard to tuck into tussie mussies.

The plan was to sit outside by the fire and order pizza.

But I wanted a real tea party style gathering, so I made food instead and set it out on the table with the pretty dishes.

This tiered stand from Hobby Lobby, years ago (they still have them) always comes in handy.  On a daily basis, it holds fruit, but when company comes, the fruit goes in a bowl and this is used for serving food.

Earlier this month, I found a metal lamp base on a flea market dollar table.  It made an ideal holder for a stack of salad plates.  

My table is oak, and not the look I wanted for a spring, flowery party.  But it’s also huge, and I don’t have tablecloths to fit it.  So, I covered it in a painter’s drop cloth and layered these rosey placemats (50 cents from a garage sale this week) on top.

Focaccia bread isn’t exactly a tea party staple, but I baked it to look like a flower garden.

And how lucky were we to get a perfect spring evening? Just cool enough for a fire, but not so chilly that we’re had to be close to the fire for warmth.  It was more for atmosphere.

The table was a generous and exceptional hand me down from my sis, Terry.  And oh my.  It is a dragon mosaic made from genuine stones and can feature either a fire or umbrella in the center.

We just love it.  I call it my fire breathing dragon table.

And I love my friends.  I’m glad we had a night together to honor our moms and to sip wine from teacups.  
I think I’ll make this a tradition.  You are never too old to miss your mommy.