Lady Lily-Rose smiled as she tied the satin ribbons on her new pink bonnet
and fetched her favourite parasol from where it stood beside the door.
She carefully checked her appearance in the hallstand mirror, and once satisfied all was in order, quietly closed the front door behind her and hurried on her way to keep the day's appointment.
Walking briskly along tree-lined avenues, at last she arrived at Victoria House where Lady April and Lady May warmly welcomed her with "do come in, dear friend - it's so lovely to see you!"
Sitting her down to hot tea and cucumber sandwiches, the gracious sisters merrily chatted away as usual; making her feel quite at home in the grand old "painted lady", which had been home to two generations before them.
The lace covered table gleamed with the warm glow of their mother's silver tea service, and all declared the elegant jam and cream sponge cake to be 'light as air' and the most delightful they had ever tasted!
After their pleasant repast a light stroll around the garden was suggested and the three friends wandered lazily amongst pink peonies hanging heavy in the sun.
All too quickly it seemed..the time came to bring their lovely afternoon tea to an end, and everyone most heartily agreed "we must do this again real soon!"
On her return home, Lady Lily-Rose uttered a quiet prayer of thanks for a wonderful day spent in the company of her kind and gentle friends...and prayed sweet blessings upon all such worthy souls!
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I'm linking this with the following lovely blogs :
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Hello everyone - a warm Wednesday welcome to L.A.C.E.
Just a reminder of the rules for this weekly meme based on Philippians 4:8 :
I invite you to link with posts that encourage us to be godly christian women, and which promote the beauty of our vocation as homemakers with joyful femininity.
Whatever is..Lovely Admirable Cheerful Encouraging ~ LACE
Link to the actual post you are submitting and not to your homepage.
You are welcome take the button on the sidebar and display it in your post.
Please leave a comment after linking, and visit each other with an encouraging word.
blessings..Trish
So lovely!
ReplyDeleteTrish,
ReplyDeleteI liked this little story you told using your lady figurine. It was most creative, indeed!
Humm . . . it's only Tuesday (at least in my part of the world). Have you changed your L..A.C.E. days to Tuesday's now?
Blessings,
-L. Rose
Beautiful and Lovely ~Love Heather
ReplyDeleteOh Trish...that is one very pretty figurine :)
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing.
Mrs. M.
Hello friends - are you having trouble with blogger again?
ReplyDeleteIt won't let me sign out when I want to..but inconveniently kicks me out when it feels like it grrr!
Hope I'm not about to lose my blogs!
Are yours playing up too?
blessings..Trish
Trish,
ReplyDeleteI am glad I came over and found you! Love your Victoria post. Now, I'll go put a link back to your party so people can find you too.
Sherry
Trish...it's always a treat to come visit with you...thank you.
ReplyDeleteTrish,
ReplyDeleteSorry I am late with my L.A.C.E. post. I don't normally post on Tuesdays, so I didn't have a post ready to go.
Blessings,
-L. Rose
Beautiful -just love the figurine.
ReplyDeleteVery pretty! I loved especially the "lady april and lady may" part. :)
ReplyDeleteL.A.C.E. what a beautiful idea!
~april
Lovely! Makes me want to go visit our nearby Tea Room!
ReplyDeleteBlessings!
Lovely!...I've linked up!..but having problems with blogger.I try and add your blog to my blog later.
ReplyDelete~Jo
LazyonLoblolly
What fun post. [o= I loved Lady Lily-Rose's tea party. Oh how nice it would be to have a chance to have a tea party like that.
ReplyDeleteBlessings and ((HUGS))
-Mary
Such a lovely figurine, the tea cup and saucer are as well.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely visit I had today. Thank You
Erika
Dear ladies,
ReplyDeletethank you for all your kind comments :-)
love in Jesus..Trish
Hi Trish,
ReplyDeleteI am trying again to leave a comment on your post. What a week it's been with Blogger! Today, it's hit and miss with comments and I still cannot log in to my blog. Very frustrating!
Your tea cup is just so pretty and I thoroughly enjoyed your story. I really like your LACE idea. I, of course, can't participate at this time for the reasons I already told you about.
Wishing you a lovely day.
Blessings,
Sandi
I love your imagination my dear! Wonderful!
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