Holidays at Home! Greens and Tea!

 I said I'd be breaking up some of our London posts for Holidays at Home -- 'Tis the season, after all! And spending time with friends is what it's all about. So when fellow Corkie Barb texted Kate and me to see if we'd love to come cut pine greens and have tea and cookies, we said, "Well, yeah!"

It was a gorgeous day -- cold but not windy and sunny so it was pleasant. Most of our snow had melted and it was an easy walk to the back forty where six white pines were waiting for us!

 

We cut, we laughed, we played around a bit.

 

Our guide knew right where to go -- and reminded of of where not to, as there are deer and a sweet dog who use the area as well. (We looked down when we walked!)

The trees were lovely and we cut away, getting greens for decorating at home and making lovely arrangements. 

We headed back to the house with a wagon full of boughs, big smiles, and plenty of ideas.

And of course, when we arrived back at home, what could be a more pleasant greeting sight than a gorgeous table set for tea! Nobody puts a tea together like Barb! Everything -- tablescape, food, flowers -- is perfect!

The cookie plate had home made (and a couple really tasty store) cookies, pumpkin bread, nuts, and candied orange peel.

These tasty things were dried prunes with feta on top and an almond. They were delicious. A far cry from that nasty prune juice we used to have to drink at certain inopportune times. (And if you never had to, hooray!)

And Barb, being the amazing hostess that she is, also sent each of us home with one of the table decorations (and inspiration for our own!)

You can't beat friendship, joy and fun, especially at the holidays. And we had a really "sweet" time!

 

 And that's what it's all about! 

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