Mad Hatters Tea Party, July 23, 2011

Joyce knows how to throw a Mad Hatter's Tea Party!!

Rhonda and Nicole enjoying a delicious glass of wine.



Joyce regaled us with the story of the Mad Hatter in Alice in Wonderland. I particularly liked the quote of the Hatter saying to Alice "You used to be much more...'muchier.' You've lost your muchness." She also read us the well known poem by Jenny Joseph about being an old woman and wearing purple with a red hat that doesn't go.

Joyce entertained us with The Lipstick Personality Test. By comparing how our lipsticks are shaped based on the way we apply them, we learned things(secrets?) about each other. Margarita likes a schedule and may occasionally color her hair to attract attention. Nicole is even-tempered and likable. Jeanne is generous and steady. Suzanne is a peacemaker and easy going. Joyce is opinionated and high spirited. Kelley is inquisitive and makes a great detective. Loretta is to the point and has a quick mind.

We were further entertained by folding a sheet of paper to make a fan and then we were given a guide to understanding messages sent by the fan.....dating back to the mid 1800s when fans were popular. For instance, snapping the fan shut means I'm angry with you; and twirling in the left hand says I wish to be rid of you!




Laurel, Margarita, Jeanne and Nicole about to be seated for lunch.

Loretta, Kelley and Joyce listening to Margarita tell us about her trip to Seattle and Vancouver.

Joyce set a lovely table and the food was delicious. She served us chicken salad, finger sandwiches, green garden salad, congealed blueberry salad and cheesecake, with flavored tea and coffee. Several teapots were used as charming decorations.

What an outstanding group of interesting women with fab hats.

Back row: Kelley, Loretta, Joyce, Rhonda, Jeanne, Laurel and Nicole

Seated: Margarita and Suzanne




Thank you Joyce!!!

Christmas in July

We didn't really celebrate Christmas in July, but I'm posting our Christmas party pictures in July. I thought I had lost these photos. When I download pictures to my computer, I organize them into folders and label them. Well, I looked and looked for these photos and just could not find them. They finally showed up in a folder with my new granddaughter' photos. She was born the day before this event and so the pictures were all together in my camera and I never separated them. Jeanne is hosting us again this year on Sunday, December 18.

This was our Christmas party at Jeanne's on December 18, 2010. We had a great turnout and it was great fun. We socialized, talked and gabbed, ate and drank, and opened gifts. We had fun with the "Chinese fire drill" gift exchange. Gifts were stolen and stolen again. Some were of course more coveted than others. The pictures can speak for themselves.....