O, give thanks unto the Lord; for He is good; for His mercy endureth for ever.
~~I Chronicles 16:34 (KJV)
The highlight of this summer was gathering with our family (three generations with six grandchildren) for fun activities and treasured special moments. All enjoyed swimming, visiting museums, hiking, adventure rides, Frisbee, panning for gold, playing games, and completing a puzzle together. Meals provided time to catchup with everyone. Jellybeans and s’mores fish crackers were the favorite snacks, plus the peach cobbler dump cake was a winning dessert. We all felt blessed to have this family time in the Colorado mountains.
AFTERNOON TEA IN THE GARDEN
My husband and I went to a heritage center where we had afternoon tea in the garden. The “insects and butterflies” theme was cute.
After selecting hats to wear, we were served butterfly cream cheese and cucumber sandwiches, ants on a log celery, worms in mud pudding, and ladybug cupcakes.
Of course I chose the hat trimmed with flowers and turquoise netting.
And here is my cowboy donning a western look. Yee-haw!
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TEATIME TREATS
For our August teatime celebration, I’m serving those ladybug cupcakes and a tea of your choice in a pretty flowered teacup. Enjoy a relaxing moment in the shade!
Thank you for joining me. I pray you have many special moments to treasure as summer winds down. May the joy of our Lord’s goodness bless you always. With prayers and blessings, Sherida
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How fun – LOVE the hats! 🙂
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The afternoon tea was delightful…and the selection of hats quite fun. With a different theme each month during the summer, the following week was to be Alice in Wonderland which I’m sure was cute. Thanks for stopping by, Sophie! Blessings!
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