Welcome, Dear Friends, to The Gossamer Tearoom! It is nearly Christmastime!
We hope all of our friends are well. We are grateful to have nearly finished with such a strange year and we all hope for a better year ahead.
We are so happy to have lived together, so we can celebrate our Christmas together. We send hugs to those who will not be with their loved ones, so we hope the pictures from our festivities will bring you some cheer.
Today, we are gathering for our Christmas party here at The Tearoom, but afterwards, won't you please join us at Le Musée Trouvé for a special Christmas visit there?
Our preparations for our tea today are almost finished.
(As always, please click on the images to see them larger.)
Festive decorations are all in place...
And, now it's all is ready for everyone to help themselves!
We have some lovely fresh veggies with some extra-zingy, extra lemon-y hummus I made!
Even though we have snow outside, we are still dreaming of summertime and these veggies just remind us that before we know it, it will be summertime once again! Today, we are enjoying broccoli, cauliflower, pea pods (we love the French word for them "mange-tout", which means "eat it all"!), orange Zima grape tomatoes and Aloha peppers!
The Doll and Animal Family loved the Parmesan Shortbreads and Cheshire Cat Cheese Whiskers I made so much for their tea on the porch this summer that I have treated them and made them again for Christmas!
For dessert, we have red and green grapes and checkerboard cookies!
Our drinks tonight are something fun, Italian Sodas! You can make them simply by adding chilled seltzer or club soda to your favorite flavored syrup (even one that you have to make coffee drinks, if you have been making your own since lockdown). You can even make them a bit more special by adding a splash of cream, which makes them a French Soda! Tonight, we are using my two favorites, French Vanilla and Hazelnut. Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle's favorite is French Vanilla, but Mr. Bear's is Hazelnut! They both taste yummy with the checkerboard cookies!
We are happy to all be together tonight.
Mr. Bear and Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle
Mr. Mookie and Teddy
Thursday and Hyacinthe
Eggsy and The Dog Family
And even some new faces (and they are royalty!)
The Little White Bear Prince
&
Princess Zoe
(our newest family member, all the way from South Africa)
As usual, Brownie McNutt is entertaining everyone
on the toy piano (Plinka-plinka-plink).
Brownie and Friends with Festive Piano!
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And now, it's time for our visit to
Le Musée Trouvé for our extra Christmas treat!
We send you our biggest hugs for your holiday
and hope that you stay safe in the coming New Year.
As always, thank you for joining us here!
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Even though we don't celebrate the holidays, I had to stop in and see how my favorite friends are doing, and what fabulous treats you made for everyone to enjoy. The pictures make me want to run downstairs and try making that Parmesan Shortbread! I still haven't done it. I'm sure it must taste so wonderful with the mange-tout and other fresh vegetables. I don't know how anyone could eat any of those marvelous cookies after such a feast! Of course, much like all of the animal and doll friends, I probably could manage it with no problem at all. Oh my. I wish I would have dressed better, but I was not expecting a real prince and princess to be there! I am so happy everyone has remained safe and am looking forward to what the new year will bring us. Much peace and happiness to everyone!
ReplyDeleteIt is always a pleasure to see you here, Bill and we thank you for your visit. Yes, please make the Parmesan Shortbread. It is a very easy treat to make (P.S. To make rolling easier, I recommend using the whole egg and not just the yolk.) We here are all safe and hope it will stay the safe for us here and you there, as we enter into a New Year, hoping for brighter days ahead. With best wishes, Betty
DeleteSuch a pretty buffet and looks so yummy! Good to see the gang safe and having a wonderful xmas! To a happy New Year for us all!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for your visit! Yes, we have all been sheltering together for the year and all safe and sound. We hope it is the same in your world and that our New Year is a brighter one. xo, B
DeleteI'm perhaps a bit late on the Christmas spirit vibes here but absolutely love the cosiness and all of your wonderful tiny treats. It's not until we see your fingernail in the photos that we're reminded of just how clever you are of making such amazing delicacies so small! It's an art in itself without even talking about all your lovely settings and creative ideas. Wishing you a most cosy and healthy 2021, Betty. Sending you all best wishes as ever from Paris x
ReplyDeleteDear Jill,
DeleteI am always so very happy to see that you have taken a peek at the blog and seen what I've been working on! Thank you so very much for your very sweet comment! It means so much to me! xo, B