LUNCHEON AT A FRIEND'S HOME

Last week two friends and I were

invited over to Fulton, Missouri

for a lovely luncheon at the home

of our friend, Karen.

It was a rainy day but we didn't

let that dampen our

spirits and we always

enjoy Karen's hospitality.

Her property had many areas

where the daffodils were beginning

to bloom and there is a winding road

that is so charming!

Her home reminds me 
of a Bed and Breakfast.

We knew there would be something

 yummy to eat inside as Karen is an 

excellent cook and baker!  I "met" Karen

when I was still in Colorado through the 

Facebook Tasha Tudor group

called "Take Joy".

The first room you enter at her
home is the sun room and she has
lovely plants.  She is quite the gardener
and has a vegetable garden too. 

Karen also has a greenhouse where
she puts many of her special
and unique outdoor plants
during the winter.

Behind the sun room is a wonderful
library stocked with gardening books,  
Missouri history,  Tasha Tudor,  Beatrix Potter
and anything else that might strike Karen's fancy!

I love the Victorian eggs she
collects.  Our friend Gina has
a lot of these too:

Karen has lovely antiques and
collections of all sorts.  We always
enjoy looking at all her teasets and
she has many English pieces.

We all arrived hungry so the
smell of food drew us right into
 her kitchen where the table
was all set.

We started with iced tea and
later enjoyed many cups of hot tea 
with a delicious
dessert.

Janice is on the left and Gina on the right
as Karen tells us all about her apron.

Gina and here I am - Bernideen:

And friend Janice with Gina:

Here is Karen in her
delightful kitchen:

 Karen has many unique primitive
pieces of furniture.  Just outside
there is a lovely deck with breathtaking
views of Karen's gardens.

This is a view I love and typical
of all the special brick patios, and 
areas around Karen's home. There
are often deer on the property and
they came along while we were there.

There were so many
signs of spring yet to come!

These are just a few photos I took which
really don't do justice to this warm and
charming home.