FALL IS A TIME FOR "Tea In The Garden"

How thrilling it has been to have some

cooler weather come our way in the

month of October and we sure 

are loving this.  It seems like it was 

such a hot summer and not much rain.

I didn't get my blogging done.

I decided to get out and do a "Tea In

The Garden" since I haven't done

one for quite a while.  I saw a recipe

for a cake online and decided to try it.

The recipe was for a "White Chocolate

Almond Raspberry Cake".  Without

going to the market, I had to switch

to canned blackberry pie filling which

worked just fine.  Here was my cake

earlier today before it was cut:

Please help yourself to a

slice of cake and a cup of tea.

You can sit on the bench and

we will have a cup of tea and

a nice chat.

The filling between my layers of

cake is blackberry pie filling and

the icing is also between the layers

of course.

Zinnias and marigolds do well in

our hot Missouri weather.

About the smartest thing I did in

the garden this summer, was to plant

some tomatoes in my south facing front

yard- yes, tucked in with the flowers.

I even used the branches of the pussy

willow to hold up the tomatoes stems.

The cherry tomatoes grew so 

tall they are coming up through the lilac

bush.  I also grew a few pepper plants

and should have planted more. 

The Quaker tablecloth was one of the

many linens I was gifted from the

late Marie Smith who was a precious

woman of God.

There is too much shade in our backyard

for a vegetable garden.  With the price

of food soaring, I think a garden is

really a good idea.

I love to continue to learn about dishes and antiques and old linens.  I have

been trying to learn about antique

laces and it is very extensive.  Also,

I never knew there were so many

glass patterns.  A lady who is an

expert (Gloria Dobbs in the Kansas

city area) told me there

are over 2000 glass patterns.