ZINNIAS TAKE THE HEAT!

It is so hot in Missouri right now. 

 Everyday it is well up in the 90's 

and we need rain.  One flower that 

doesn't seem to mind is the Zinnia!

We needed something that could take

the heat out by our mailbox!

Hope you weekend is lovely!

MARY ANN'S TEA ROOM for "Tea In The Garden"

Like many of you we have been

 busy this summer and have 

had some company so 

yesterday we took our friends

 to Mary Ann's Tea

Room In St. Louis:

We enjoyed a lovely

Afternoon Tea:

The food was delicious although

I forgot to take photos until the

end of the meal.  I thought the

flowers outside were lovely too.

It was a very hot day but we made several

more stops - Lafayette Square area and

also Warson Woods Antique Mall.

I did a post before on Lafayette Square and 

the lovely French style homes there.

Warson Woods is always a favorite:

I love this fun booth:

Because of company,  I haven't gotten

around to commenting myself on those of

you who linked last week - I thank each

one though and will visit you all soon!

Other teatime blog parties include:

Tuesday Cuppa Tea

Home Sweet Home

An InLinkz Link-up

THE YANKEE PEDDLER'S TEA ROOM IN OSAGE BEACH

Today we took company to the

Yankee Peddler's Tea Room in

Osage Beach, Missouri:

You can  see my friend entering above.

This tea room is much like a trend

across America where tea rooms are

like luncheon cafe's with delicious

salads, soups, quiche and sandwiches,

 etc.  There were quite a few men in

the room and they seemed to really

enjoy the food too.

This was a wonderful find for me

at the tea room as I found a

 plate that matched my

cup and saucer.

Afterwards we went to an antique

shop nearby.  This is like a little

village of wonderful shops.

The food at the Yankee Peddler's is really

quite delicious.  Their presentation is

lovely too and I especially love their

specialty salad with nuts in it.

I will be sharing another tea room next - one

where we will be enjoy true Afternoon Tea!

A TEA CELEBRATING GEORGE AND MARTHA for "Tea In The Garden"

Sorry to get started late today

but life has been summertime

busy as it is for you too I imagine!

My tea in the garden today

honors our first President

George Washington

 and his wife Martha.

I love this old Homer and

 Laughlin transferware.

Yesterday I baked a lemon pie and 
doubled the recipe and crust so I had
 enough for a deep dish pie and
 24 little tarts:

The tarts seemed perfect

for tea so please help yourself:

Our Canadian friends celebrated on Sunday

and now here we are celebrating on the 4th:

END OF JUNE BOUQUET

I was hoping my garden would skip

over a few years and looks like it

was 20 years old by now.  I guess

that's not possible since this is

the 2 year mark.  I do have flowers

for front porch bouquets though 

so that makes me happy!

Have a lovely weekend....