by Robin | Jan 10, 2009 | Personal, Valentine Tea, Valentine's Day
Chalkboard technique A darlin’ thank you note & a magnetic calendar And invitations for this year’s annual Mother-Daughter Valentine Tea Party? The absolute, stinkin’ darling-est card of them...
by Robin | Feb 12, 2008 | Family, Family Traditions, Favorite things, Kids, Personal, Photos, Valentine Tea
Livin’ Dolls ~ Please meet (l-r) Polly Esther, Erin and Ivy Caroline, attendees at this year’s Valentine Tea (Polly Esther was "born" with that name…between that and the expression on her face, I HAVE to smile when I look at her!)...
by Robin | Feb 12, 2008 | Family, Family Traditions, Favorite things, Great ideas!, Nostalgia, Party, Personal, Photos, Valentine Tea, Valentine's Day
Each year’s party, at least in most recent years, begins with Noni reading this passage~ “When did you last have a tea party? When was the last time you enjoyed a cup of tea with someone you cared about? Isn’t it time you did again? ...
by Robin | Feb 8, 2008 | Celebrations, Family, Family Traditions, Favorite things, Great ideas!, Holidays, Kids, Mom stuff, Party, Personal, Photos, Surcies, Sursees, Cercies, TREATS!, Valentine Tea, Valentine's Day
Thirteen years ago, my mother-in-law timidly asked me if I’d be interested in hosting a mother-daughter Valentine tea party for my then three-year-old daughter, her first grandchild. After giving birth to four sons, she was delighted, finally, to have a little...
by Robin | Apr 18, 2007 | Celebrations, Family, Favorite things, Food and Drink, Nostalgia, Party, Personal, Valentine Tea, Valentine's Day
For 12 years my daughter, mother-in-law, Sarah, and I have hosted a mother-daughter Valentine Tea Party for our friends and family. Reading the passage below has been how Sarah has begun brunch for the most recent several. Every time I hear it, particularly the...
by Robin | Feb 13, 2007 | Celebrations, Family, Favorite things, Party, Teens & Tweens, Valentine Tea, Valentine's Day
This weekend Rachel and I traveled five hours to continue an annual mother-daughter tradition, our twelfth in a row: A Valentine Tea Party. The brainchild and fantasy-come-true of my mother-in-law’s, “tea” has less to do with this than the...