Tea parties and family days in France

 

Jessie loves collecting raspberries

 

I just thought I would show you that there was more

to my France trip

than visiting medieval villages!

Most of the time was spent at home

just doing normal day to day things

like picking bowls of raspberries

from the bushes in the garden.

As you can see in the top photo

Jessie was a great help too!

My daughter loves baking - a talent she inherited from her

grandmother.

 This yummy cake is called 'Charlotte aux Framboise'

and was simple to make.

(if you would like the recipe let me know)!

I had lots of little tea parties with the three girls

and baby Jessie thought they were very special!

This Staffordshire bone china miniature tea set

belonged to my mother and it will be handed down to

one of my granddaughters.

Dear Roxy is the fourth girl in the family - she is now 13 years.

She was originally a parisian girl

and my daughter carried her about Paris

in a large handbag with her nose poking out the top...

...as you do in Paris!

These languid summer days are now

but a distant memory

but a very precious one for me.

Thank you everyone for visiting me

and taking the time to leave me a comment.

That's what makes blogging worthwhile.

I read a post recently where a blogger

said she had over 300 hits on her post

yet only 18 comments -

she wanted to know what they thought...

I often wonder too -

though I'm not driven by stats at all,

for me my blog is a record of the

enjoyable things in my life.

What about you - I would love your feedback!

Today I'm joining these tea parties

Sandy for Tea Time Tuesday

Terri for Tea Cup Tuesday 

Martha's Tea-Cup-Tuesday
Bernideen's Tea in the Garden
Kathy A Return to Loveliness

Thank you so much ladies for hosting 
these gracious parties! 

À bientôt 

be kind to one another

Shane ♥