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Another of my, Gayle's Artful Afternoon Tea's: A summer tea party from the past

Another of my, Gayle's Artful Afternoon Tea's... My 3rd blog post  

A summer tea party from the past... 
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Welcome to my brand new blog that I am naming:  Gayle's Artful Afternoon Tea's

At long last, an opportunity to share on my own blog. ~ My name is Gayle and with my new blog I am so looking forward to having the joyful fun of happily sharing my various, themed afternoon tea parties, loveliness and fun with all of you!...

Some delightful International students surround my tea table laden with summery tea time fare and refreshments. (shown above)

Here I am in the picture (shown above) in the blue toned, floral shirt... with several of my afternoon tea party guests. ~ (My dear mama is the lady on the far left).

Some young International students conversing ( shown above), in my former little jewel box of an apartment's, Parisian style kitchen.  ~ I have moved since then to another apartment*.

~ You may also perhaps wish to see a few pictures of another of my most recent afternoon tea parties, that were taken in my new apartment.* @ http://gaylesartfulafternoonteas.blogspot.ca/2013/05/gayles-victoria-day-afternoon-tea.html

Oops!...My name had been miss-spelled accidentally (in the caption above), on the picture of myself pouring iced tea. ~ My name is actually spelled (as you now perhaps realize), as Gayle ( not "Gail" ).

I hope that you have enjoyed the pictures of my summer tea party from the past. Thanks for visiting my new blog.

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For the first time ever with my new blog, I am joining with the following ladies:

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~ With Sandi for her Wednesday, Home blog party @

http://sandimyyellowdoor.blogspot.ca/2013/05/home_29.html

~ With Martha and Terri for their shared Teacup Tuesday blog party...

 @ Martha ~ http://www.marthasfavorites.com/2013/05/memorial-day-weekend-and-tea-cups.html

... and also 

@ Terri ~ http://artfulaffirmations.blogspot.ca/2013/05/tea-cup-tuesday-tea-tents-painted-chars.html

 ~ With Marti for Inspire Me Tuesday @ 

http://www.astrollthrulife.net/2013/05/166th-inspire-me-tuesday.html


~ With Bernideen for Tea In The Garden @ http://blog.bernideens.com/2013/05/windsor-castle-tea-set-for-tea-in-garden.html

 ~ With Susan for Tablescape Thurdsay @ http://betweennapsontheporch.net/

~ With Cindy for Show And Tell Friday @ http://romantichome.blogspot.ca/

~ With The-Tablescaper-blogger-lady for Seasonal Sunday's @ http://thetablescaper.blogspot.ca/

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Thanks for coming by and please also say "hello" if you wish to myself... Gayle, as a brand new blogger. ~ You may also accept my invitation to follow me as well, and I will in turn also follow you.   I'm really looking forward to meeting and getting to know some of you better!

With warmest regards, Gayle.

A Little Garden Party - Afternoon Tea Party From The Past:

A Little Garden Party - An Afternoon Tea Party From The Past

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Some reprise-archived  photos of an Afternoon Tea Party, Past... This picture is of a delightful garden party tea that I ( Gayle), co-hosted  along with with Wanda Lee, at Wanda Lee and her husband Brent's home and gardens a few summers ago...

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Welcome to my brand new blog that I am naming:  Gayle's Artful Afternoon Tea's

At long last, an opportunity to share on my own blog. ~ My name is Gayle and with my new blog I am so looking forward to having the joyful fun of happily sharing my various, themed afternoon tea parties, loveliness and fun with all of you!...

I (Gayle), I am pictured here in the periwinkle blue dress and hat (in the picture above, standing slightly to the right of this picture).

Here we are at Wanda Lee (of The Plumed Pen blog), and her husband, Brent's home, in their front  yard garden. ~ The house in just behind us, in the background... (Wanda Lee is not in the pictures, because she's the one behind the camera taking the pictures on this occasion).

I hope that you have enjoyed this little garden party - afternoon tea party from the past my friends. (I hope to share many more archival pictures of tea parties past with you soon on my new blog). 

For the first time ever with my new blog, I am joining with the following ladies:

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~ With Sandi for her Wednesday, Home blog party @

http://sandimyyellowdoor.blogspot.ca/2013/05/home_29.html

~ With Martha and Terri for their shared Teacup Tuesday blog party...

 @ Martha ~ http://www.marthasfavorites.com/2013/05/memorial-day-weekend-and-tea-cups.html

... and also 

@ Terri ~ http://artfulaffirmations.blogspot.ca/2013/05/tea-cup-tuesday-tea-tents-painted-chars.html

 ~ With Marti for Inspire Me Tuesday @ 

http://www.astrollthrulife.net/2013/05/166th-inspire-me-tuesday.html

~ With Bernideen for Tea In The Garden @ http://blog.bernideens.com/2013/05/windsor-castle-tea-set-for-tea-in-garden.html

 ~ With Susan for Tablescape Thurdsay @ http://betweennapsontheporch.net/

~ With Cindy for Show And Tell Friday @ http://romantichome.blogspot.ca/

~ With The-Tablescaper-blogger-lady for Seasonal Sunday's @ http://thetablescaper.blogspot.ca/

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Have a marvelous week and thanks for stopping by for a visit.

Thanks for coming by and please also say "hello" if you wish to myself... Gayle, as a brand new blogger. ~ You may also accept my invitation to follow me as well, and I will in turn also follow you. I'm really looking forward to meeting and getting to know some of you better!

With warmest regards,

Gayle

Gayle's Victoria Day Afternoon Tea:

Welcome to my brand new blog that I am naming:  Gayle's Artful Afternoon Tea's

At long last, an opportunity to share on my own blog. ~ My name is Gayle and with my new blog I am so looking forward to having the joyful fun of happily sharing my various, themed afternoon tea parties, loveliness and fun with all of you!...

Here is my reprise post from Wanda Lee's, The Plumed Pen blog. Because Wanda Lee was a guest at my recent tea party, we chose to re-post  her pictures. Whereas she often posts about my teas on her own blog, for this initial inaugural blog post, we simply chose to clip and paste, using the same pictures. ~ Then we  also tweaked her post, by simply adjusting the blog post's wording. 

 These photos were actually taken in my own home, the apartment that I share with my new husband Chris..


My Victoria day 2013 afternoon tea 

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Come on in...

Would you care for cream and sugar, or perhaps, honey and lemon in your tea?... Maybe  you prefer your tea black?...

Whatever your preference, I  have just the offerings to suit your individual palate and tastes... And all  laid out in vignettes as varied as each of my individually themed afternoon teas.

 I adore the fine art of food presentation and the display of fine tea accouterments. ~ My collections of elegant antique silver, linens, crystal, stemware, flowers, candles and fine porcelain and china. Also my antique teapots, teacups, coffee pots, coffee cups, and my collections of exquisite antique serve ware are always going to be ready to be shared with all of you via my new blog.

I can hardly wait!

As well as being a Victoria day tea, my recent afternoon tea party was first and foremost, dear young Ruby's birthday tea celebration... Happy Birthday Ruby!

  
Peeking through the glass doors of my china cabinet, you can just barely catch a wee glimpse of  an absolutely exquisite antique set of Kelly green, white and gold trimmed dishes and a  matching teapot (in the picture above)...

 Oh my!... I just love those amazingly lovely antique pretties. My Ainsley teapot is one of my all time favorites, don't you also just love pretty dishes?

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Warmest regards, Gayle

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P.S.~ Is the picture or image here on my blog perhaps appearing too large on your computer screen?

Here is a possible suggestion... Because we all have different computer configurations, different web browsers, various computers and settings apparently you can also further adjust the image sizes if you wish to occasionally, for your viewing pleasure and greater ease...

Simply by pressing the right keyboard buttons...Voila!

Here is how:

*By simultaneously pressing the reduce or the enlargement image settings on your own computer keyboards.   Just press the Ctrl ( central shift) button ( on the lower left hand side of your computer keyboard), and also at the same time,  also press the " - " button to (reduce/minus) the image size...

Or alternatively once again, simply press the Ctrl ( central shift) button and then again the"+" (plus) buttons at the same time ( to enlarge the image size)... Those "-" or "+" buttons are located near the right hand, upper top portion of your computer keyboard.

This will then reduce the size of the image, or enlarge the images alternatively, as needs be to suit your preference.  You choose. ~ Hope this also helps my friends. Thanks.

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A little footnote, a message regarding my new blog:

My friend Wanda Lee of The Plumed Pen blog, she has kindly offered to initially co-create, and to also help me with posting my pictures.  So although this blog appears ( as far as the blogger profile and registration, which is currently under her name and also under her Google blog account). Although it appears as if it is her blog, nonetheless, actually it is mine. ~ This new blog is ours only in as much as she will be assisting me initially, (whereas I am not as of yet, at all computer savvy)... In fact, I am so excited because I just got a new computer for the first time ever, so please bear with me as I learn how to use it. ~ Thanks for visiting. 

With warmest regards from,

 Gayle