February promises and prizes.

So the dark days of January drift away and here we are, the first of February a shimmering day and  already so much to look forward to. Soon the snowdrops and daffodils will come bringing colour and signs of spring. I couldn't resist some gorgeous lilac, and forsythia at the flower market to summon spring, flowers in faded antique colours, a tinge of pink with feathery acacia and a sunburst of yellow. 

 Sunday was the day of our tea party give- away draw;

it was highly exciting. 

Pooch number one wanted to help so we numbered all the 46 lovely people who entered.

 

And popped them into a very fetching pink and velvet vintage hat and with the pooch

overseeing procedures we pulled out...

number 33!

So many congratulations to

Kirsty Sullivan,

a Golden Afternoon Tea Party will be our gift to you.

We hope you enjoy it!

(the pooch can come too)

Time for Tea?

Not one to rabbit on........ but as our winter wonderland melts away before our eyes on a grey, dismal day surely the best remedy for bringing a Cheshire cat style smile onto your face (besides tea and cake!) is the prospect that Spring is about to grace us with her presence - I'm thinking of those first crocus blooms and the golden trumpets of the beloved daffodils..........

But also with the arrival of spring this year, comes Tim Burton's adaptation of Alice in Wonderland, which in an earlier post I alluded to being, in anticipation of its release, as Mad as a Hatter with excitement - eeek!

And today, through my letterbox did fall the National Trust Magazine, with the Mad Hatter the cover star and a lovely article about the filming that took place in and around Antony, a National Trust property in Cornwall.

And for those not content with just seeing the film, head to Antony between March and October to see the house, garden and estate transformed into Wonderland! With lots of fantastic events taking place you can enjoy tea parties, walk through scenes from the dream-like stories of Alice, and even meet the Mad Hatter!

What better way to spend a Golden Afternoon.......