tea with the Queen

This was a Special Swap, indeed.  Over the past two months, I had fun putting together a taste of Asia for Beth, and she sent me and the girls to England, on a carefully planned excursion.

We received an itinerary (new word for Becca that can now be used liberally along with "agenda"), and each package was numbered.  The girls loved diving through the pile, searching for the proper package to open, inspecting all the stickers (I had to rip or cut off each one!), and tearing through the mounds of tissue paper.

There were snacks, a sock knitting book, Cherry Tree Hill "Country Garden" sock yarn, a William Morris printed linen, British tea, scone mix, raspberry jam (with seeds, the best kind!), a magnificent lace shawl pattern, forget-me-nots, sunflowers and chives to plant in my growing garden, beautiful Amy Butler cardstock, teapot stickers (the girls didn't spy these before I squirreled them away), and one of the sweetest, cutest touches was the pairs of gloves and hats that my daughters could wear for our tea with the Queen.

Such an amazingly considerate and thoughtfully presented bunch of gifts. 

But the best part of all was making a new friend.

Comments

[Beth]

Oh, your girls look so sweet! I was hoping they'd like the hats. And I'm glad you enjoyed your package.

And I agree that making a new friend was great! I'm so glad that I met you through this swap.

[Felicia]

What a wonderful virtual trip :)

[Lynne]

It's a wonderful package, Michelle! I do hope you enjoy your visit with the Queen! I tried to send you your Special Swap IN the Garden match, and the mail bounced back to me. Can you send me your email so I can respond to it? Have lovely day!

[Jhoanna]

What a gorgeous package of goodies! I adore that last photo of your girls - so, so sweet!