Book Club Tea Party

I used to hear about book clubs and scoff.  Why would I want to sit around and talk about books that I’ve read??  I hated English class for that exact reason.  And I know there are some book clubs out there that are just a cover for the chance to get out of the house and drink wine with your friends.

But let me say, I love my book club and I am so thankful for the group of ladies who I have the pleasure of calling my friends.  And when I gleefully use the hashtag #mybookclubisbetterthanyourbookclub I am not kidding.  My favourite examples include an Outlander themed meal and a network for buying bulk food and supplies during the intense part of the pandemic when we were told to ‘Stay the blazes home’ by our Premier including cheese, coffee and chocolate.  But most recently, it was a tea party.

One of our members is Keltie, the prettier half of Small Holdings Farm in Millsville. { No offence Michael, we love you, too!! } I know you’ve seen my Friday Flower posts, well, they are the ones responsible for keeping me in flowers again this year.  They do sell primarily vegetables but I am honestly in it for the flowers, not gonna lie.  Anyway, during this year, they ran their Friday CSA pick-up out of the old barn on their property, and it was just calling out to host some kind of a shindig. My other friend, Nicole of Oh Mother!, was the one who instigated an event in the barn and I was 100% on board.

So, a CSA season wrap Tea Party was set into motion.  The post was put out in our FB group, lovingly called Meadowville and Poplar Fiction { a clever play on the area Meadowville and Poplar Hill and the genre Popular Fiction } and a plan was hatched.  Tasty treats, hot tea all consumed in the setting of a historic barn.  I was unconcerned by the food, tea and music, I wanted to know the plan for the decor.  I am who I am.

So, the last Friday of the CSA, Nicole and I planned to met in the barn to scope things out and come up with our plan.  Our animated conversation caught the ear of a fellow shopper and we shared a few laughs over what we were actually planning { a tea party } versus what we were not planning { our wedding }.

Here is what we started with:

We hauled in tables, chairs, decorations, candles, tea cups, trays of food, feet upon feet of bunting, and table clothes.  In no time at all, we had the barn feeling much less like a barn and way more like the perfect spot to host a tea party.

And then our friends arrived and it went from a pretty barn to a gathering.

My soul, I’ve so enjoyed getting to know Nicole over the last year she’s been living in the area. She definitely is a great addition to our book club!

Keltie is the baby whisperer, she snuggled the wee twins who joined us that day. I had the privilege of snuggling this wee muffin, too, it’s been so long since my girls were this tiny!

Heather is showing off just one of the pretty teacups from the day. She just happens to match it perfectly!

Ladies, pick your book club people wisely. Be sure to include a wide range of talents, life styles and values. You will glean so much from them. Open your home and your heart to them, they will fill both with love and laughter.

My book club really is amazing.

Warmly,

Lori