January Tea Brunch with Friends

 Mary, Lynn, Patty and I gathered around my dining room table 

for Brunch Tea on Tuesday.   

I took all sorts of photos of the food

and tea, but not a single photo of the guests! 

  

 Patty brought the mixed fresh fruit.  

I provided the various teas including the first tea of the day, 

 Harney and Sons Queen Catherine, a blend of 3 Chinese black teas.

I used my Duchess June Bouquet English Bone China,

hand-carried from Stratford-Upon-Avon several years ago. 

Patty also brought mini Bran Muffins,

served in one of a variety of clear Sandwich Pattern Glass dishes I

collected over the years from various antiques and thrift shops. 

 Lynn brought a delicious Quiche Lorraine, above. 

Mary brought a Crudite Platter, including 

Cherry Tomatoes with Mozzarella and Basil

and Celery stuffed with Olive Nut Cream Cheese Spread.  

The centerpiece was a small clear glass teapot with 

Jasmine Lily Blossoming Tea

from the Red Blossom Tea Company.  

 Patty and Mary sampled the blossoming tea, but gave it a 

poor rating compared to the five other teas I served.
(Yes, 5 different teas, black, white, oolong, and green).

Those teas will be reviewed in future posts.  

The recipe for Olive Nut Cream Cheese Spread is one of my 

top hits on the blog.  You can find the recipe posted here on my blog

NOTE:
After Michelle's suggestion,
I linked to Tea Time Tuesday here. 
Bernideen's Friends Sharing Tea here