I attended an absolutely lovely event co-hosted by the 7th Grade Girls and Mothers to honor the graduating 8th Grade Girls at Rolling Hills Country Day School in Palos Verdes, California.
This annual event, which has been taking place for decades, is held at the home of one of our families at Country Day School. This time it was at a beautiful home on the bluff overlooking the Pacific.
The 7th grade girls passed tea sandwiches, little cakes and tarts, and served tea and punch to all the attendees.
In addition, the 7th Grade Girls performed a delightful song for the 8th Graders by Rascal Flatts called “My Wish.”
My wish, for you, is that this life becomes all that you want it to,
Your dreams stay big, your worries stay small,
You never need to carry more than you can hold,
And while you’re out there getting where you’re getting to,
I hope you know somebody loves you, and wants the same things too,
Yeah, this, is my wish.
The girls were darling, as always, and as the 7th grade girls did the serving, the 8th grade girls performed the role of gracious hostesses practicing their conversation skills with the adults. As you can imagine, I also have some adorable photos of the girls which I look forward to sharing with their parents.
Mini Scones were served with Devonshire Cream and Lemon Curd.
Early on, it was a little overcast with the temperature in the mid 60’s. The sun came out towards the end of the event. The view was breathtaking.
I am sending this photograph “Centerpiece Overlooking the Pacific at Afternoon Tea” to Sandi at Whistlestop Cafe Cooking for her Centerpiece of the Month (COTM) event, an event which I have been meaning to participate in for forever.
And apropos of my Afternoon Tea post, today is the 100th anniversary of Mother’s Day. Originally Mother’s Day was marked by the wearing of a single white carnation. Mom may get a big bouquet now, but the sentiment remains the same.
Happy Mother’s Day!
P.S. I love you, Ma.
May 14: Carol at Paris Breakfasts has linked Afternoon Tea in her “Tiny Teapots” post. If you haven’t already, please visit Carol and check out her fabulous watercolor paintings (of which I have 5 hanging in my home).
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An elegant aternoon tea, with a magnificent view of the Pacific! I would stay there all day! Your pictures ALL amazing too!
I just found your blog thru the sidebar on Recipe Girl’s. What a beautiful post! Thanks for sharing. By the way, I love that Rascal Flatts song.
How lovely! I adore traditional afternoon tea and actually spent my weekend making scones and clotted cream!
Tea, glorious tea!
What a wonderful event Lori and lucky you to attend it.
Your pictures are out of this world! I’m trying to remember anything at all from when I was 7 or 8… Certainly I never got to attend anything so grand as this.
Bravo!
Carolg
Lori, going through this post was like being tranported into some fairytale land. Lovely photographs.