Alphabe-Thursday: I is for Ivy

In Blogland, Thursday means it's time to hand in our assignments to Mrs Matlock for Alphabe-Thursday where this week we are learning about the letter I.
I'm having a small tea party here at the Presbytère, after school, won't you stay and have some tea?

The table is already laid with an assortment of green and white dishes, including some with an ivy decor.
That means.......I is for Ivy.

The tea service with ivy decoration is marked Porcelaine de Paris, Limoges. I also used some Applebee Collection plates, designed for the Royal Horticultural Society.

The centrepiece tablecloth is embellished with Belgian lace and the china eggs are souvenirs of a trip to Singapore. Dark green grosgrain ribbon decorates the plain white napkins and holds your cake fork.

I made some simple lemon biscuits and decorated them with lemon Icing and slivers of preserved lemon.
Do you take milk in your tea or do you prefer lemon?

As a special treat we have handmade macarones: chocolate, citron and pistachio and precious little chocolate eggs however, they came from the local pâtisserie!

I brought the pot of mini daffodils in from the garden to add a touch of springtime to the table.

I found the Meissen like figurines at the auction house in Bayeux, I think they are by Samson, Paris but can't be sure. They make learning look like fun!

I've so enjoyed having you to tea today and hope you'll call again soon.