{Pull up a chair. Please, click to enlarge a smidgen.}
In January (was it only January? Surely not... really?) it was Risa, in Quito, who threw a tea party, this time around it is Wendy, in Los Angeles, throwing a sugar-soaked, knees-up for one and all. A Sweets Party in honour of all things sweet. A Sweets Party to celebrate delectable jam fancies, almond kipfels and almond biscuits, melting moments, strudels, jelly, snakes and sherbets, chocolate in all its guises, butter biscuits and lemon tarts... mud cakes, cheesecakes, and a mixed berry gateau thrown in for good measure. Bring out the shortbreads, the serves of pancakes drizzled with lemon, the gelati in a cone (for those in warmer climes) and the pastel hued plate of bite size macaroons.
Today, on Monday the 11th at 11am, it's time for all things sweet not savoury. For all things dusted with sugar or coated in icing. For all things to make the teeth whirl in their gummy sockets at the mere mention of a little bit of sugar, today is your day. Let me hear those cries of jubilation!
{A chameleon shooting out its tongue to capture a compote of fruits.}
{How on earth are we going to catch the sweets, Sweets?}
{That's not the kind of table I had in mind.}
So, here are thirteen collages especially for Wendy's sugar ceremony. Spot the sweets, it is easy to do. Jam roly poly pudding, a compote of fruits, raspberries in a bowl and lemonade in the pitcher... pull up a seat and let us begin.
{They really were, despite appearances, an excellent help.}
{"Who ordered the Charlotte Russe?" cried the waiter.}
{All this for me?}
{We feasted like the King of Kings.}
Last time around I brought along a host of animals to warm the seats until those in the northern hemisphere arrived whilst Louise brought with her Japanese teapots from the Edo period, late 17th century. This time the scurry of squirrels have already commenced with their feasting so you'd best be quick. Look out, there goes the last of the rhubarb crumble.
{Not too much for me.}
{Twas the roly poly pudding that proved too much.}
{Trifle for four, and that includes you.}
{Iced pudding? Well I never.}
{Sweets for Black-footed penguins.}
There you have it, folks... thirteen lucky feasts. I do hope you were able to acquire a lamington or two, then again those penguins are not known for their sharing. They'll make you feel very welcome so long as you don't go near their chocolate sardines.
(Thanks for inviting me, Wendy. Your Sweets Party provided me with the perfect motivation to create some new collages... and it has given me plenty of ideas in relation to our food zine, Shari.)
*** Head over to Louise's sweet tooth posting to glean a little more. You'll find also sorts of watercoloured puddings, apple pies and, of couse, a roly poly pudding. ***
