Tea Party

I belong to a home ec club called the "Pin Pals" which is part of a larger group from New Castle called the Purdue Extension Homemakers. You could look at our group as 4-H for mommies. The Extension Homemakers host a Tea every spring for all the Henry County clubs as a membership drive; we bring our own tea cup and saucer, have tea & crumpets, and invite a guest speaker. This year I was on the committee to plan the tea but I was in England during their meeting. So, I just made some desserts for the event and arrived early to help set up the tables and decorations. We held the party at the New Castle Public Library's auditorium/meeting room. Over 60 ladies attended to hear Celia Burns speak about her trip to Tunisia. Celia and her ex-Courier Times photographer husband, David Burns, put together a nice slide show presentation about their guided tour of northern Africa. She does a fine job of telling about the history of the area and not going into too much detail about each individual photo. After she was finished I wanted to take a trip right away to Tunisia to see for myself the caves, oases, camels and colorful tapestries.