prepping for the party

The table is set, the quichelettes are baked, the gingerbreads are cooling in the window Look good, don't they? I love my new individual cakelette pans. Tomorrow morning, each one will be filled with lemon curd and topped with yogurt cheese.

the ambrosia salad is mostly pulled together. Or it's all done if I decide not to add lemon yogurt. DH insists that ambrosia salad must have whipped cream (or Cool Whip for the lactose intolerant) and miniature marshmallows, but I'm holding out for a lighter, brighter taste. So maybe lemon yogurt, maybe not.

There are shortbread cookies baked and sandwiched with raspberry jam or nutella (chocolate and hazlenut butter spread.) We have tea ready to go, coffee to be brewed, and furniture almost completely arranged. I'll get pictures of the table when it's ready to go tomorrow. I wish you ALL could come. I have such fun with this!

Another thing I have fun with - well,
What you see here is the victim of a drive-by birthday de-stashing. I got the package of yardage ends, and a note reading, "Eeeeee, this is a drive-by birthday destashing." Beats being toilet-papered!!

Amy Lane used to be quite the quilter, and while clearing out her cupboards, she threw some surplus my way. This will definitely go into quilts for orphans. There are Garfield prints, and a splendid underwater print, and a bit of darling bunny, teddybear flannel. Wheeee!

And notice (whispers) It's sunny today.