What a wonderful Tea Party Celebration! Thanks to Sandi @ Rose Chintz Cottage for hosting this lovely Anne of Green Gables Tea Party. I hope you enjoy your visit and will stop by for a some tea at Sandi's and her friends hosting their Tea party.
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Anne of Green Gables
The beauty of a childhood story, the oneness with nature, the wholesomeness of good times and family, the remembrance of a simpler way of life are all embodied in the story of Anne of Green Gables. I invite you to "go back to a simpler time" and come and celebrate with our Anne of Green Gables Tea Party.
Anne is a eleven-year-old orphan who must win over the Cuthberts (Matthew and his sister Marilla) who have requested a boy from the orphanage to help Matthew with the farm chores.
Anne is a talkative and happy girl despite living an impoverished life as an orphan. Though she lacks social graces and education, she has a rich and sophisticated fantasy life and an optimistic and generous spirit.
Because Anne acts according to her instincts and not according to code of manners, she unintentionally defies expectations of proper lady like behavior. Anne tries hard to oblige Marilla and follow her rules of social conduct, but she makes many mistakes. One afternoon Anne invites her friend Diana Barry to tea and accidently gives her red current wine instead of nonalcoholic raspberry cordial. Diana returns home drunk, and Diana's mother, thinking Anne has intoxicated her on purpose, forbids the girls to speak. The agonizing period of estrangement lasts until Anne saves Diana's sister, who is sick with the croup, which causes Mrs. Barry to forgive her.
Let's have intermission and enjoy some Tea, orange juice and Waffle & Fruit Kabobs.
Crown Trent
Staffordshire England Teacup
I chose an aqua colored plate and some small mason jars for the orange juice. I had some fresh strawberries and blueberries to go with the cinnamon waffle bites. I placed them on skewers and drizzled with maple syrup. Delicious! Enjoy!
Intermission is over so let's continue on..
At school, Anne feuds with a handsome boy named Gilbert Blythe. When they first meet, Gilbert taunts Anne by calling her Carrots and pulling her red braid. Anne is extremely sensitive about her red hair, and Gilbert's teasing infuriates her. She screams at him and breaks a slate over his head. This incident marks the beginning of a rivalry between Anne and Gilbert. As Anne grows up, she loses some of her childish flair for the melodramatic and romantic, and turns her spirited attentions to academics. A beloved teacher, Miss Stacy, recognizes her intelligence and encourages her to join a special group of students preparing for the entrance exam to Queen's Academy. Her long standing competition with Gilbert Blythe turns to an affectionate and familiar rivalry when, after four years of mutual silence, they both go to Queen's Academy. Striving to make Matthew and Marilla proud, Anne devotes herself to her studies wholeheartedly and earns the prestigious Avery Scholarship, which grants her enough money to attend a four year college the following fall.
Thrilled with her future prospects, Anne goes home to Green Gables. Matthew, who has been having heart trouble, dies of a heart attack. When Anne learns that Marilla is likely to go blind, she decides to stay at Green Gables and teach nearby so that she can care for Marilla, giving up her aspirations for a four year degree. Gilbert hears of her decision and gives up his post as the teacher at Avonlea school so that Anne can teach there and be closer to Marilla. After five years of rivalry, Anne and Gilbert forge a close friendship. Though her future path has narrowed considerably, Anne remains eternally optimistic and thinks cheerfully about her future.
Thank you for visiting Magnolia Cottage
and letting me share my short summary of
Anne of Green Gables.
I hope you enjoyed your time.
Blessings,
Lisa
