It's a Mad Tea Party story! Help yourself to some tasty tea and treats!

Once upon a Modern time, a fabulous festival was held in the most curious of

bloglands.

It's a celebration of sorts by a Fanciful Twist and all of her adoring fans.

Why yes, you see,

it's a party with tea. To honor the 200th post

of the friendly fair Maiden and gracious blog host!!

A tea!

A tea!

A tea!

Yippeee!

A mad, mad world of tea for just us

and

just for me!

The Invitations are out, the tea has been brewed, now every thing's ready except for the food.

I close my eyes and sit

and sit here and wait

I wait for the guests

hoping no one is late.

Oh what shall I do?

I can't sit here like this!

I think I'll pick up a looking glass and pose a quizzical question to ponder

and make myself wonder

who will be coming to my party.

"Mirror Mirror in my hand who will be the first to arrive to my tea party from blogland??"

What?

What is that I hear?

Did you say that my guests are so very near.

Why yes!

Look!

Look there on the wall!

Look there my dear!!

Your very first guest is about to appear.

And here she is!

Through the looking glass she's come

in all of her splendid Regal Glory.

It's The Queen of Hearts,

A very big part of this story.

I should have known that she would be first on the scene.

but now she is followed by someone who's mean.

The next to arrive through the looking glass is.....

her terrible two faced cousin,

Mean Miss Liz

a.k.a. the Knave or thief of hearts.

Hey, here comes the countess, the countess of hearts

Don't worry she's nice, but not from these parts.

Thank goodness!

Hooray!

My first guests are here!

But now I see a new face is near.

Yes, I see some movement in the tiny looking glass of the friendly fairy's home.

A friendly face is what I see. ......

the face of a tiny green gnome.

I welcome that cute, petite man. What the hey!

Come on through, I say!

Come on on through for the day!

He comes through the looking glass with patience and care.

Then points with his finger and shouts,

"What a strange pair!!! "

I look to the left

and then to the right

oh goodness, oh my

they are quite a sight

Haven't seen the likes of this since last I drank rum

look who just arrived,

Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum

I welcome you all to this mighty fine party!

So, let's go get started the others are tardy.

Make yourselves right at home.
now, let's be off to the parlor for tea and some fun.

Follow me

Follow me

if you please

to a tea party prepared for you

by the

birds

and the bees.

They took such great care and delight

in getting things ready for three days and one night.

They worked very hard as little bees do

to make it all pretty and lovely for you.


I look all around and in every detail

a bird or bee will be found without fail.

A cute pair of Robins sing a song just for me.

A giant Queen helps with the serving of tea,

while the other bees sit, smiling happily.


Well, I think

yes, I think

that it's time for a drink!

I will sample the tea in the pot with the spout that is pink

I would like to stir some honey into my tea

but as I reach for the spoon,
it looks like the queen bee is coming after me

Have no fear, she just wants to try on my ring my dear.

"Miss Bee"

I say,

Would like to wear my ring some day?

No, no not today,

I'm a busy bee

busy making lots of tea.
Is what she says to me.

Well then,

I'll finish my little cup of tea and be off to look for the party games. Yippie!

This honey bee tea tastes so sweet and Divine

somehow, I just don't feel quite right or just fine.

I really feel odd and not like myself.
My head is a flutter and my poor brain feels fatter


Is it all because of the this crazy Mad Hatter?

Hello Mr. Hatter with your silly marbles.

Did you put something in my tea to make my words garbled?

When did you get here?

Do you know that you're late?

And where is that rabbit?

Out on a date?

You should mean what you say and not say someone's mean.

Now let's get on with the games

don't make such a scene.
and be sure to

Self your Help

if you need anything

What does that mean and what have you done?

Is this the beginning or the end of my fun?

Just look at me!

Look at me now!

How can I play party games?

How can I?

HOW?

A sweet little lady looking as oddly as I,

Says to just play the games and give them a try.

They will not make me cry

and the way I look

she tells me,

won't last very long

unless

of course,

I tell a white lie.

What shall we play?

Who's up for some fun?

Let's have a game of cards, says the Hatter and the Queen plays along.

She wants to play hearts

and the game of hearts is what she will play.

This is the game

the game of the day.

Of course , as we play

she wins,

she's the best!

She's so much better than all of the guests.

After this game more friends just show up.

Here comes one looking for a venetian tea cup.

The lovely Miss Mary Poppins floats in on balloons and as she arrives another guest swoons.

And who could miss this curious bunch.

They are the guests from venice.

They bring their handmade cups of tea

and their fabulous masks from the ports near their sea.

Across the oceans these guests did arrive

through the looking glass

not with the car that they drive.

The Italian clown and his Carnivale players

wish to share a game they play at home with the Venetian Mayor.

It's a game played with food and it's really quite good.

You eat the spaghetti much faster than you normally would.

The Queen just adores their masquerade game.

She plays along and looks the same.

She eats her spaghetti faster than flies.

Of course she wins and it's no surprise.

But how can she win?

She hardly tries.

Oh, no matter even if I don't win,

I do feel much like my old self again.

This day has been odd

this day makes me wonder

if I should be going

and that's what I ponder.

Before I can answer my question within

through the looking glass I see the March Hare popping in

The March Hare pops in

and says with a grin

"Now that I'm here Let the chess games begin!"

So off to the game room all in all,

to play these fine games that we fondly recall.

The table is set by the carnival players with the curious games all piled up in layers.

Upon the game table I spy a small flask

I wonder what's in it

Do I dare ask?

I'll question the players who put on their masks.

I ask them and ask them and put them to task

"Drink that drink upon the table!"

"Drink it all if you are able!"

Oh yes, they do say with a bippity bop,

"It's a delicious red liquid you drink every drop!"

"Drink it all down and don't even stop!"

I reach for that bottle it does so entice
I think I will drink it and then throw the dice

After my sip I speak to the gnome who asks me a question right out of the tome.
The little gnome asks me if Iam keen

to play a chess match against the masquerade queen.

He goes on to tell me that if I do play

he'll move the chess pieces for me on this day
The gnome moving pieces and me what a team

while the march hare sits and advises the queen

As we play the game I'm not very able

my mind is not sharp, I feel unstable


My thoughts they are muddy

I act very feeble
This all makes me wonder

about that flask on the table.

The gnome and I TRY to play a good game

but that crafty March Hare and Queen win again

They played a good game and the Mad Hatter exclaims,

"A prize she must win for all of her gain!"

"To the Queen I do offer these marbles you see."

"These marbles are magic,

these marbles are free!"

"These marbles I do gift from you unto me."

"I thank you my Queen I thank you for that!"

That Mad Hatters so strange

I think he's a rat!

Before I could say so,

I see the Chesire Cat

"A prize you must give and not then take back!"

"I'm here to give her that which you lack."

"The Queen she deserves a mighty fine prize

not hatters from marbles or silly old lies."

The Queen is so skilled and has lots of brains.

It's announced she's the winner of the early morning games.

We are now lead to the hall of great gifts

and upon this here table is where her gift sits.

a splendid heart box

she opens with care

and looks to see just what is in there

Inside of this heart shaped box she found

another heart box

this one's is more round
so thrilled is the Queen with her lovely heart box,

she opens the other as quick as a fox

"Oh bestill my heart!" that Queen she does say

"This for me

is the greatest day!"

"I love my heart locket,

I love things my way!

I want to know now what next shall we play?"

But before I could even throw in the towel

we hear such a noise

it sounds like a howl.

We all run outside to see who's to blame.

We see Mr. Owl and hear him exclaim,

"Everythings different and nothing's the same

so here is you last chance to go win a game!"

We look all about for the new game to play

and I spot the chesire cat over this way.

The cat he reclines by a mushroom to smoke

he laughs and he smiles and tells me a joke.

The cat he now tells me to try on these slippers.

He says if I do this I'll play so much better.

These silly blue slippers I place on my feet.

I'm hoping at this game that I won't be beat.

So, off to the croquet games we proceed

I do feel clear minded and sharper indeed

I take my mallot and swiftly I play,

much better than the Queen

I surely must say.

The Queen is determined to play without rules

she says those who don't are really just fools.

She swings and she misses the ball. That's a shame!

So now I'm the winner of this croquet game.

That Queen is not skilled at all in croquet

and so just for once on this strange sunny day

I am the winner and that's what they say!

Now, I'm lead to the cage where the blue frog does perch

he announces, we're finally done with our search.

He says these here words then tells me a riddle

he tells me a secret but one that is little.

Your prize it awaits you

it's that precious rose,

that beautiful rose where a miracle grows.

I speak the truth so often in riddles

now go find out why a mini rose giggles.

I'm off to the white cage to claim my great prize.

That rose is so splendid it is no surprise.

I must take a closer look here to see

my sweet lovely rose that I won at the tea.

I notice the top of the cage it is jiggling.

What do I hear,

is that rose really giggling?

Oh, look here

the top it comes off with a snap

I'll awaken my sweet little rose from her nap.

I lift up my rose and the giggles get louder

Oh goodness, oh my, what is this I wonder?

I notice there's something sitting just under.

Well, under the stem of my rose here I find

six sweet hidden babies so gentle kind.

These babies look frightened but they will be fine

These are such sweet babies but they are not mine

These poor little babies they do need a home
or they will be snatched by that silly green gnome

Would you be willing to adopt a baby today?

a baby I won after playing croquet.

I won this here game of croquet. Do you see?

I won the world's greatest prize. Hee, Hee, Hee!

but rather than keep this here prize just for me,

I'll share them with you and not be greedy.

All 6 of these babies each need a home but not the home of that silly green gnome. Each little babe will arrive in a nest a sweet little place where each one can rest.


Please leave a comment here today. These first little babies I must give away!

There are so many more well on the way.

Their mother left so many little eggs just waiting to hatch.

Oh wow, there will be a whole big batch.

oh look here's the Mother, she's saying goodbye. Don't look there too closely, I think she could cry.

She says take good care of my babies, oh please!

I'm off now. I must quickly go back to the Seas.

It's The End of the Mad tea party story but more babies will soon be arriving at my new Etsy shop along with lots of other goodies.

Please stop by for more information about my new Etsy shop.

Thank You so much for visiting!!!