Easter Tea in the Castle Library

I feel very blessed to live in such a beautiful place where castles, old and new are common! After celebrating the resurrection of our Lord, we headed with friends to Schloss Kronberg
www.schlosshotel-kronberg.de

I was taken to this lovely place last year by some friends for an unforgettable birthday and this year I thought it would be an amazing Easter treat.

I made reservations for tea in the library, but to our excitement, we were given a private dining room to accommodate the 9 of us that attended! Noggle family, April 4, 2010 Easter Day

Vince and Tawni in the rear

My friends, Cheryl and Tawni

Chloe ready for her tea

Tawni ready for her choice of tea sandwiches

Scott having a great time, Tawni and Vince's daughter Paige is sitting to the left of Chloe.

2 yummy dessert trays were brought to the table with scones, chocolate covered fruit and many other delicacies

Trentan being silly

My handsome son Micah who is turning into be quite a Godly young man

We felt like royalty for the afternoo

Love, love, love this chandelier

Following tea, we took a stroll over the castle grounds, it was a lovely close to a lovely day!!!

Twilight Tea for Tammy

This was our Twilight Tea for Tammy. Tammy is an amazing woman of God whose heart is so full of joy that it overflows! All who attended this tea love Tammy in their own special way and this was a night to give back to a friend who is selfless in all she does. Tammy is known for her tea. We would have "Tea at Tammy's on Thursday". It was a tradition, one that I personally looked forward to each week. Now that Tammy is gone, I am hoping to keep that tradition going. She just has a knack for something so simple as pouring a cup of tea in a beautiful, sparkling piece of china. I miss her so much; but like she so appropriately put it, our heartstrings are tied forever!

This is Lisa's lovely home! So beautiful and perfect for the occasion. Everything was lit by candlelight!

Tammy had been tirelessly working to get their home in order before the move; this tea was a surprise!!

Overwhelmed! Yeah, we pulled it off!

We all took a moment to share our "Tammy Tales" . There was not a dry eye at the table.

From left: Her daughter Sydni, Tricia, Jenn, Tammy, Dori, Tesha, Andrea, Ruth, Lisa and Olga

Afternoon Tea in the Castle Library

What is more lovely than spending the afternoon sipping tea with friends? Maybe taking the time for afternoon tea in the castle library! That is exactly what I did yesterday with 4 lovely ladies. As a surprise birthday gift for my friend Jill and myself, our other friends surprised us with afternoon tea at Schloss Kronberg (www.scholsshotel-kronberg.de). About 20 minutes past Frankfurt Airport sits this lovely castle.

Below is the entrance into the castle

The beautiful lobby

We had afternoon tea in the library

Angie and Jill selecting their finger sandwiches-they were all so wonderful!

First we started with champagne, drinks, and sandwiches, then we had our decedent scones and sweets, our tea, and then either port or sherry. We all had the PORT and it was so good.

Heather refilling on champagne

The piano player was amazing, the ambiance was so tranquil, I felt so special

At the end of the tea, we were able to take a private tour of the castle, below is one of the display cabinets in the breakfast room-the castle is amazing, you can stay at the hotel for as little as 4oo euro a night or take the exec suite for 1500 euro a night!

The ladies on the grand staircase following the tour
Andrea, Jill, Angie, Jenna and Heather

Heather, Angie, Jill, Jenna and Andrea by the fountain outside the castle

The grounds were beautiful, there is an 18 hole golf course and rose gardens-all very beautiful

Thank goodness for timers on cameras! We captured some really lovely moments.

The gals having a good time!

Even the bathroom was beautiful

It was so awesome to have someone wait on you-even just for an afternoon!

It was quite an afternoon-I feel very blessed to have friends like these-what a rare treasure! Thanks ladies!