Our January GNO

Great evening with good friends - Braddon's restaurant, Main Street, St. Charles, Missouri where we surely stayed past our welcome.

Ellen's Tea Party

March at the Dining Room on Main

The Dining Room on Main. Wasn't impressed at all but maybe I just didn't order the right item. Everyone else seemed to like theirs. We all brought some Easter related or other gifts once more thinking alike as we tend to do. I gave out the Avon Women's blue bracelet with the infinity sign in silver. I aslo blurted out our impromptu plans for taking the kids to Florida the second week in April when we discussed what we would do in April and that seemed to cancel that month's GNO. However we did go to a cooking class early in the month at Deirberg's

The Art Museum from the bottom of the hill.
St Louis and his charger in as many gold green shades of bronze as possible
Behind an umbrella that looks like it belongs in the museum
Ann and Ellen peeking behind the statue that Cheryl is resting on.

Tho' sunny when we left town, by the time we arrived in the city and were inside the Boat House at Forest Park it poured. About fifteen minutes later, a trio of wet bedraggled boaters docked in the still sprinkling twi-lite. Good food, too crowded at an outside table but service was excellent. Bot Ann and Ellen received free $15 coupons to rent boats good for a year and the food was inexpensive and tasty. Great salads, good variety!
A perfect Thrift Shop find that Ann written all over it. A tray in her outdoor room colors made in Italy. I think she liked it as much as I did.
After dinner we listened to the jazz band shortly before heading for the fountains below the Art Museum. The paths proved too wet and slimy so we stayed on the plaza.
Ellen loved her Thomas Kincaid Tea Kettle modeled after one of his village homes. It seemed destined to wind up in her house.

Sherry telling Ann's fortune and below, one of the little rooms designed for the little ones.
Cheese cake from heaven or Ann's girlfriend. Best ever!

Ann's tea in June

Ann's home is amazingly charming and elegant and still retains the warmth of country antiques. She makes a comfortable living caring for children and her home expresses her love for them with so many pretty areas disigned just for little ones.
After our luncheon and divine cheese cake, we had our fortunes told before relaxing in the outdoor room, enjoying Ann's good taste and style.