Tea Party in the Blogosphere

I did a search on Technorati for "tea party" to see what other bloggers are posting about.  Some good, some weird, some are just mentions, and some have nothing to do with an actual tea party at all:

• The March Hare's Mad Tea Party blog - looks brandy new, so who knows if it will really be mad or about tea.  But I like that she says "hubs" too.
• Simon posts about a band called Tea Party, the movie Neverland, and his own creativity.
• There's a meme going around of "things I've done", a great long list that you're apparently supposed to post and indicate which of the things on the list you've done, one of which is "have a tea party".  Must be a popular meme, there are thousands of posts with this on it. Here's one.
• This blogger's daughter had a tea party with a friend
• Valerie hosted a tea party for some friends - no details, and the photo looks like the table was sparsely laid.  Where's your Tea Party Lady, Valerie?  Well, it sounds like weight loss and exercise is the focus here, so I guess lavish food-filled tea parties wouldn't be the thing.
• A history tidbit, via Gleeful Gecko: Today in history the Townsend Acts were passed in 1767. This was a broad import tax placed on English colonists living in North America.  The acts were repealed in 1770, except for the tax on tea, which lead to the Boston Tea Party.
• Alissa brings her stuffed animals to a tea party.
• This kind of eerie waxworks display of Alice in Wonderland's famous tea party with the Mad Hatter, somewhere in Tokyo.
• How to Make a Tea Party - I don't know if it gets any weirder than this

These were the gold --

• Now we're talkin' - Mom, from Old People Blog Too, shares photos from an actual tea party.  Not just any tea party, but a Teddy Bear Tea Party! 
• Great fun at Madison's First Tea Party, complete with photos
• Hannah, the Kitchen Crusader, shares her Tea Party day, complete with a recipe for apple scones that sound delish.

Comments

[Christine]

A real dress-up tea party can be a LOT of fun. If the food is good and the atmosphere is just right, it can be splendiferous! It's one of my favorite things to do. I confess, though, I don't like it when things are too formal. I get uncomfortable with bigfat grandeur. But I love pretty tablesettings and centerpieces and candles and good food, and everybody all dressed up and shiny.

[peddidle]

In the town I used to live in, that was about the only event during a good portion of the year--a tea party! I never got to attend because tickets were out of my budget, but it sounded marvelous. Upon inquiry, I was told that you have to dress up some and would probably not want to eat much beforehand as they serve a lot of pastries with the tea. How splendid! A shame I never was able to go.

[Nancy]

Oh my gosh, these all sound like fun, but I would love to go to a 'real English tea party'! How much fun is that?!!