Dear Liza,
Your cousin Kestrel had her 12th birthday party the other day, and it was delightful. She invited friends to a Fairy Tea Party at Laurelhurst Park, just a few blocks from our house.
I made tiny fairy cookies to help celebrate. Sugar cookies were cut in hearts about an inch long and made into sandwiches.
Chocolate chip cookies made with 13 grams of dough were sufficiently delicate, and pink pinwheels felt like they fit right in with the elves, fauns, and other fairy folk.
Auntie Katie and Kestrel made the foresty cake and even some cucumber sandwiches, as well as tea…. It was a tea party, after all.
It felt sort of like glamping in Rivendell.
Kids and Moms all worked together to set up, serve, celebrate, and finally break camp.
It is always interesting to see Kes’s circle of friends as they grow and change. They are all becoming such caring, gentle, interesting people. Happy birthday, Kestrel!
Love,
Grandma Judy
Dear Liza 