Celebrating 250 With A Patriotic Tea Party

Hello sweet readers and welcome to the June edition of Tea On Tuesdays!

“Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people whom he has chosen as his heritage!”
‭‭Psalm‬ ‭33‬:‭12‬ ‭(ESV‬‬)

On July 4, 2026, our nation will commemorate and celebrate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. How will you celebrate? Will you be firing up the grill, making a freezer of home-made ice cream, attending your city’s fireworks show, or celebrating quietly at home?

Mary and I welcome back our sweet guest, Kitty from Kitty’s Kozy Kitchen! Our common theme is a patriotic teatime! You will find links for Mary and Kitty at the bottom of this post.

I was debating whether to serve hot tea or iced. It only took a brief moment to make a decision. Stepping outside and feeling the high humidity demanded sweet iced tea!

You will always find me setting tables in the garden during summer months. I love using our flag’s colors, the red, white, and blue for our patriotic holidays. The table was set with my granddaughters in mind. My plan was to photograph in the garden and then move the tea party inside the Sunshine Cottage due to predicted rain.

A tea party must have special treats, especially for EM and EK. They love grilled cheese sandwiches and so does PJ! Why not use a star cookie cutter with a tiny flag to celebrate?!

White ‘trellis’ Mikasa dinner plates, Spode Blue Room Collection ‘Tradition Series’ plates, and calico dessert plates provide the patriotic red, white, and blue! Adding whimsical red placemats and an April Cornell ‘picnic’ plaid seersucker table square for more summertime fun! In case you missed “America Is 250: Let’s Celebrate” click here! 

There is nothing better on a hot, humid day than a glass of sweet iced tea with a sprig of mint! As a matter of fact, I am enjoying a glass now as I write. Southerners prefer Luzianne for the best iced tea !

Treats include red velvet cupcakes, crème filled sandwich cookies, and frosted sugar cookies served on a blue and white cake plate. When time is short, don’t forget you can buy rather than bake from scratch at home.

Maiden grass, chaste tree blooms, and sunflowers offer a colorful and summertime background!

“We on this continent should never forget that men first crossed the Atlantic not to find soil for their plough but to secure liberty for their souls.”
~Robert J. McCracken

One benefit of gardening’s hard work is to cut blooms for an arrangement…crape myrtle blooms, zinnias, sunflowers and blue cornflower make a charming arrangement in a blue striped pitcher!

We enjoy dressing the Sunshine Cottage porch in patriotic colors!

I am often asked about this fun stemware. I ordered 8 glasses from Horchow years ago and wished I had ordered more while they were available!

I couldn’t resist these cute sugar cookies for our tea party!

“My country, ‘Tis of Thee,
Sweet land of Liberty, of thee I sing;
Land where my fathers died
Land of the pilgrims’ pride,
From every mountain side
Let freedom ring.”
~ Words written by Samuel Francis Smith

You will love the patriotic teatime with Mary and Kitty, just click on the links below!

Mary ~ Home Is Where the Boat Is

Kitty ~ Kitty’s Kozy Kitchen

Thank you for your visit and gracious comments. Wishing everyone a joyous celebration for America’s 250th birthday!
Linking with: Pieced Pastimes, Between Naps on the Porch,Katherines Corner, Follow The Yellow Brick Home,
Life and Linda