Mo'a Romig-Boyles

Hanging Out With Family And Friends On Facebook

I have neglected you woefully...for this I apologize. I want to thank all of you that visited my Tea Party and for all your lovely comments.  Mr. and Mrs. Hatter have been enjoying your complimentary comments and thank you also.
I also want to thank you for visiting  and  your heartfelt comments on my last post  "A  Wedding in  Denmark".  My  surrogate  couple  behaved themselves  quite  well  and  got  many  compliments...this was reported to me by my  Son.

 This past Friday I made the plunge.  I  joined the crowd and  became a member of  Facebook.  I had many  reasons for not joining ..."I have a blog and people can visit me here"..."I don't need another internet distraction"...and the one that got a laugh from my Husband..."I don't want any old boyfriends to come out of the woodworks" at that he said "Do you think they are still living"
Well, that is a thought, we have been married for 37 years, and nary a boyfriend has come out of the woodwork :)
So after getting invitations to join by numerous friends and family, I joined when I got an invitation from my Son...how could I refuse.

I have found it quite entertaining.  I asked a few people to be my friend and one thing led to another and now I have 57 friends since Friday...more to come, I am quite certain.
Many of my friends on Facebook are young, in their 20's, I am struck by their language...yes, many are in Icelandic...but that is not what I mean.  They have their own language, the way some families have phrases and abbreviations that they use.
My young friends language no doubt born out of necessity in order to facilitate text messaging.  I find this fascinating and enjoy it immensely, even though I don't understand much of what they are saying .

 
Every day I regale my Husband with stories about  what I heard on Facebook.  "B, is going to Sanaefelsnes to a summer house there"  "C, is having salmon and peas, for the 4th of July, she has friends coming over"  "I saw pictures of H's husband and baby" "OD invited me to become a member of descendants of...." and so it goes.  I am connecting with Friends and Family in Iceland, that I have missed so much, these many years that I have lived here in the States.  Many of us see each other when I visit Iceland, when they come here or through Christmas cards....but this is different.  I am now seeing instant and in many cases day to day activities in their lives.
I have also found new and interesting things tell my Mother...she also loves hearing about friends and family that live across the big pond.
That I think is what makes Facebook special.

 

Now I suppose I will be tweeting soon !!! I still have my heals dug in on that...but, I have been know to change.
Are you a member of Facebook?  Do you tweet?   I would love to hear your opinions :)

Photos:  The top two are from a Blueberry Festival that we went to two weekends ago.
The one ext to he bottom is "The Fairy Tree"  and the one on the bottom is "Poor Little Birdie teased" both are by  Richard Doyle, British illustrator 1824 - 1883.

A Wedding in Denmark

There is a wedding in Denmark today.  My Daughter-in-law's Sister is getting married...actually as I write this she is already married.
Due to circumstances beyond our control we could not be there for the celebration...however, I sent a surrogate couple.

Their presence  was requested by the Bride.This little couple will be on top of the cake.
When Mette and my Son got married they also requested a little couple for the top of their cake. You can read the story here.
This is a photo of their cake in the garden.

I am sure the wedding is gorgeous I know that Mette and Brian's was. 

 
It is hard to believe that it was only three years ago that they got married.  They now have two lovely children Victor and Julie.
Julie will be wearing the silk dress I bought for her before she was born...thinking how perfect it would be for a Little Princess going to a wedding.  This photo was taken of her on her Christening day wearing the dress.

We were not there either, for Julie's Christening...we sometimes feel sad that we cannot be in Denmark for all the holidays and family get together. 
We are happy that our Son Brian sends us videos and photos of all these events and we are certainly always there in spirit.  We also visit on the web cam every weekend. That way we can see how the Children are growing and maturing.

Happy 4th of July to all my American friends and family.

Tea Party

Hello !!! There you are, Welcome.  You are just in time for our Mad Tea Party hosted my the Fanciful Vanessa Valencia of A Fanciful Twist, she has a list in her side bar of all the party givers.

The Hatter himself is here.Would you like to meet him? 
Here he is wearing his 1890's suit and his top hat, looking ever so dapper.  Mr. Hatter aka my Dad.

Mrs. Hatter wore her Teapot Earrings, that I bought for her when I was in college in London.

The other guests I would like to introduce you to, are, my Mother...Mrs. Hatter, my Husband and that is me pouring the tea...one lump or two?

Where are my manners?  Do come in and have some goodies...we have sandwiches, cucumber, blue cheese and marmalade ( a family favorite), herb cheese and some rye bread with smoked salmon and sweet mustard ( we are a Scandinavian family...and that should explain that :)
We also have fruit tarts...I hope we have enough of those,  one does not want  to hear  "Off  with their heads"   And for those  of you that are health conscious, we have some fresh New Jersey blue berries and whipped cream.
Please help yourself :)

And there is cake...chocolate cake...don't you just love chocolate?

I am using my blue Wedgewood Jasperware tea set that I inherited from my American Grandmother. My Dad had given it to her fifty five years ago.

I also have a very special treat for you, that I made just this morning...Icelandic Pancakes.
They have strawberry jam and whipped cream (we Icelanders do love our whipped cream...hope you do also) If you prefer we also have Icelandic Pancakes sprinkled with sugar and rolled up.
Icelandic Pancakes are Iceland's National Desert.
I think of my Grandmother and my Aunts when I make pancakes in a special pan, using my Mother's recipe and my Grandmother's secret ingredient. I love the smell and the rhythm of pouring the batter, turning them over and stacking them up. I also remember to make them very thin and they must have a beautiful even color, not too dark and not too light...my Mother taught me that, as those are the  signs of a good Icelandic Pancake maker.
Most Icelandic families have their own favorite recipe, but in essence they are all the same...delicious.

I used my favorite blue and white china dishes.  Here are some that I bought from Constance of Rochambeau , on her yard sale, just before she left for Texas, from New Jersey. They are French Limoges and the pattern is called  Jouy ...I adore them and think of Constance every time I use them.
The other pieces are Royal Copenhagen, Blue Fluted , which is part of my wedding china and the dish that the blueberries are in is Blue Fluted Mega...my new passion. I do love beautiful china.
Help yourself to some of the rolled up Icelandic Pancakes :)
I made the table cloth from an Indian Sari.  I love Saris and often use them for table cloths and curtains. One day I would like to learn how to wear one.

Mr. Hatter picket up his silver tipped walking stick and top hat and left with Mrs. Hatter.  They called and told me what a good time they had and they did not think that they will have Dinner tonight...well perhaps just a little cake. 

Solange had a wonderful time. She had tea and lots of sweets...I noticed that she has quite the sweet tooth and was very charming.
We talked after The Hatters left...we are good friends now, all is forgiven.

There is still plenty of cake and goodies left for you. Are you having a good time?  Did you have enough to eat? 
Thank you for coming.

There is more fun and many more participants...Vanessa of A Fanciful Twist will guide you to the other parties. Have fun, but save some cake for me :)

You Are Invited

You are invited to a Mad Hatter Tea Party, hosted by our own Vanessa of A Fanciful Twist.

It was not enough for me that there will be 254 and counting, people at The Mad Hatter Tea Party...and giving Tea Parties...I thought I would invite some locals. 
So, I put on my best smile and asked the Teddy Bears...I hear Teddy Bears love a party.

They declined and said the were Stuffed.  Raggedy Ann and Andy said, "We can come"  the bears shouted in unison "You are Stuffed also"  So that was the end of that. 
I went to the basement and took Solange out of her storage bin, and asked her if she would like to come.

She said "No, No, No"  then she continued "You have kept me in a storage bin all these years and now you expect me to come to a party, will there be cake?" 
I said "Yes there will be cake.
Solange clapped her hands and said "Tres bien, perhaps I will come, we will see"  she continued "Will you put me in that storage bin again?"
I promised her, that she could be in the Family Room for a while, she was happy about that...I don't know if she will be at The Tea Party, even though she is sitting in the Family Room now...she is still sulking.
Solange was created by me in 1990...Oh, my!!!

I do hope that you will come...there will be lovely people at my party...and there will be cake.

Go to A Fanciful Twist for the list of all the other fun Mad Hatter Tea Parties.