Tea party

Hear ye! Hear ye!

By royal decree, all princesses in the kingdom are cordially invited to an afternoon tea party to be hosted by her royal highness Princess Sydney.The menu will include tea with cream and sugar sprinkles, and will be served on Lady Sydney's finest new Tinkerbell place settings.



Responding to the invitation last Friday were, left to right: "Baby Rapunzel (who earned baby status to differentiate her from the bigger, glowing hair version on the right), Sleeping Beauty, Belle, Cinderella and Rapunzel. Not shown is Baby Sleeping Beauty, who is physically bigger than the Barbie version of Sleeping Beauty, but designed to look like a baby, so she had to sit in a high chair and really isn't big enough for tea anyway; plus yours truly. Incidentally, on occasions such as this, Princess Sydney often tells me I'm the Queen.

Back to the event at hand... All plastic princesses should take note that very specific rules will be in place and strictly enforced regarding who sits where, how much tea can be consumed, and at one point cookies can be eaten. If Princess Sydney notices anything amiss, she will immediately point out the error in etiquette.

Do not attempt to stir your own tea. Princess Sydney will take care of that, ensuring that just the right amount of cream and sugar sprinkles are added.

The princess will also be more than happy to serve each of her guests. Literally.

For all of her brother's political aspirations, I have to say, Sydney does not seem to have a one. Which is probably a good thing. Because in Sydney's version of the Tea Party, she is in a purely dictatorial position.