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Selected pictures from the “Tea for Three: My Mom, My Doll, and Me,” event including a WAATSI + Sage doll-making workshop led by author Timothy D. Bellavia as well as American Girl couture at the Greenwich Historical Society. Photos courtesy of Jan Ahmed.

Tea for Three: My Mom, My Doll and Me Benefit for the Historical Society Cos Cob, May 12th Admission: $75/$65 What could make an afternoon with your favorite girls even better? A multi-generational family event to benefit the Historical Society! On Saturday, May 12, the Historical Society will be serving up tea and treats by the renowned Royal Tea Company, who has catered to "royalty" from the Duchess of York to "queen" of domestic arts Martha Stewart. Guests are encouraged to dress in teatime finery--including fancy hats--and to bring their favorite dolls appropriately attired. There will be a trunk show offering American Girl-doll-sized fashions including dresses, casual outfits, shoes and accessories designed especially for the event. Award-winning children's author, illustrator and educator Timothy Bellavia will lead a 30-minute doll-making workshop that will feature exclusive numbered and stonewashed cloth dolls created especially for the event and honoring notable Greenwich women. Participants will individualize their dolls using yarn, lace, trim, notions, beads, rhinestones and more, and share them over tea. There will also be prizes and a raffle for fabulous items every girl will love. Saturday, May 12, 2012 Two seatings: 1:00 to 2:30 pm and 3:30 to 5:00 pm Vanderbilt Education Center, Greenwich Historical Society 39 Strickland Road, Cos Cob, CT 06807 Adults $75; Children $65 (kindergarten and older please) To reserve, visit www.greenwichhistory.org For More Information: Sponsor: Greenwich Historical Society Address: 39 Strickland Road, Cos Cob, CT Phone: 203-869-6899 Website: http://www.hstg.org

A Family Benefit

What could make an afternoon with your favorite girls even better? A multi-generational family event to benefit the Historical Society! On Saturday, May 12, we'll be serving up tea and treats by the renowned Royal Tea Company, who has catered to "royalty" from the Duchess of York to Martha Stewart, queen of domestic arts.

Guests are encouraged to dress in teatime finery–including fancy hats–and to bring their favorite dolls appropriately attired. There will be a trunk show offering American Girl-doll-sized fashions including dresses, casual outfits, shoes and accessories designed especially for the event.

Award-winning children's author, illustrator and educator Timothy D. Bellavia will lead a 30-minute doll-making workshop that will feature exclusive numbered and stonewashed dolls honoring notable Greenwich women and created specially for the event. Participants will individualize their dolls using "hair," yarn, lace, trim, notions, beads, rhinestones and more, and share them over tea. There will also be prizes and a raffle for fabulous items every girl will love.

Saturday, May 12, 2012
Two Seatings 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. or 3:30 – 5:00 p.m.

Vanderbilt Education Center
39 Strickland Road, Cos Cob CT

Adults: $75; Children $65 - limited to kindergarten and older, please.

Click here to reserve or call 203-869-6899, Ext. 10.

Part of the Niagara Frontier and located in the western area of New York

State, Orleans County covers a total area of 817 square miles, of which 426

square miles are water. The high proportion of water is due to the extension

of Orleans County north into Lake Ontario to the Canadian border (a line

of latitude running through the middle of the lake). For this reason, the

legend of the Milan, the sunken schooner, is included in these pages, along

with Orleans County's notable citizens. George Pullman of railroad car

fame, Santa Claus School founder Charlie Howard, and children's author Timothy D. Bellavia.

With recent events and sadness over the young teen Trayvon Martin. I began to think of the lyrics of the Jimmy Webb classic song: Let Brown Begin. They are posted below. Ponder. Tweet. Share. Love. Peace. xx

Jimmy Webb"s "When Can BROWN Begin"

To my mind it always seems a little strange
That people won't do the things
You know they ought to
Some folks say the world, it never gonna change
But in my heart I do believe
Those are the folks who guide to
Can't or for not to

The day turns bright and night turns wonderful
Twilight never really brings into an end
If white is right and black is beautiful,
Lord, tell me when can brown begin
Tell me, people, when can brown begin

Fire and water won't be mixed in, so they say
But I've seen the steamclouds
Floating high and free
Salt and pepper don't get in each other's way
No, they just cooked together
And when they don't agree, they just let each other be

The day turns bright and night turns wonderful
Twilight never really brings into an end
If white is right and black is beautiful,
Lord, tell me when can brown begin
Tell me, people, when can brown begin
(repeat til fade)