Sadly, the days of afternoon teas and church suppers have ended

Sadly, the days of afternoon teas and church suppers have ended

In the long ago spring times of the ’50s, when the first daffodils poked through cold ground, the time-honoured traditions of the spring teas and fashion shows also signaled the new season. Predictably, my mother would receive an invitation from one of her friends to attend a tea at one of Picton’s churches. Usually these teas were held alone, but occasionally were teamed with fashion shows, important social events not to be missed by women of t…