Postles Lodge

“Drama teaches you to empathise and that stands you in good stead - whether you are going to be an actor, a director or a plumber - it improves your ability to connect with the world around you.”
~ James McAvoy

Our third birthday tea party guest is this marvellous actor of many talents. Since I first discovered James McAvoy as Mr Tumnus in The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (2005), one of my favourite characters, I had to include him in my trio born on National Tea Day. 🩵

Do you know who the Queen’s birthday buddies are?

…As much as we all love Paddington, I’m afraid it’s not this sweet bear, nor me either, for that matter. 😅 But he and I have very slight resemblances to her tea companions in my artwork (in a way).

You’ll have to wait and see in the following days! 👀

Conversation Piece at the Royal Lodge, Windsor (1950) by Herbert James Gunn

A more domestic scene of the royal family having afternoon tea commissioned by King George VI and his wife, Queen Elizabeth — showing a side that would be relatable and down to earth to the people during the aftermath of the Second World War.