the cake focused on the Mad Hatter, complete with edible hat cake. Details included the brim of the cake, a scarf, and tea cups seated upon a draping blue tablecloth. All elements of this cake were completely edible.

Underneath the tablecloth appeared (if even for a moment) the Cheshire cat…

Edible playing cards, vibrant colors, and details of the theme were all incorporated into the cake. The bottom tier sat a lovely mushroom.

The board for the cake used a black and white checkerboard pattern to keep with the theme, as well as providing the backdrop for details such as an edible pocket watch, leaves, Alice, “eat me” treats, and Absolem.

Adding to some of the fun were additional treats — such as Tiramisu Macarons shaped as tea cups and mini-cupcakes withshannonwatch's blog

A US military cargo plane that exploded at 20,000 feet and crashed in Mississippi on July 10th, killing the 16 people on board, landed at Shannon Airport last December. The KC-130T Hercules transport tanker erupted in a fireball as it suffered what the US Marine Corps called a "mishap" on Monday evening. The crash occurred in a rural area, but if it has occurred as the plane was landing or taking off at Shannon the consequences would have been lethal and devastating.

In light of the serious risk to life presented by these aircraft, Shannonwatch calls on the Minister for Foreign Affairs to immediately suspend all US military landings at Shannon and all US military flights through Irish airspace.

Shannonwatch welcomes the celebration of aviation at Foynes Air Show