Grand Winter Tea

For our January culture club we went pretty fancy in honor of

Kelly's birthday that was in December, and had a Winter

Tea at the Grand America.

We all dressed up and topped ourselves off with my

grandmothers hats. I made everyone a high tea package

that included white gloves, red lipstick, mints, a doily,

and a CD of classy music. Every package had an art nouveau

personalized name tag. Im so glad that I chose to wrap all

the gifts in dusty rose and brown as they matched

the tea table napkins and decor.

We sat in plush couches and silky chairs and

had a tea flower as the centerpiece... a bud that

when put into boiling water would slowly blossom and

steep into a tea (non of us tasted it but just enjoyed

its magical bloom)

We then delighted in the tastes of cucumber or salmon or

ham or jelly tea sandwhiches...scones with lemon curd,

jam, and whipped cream.... spiced plum tea and coconut

almond hot chocolate... french pastries, coconut cake, and

fresh fruit for dessert.

We then planned the rest of culture clubs activities for

the year while listening to a live jazz band play the classics.

It was simply delightful.