‘Scrumptious’ – Bea’s of Bloomsbury weren’t lying either!

Posted by on Apr 16, 2009 in London Life | No Comments

Recommended by Miss R D (via her contact in the Afternoon Tea underground of Chicago…). This is now my official 'best afternoon tea in London bar none'! High accolade indeed, but how can it not, when the jam and clotted cream arrive not in measly little dishes, but in gravy boats(!) and the (homemade in ...

All tea should be this glamourous!

Posted by on Sep 14, 2008 in London Life | No Comments

Me and a pal, at the new PatVal… :)

Zen teapot

Posted by on Jan 6, 2008 in London Life | No Comments

New Year – New Teapot… Mum gave this to me for Christmas and I have to say it makes drinking tea a real joy… It almost feels like a tea-handbag as I carry it about from room to room; the tea following me around :)

Birthday mound with candle & chocolate writing!

Posted by on Aug 10, 2006 in London Life | 2 Comments

What nicer way to spend an afternoon but having birthday tea at Claridges with misses P, K, A & H!…(it is so bizarre I can actually refer to people and their blogs – it’s like calling cards of yore!) Happy birthday lady! (and thanks for the mattress stitch help)

Birthday tea…

Posted by on May 29, 2006 in London Life | No Comments

Ok, I cheated somewhat as my actual birthday isn’t til tuesday but… Sundays are good for birthday teas… It was going to be in picnic form but what with the drought rain, it was safer indoors… :) My first ever attempt at a Victoria Sponge and Brownies came out pretty well (they all got eaten!) ...