A friend and I treated ourselves to a Festive Afternoon Tea recently and it was fabulous! We went to the Corinthia Hotel, which is two minutes from Embankment Tube Station. The service was a little fussy for my tastes, but the presentation and the attention to detail were both faultless. Fancy sausage roll Delicious cakes … Continue reading Festive Afternoon Tea at The Corinthia Hotel in London’s West End
December Daily is off and running and I’m using the mini book I made recently to record twenty five stories of our Christmas season. Additional journaling cards are from In a Creative Bubble. Day 11 | The story of the day was visiting the Knightsbridge to see the Christmas decorations. I made a flip card to house a … Continue reading December Daily | Days 11-15
It was a week of unexpected weather and full of festive fun. We had snow I had my flu jab The Boy starred in his Christmas Concert. He sang a solo. The first verse of Silent Night. In German. A friend and I went for a festive Afternoon Tea The same friend and I went … Continue reading Me on Monday | 19 December
It was a quiet week, with much colder temperatures and a plentiful supply of rain. Friday | 16.45 hours The Boy and I attended another Sixth Form Open Evening We sent out the invitations to our annual Christmas Drinks Party A friend joined me to walk Tilly The Friend and I then booked for a … Continue reading Me on Monday | 7 November
A friend and I recently treated ourselves to a fashion-themed Afternoon Tea at the Berkeley Hotel in London's Knightsbridge. If I'm honest, the dessert part of the Tea was more than a little disappointing - in flavours, rather than in presentation. The savoury element was absolutely delicious - finger sandwiches and duck profiteroles. The salad-looking … Continue reading Afternoon Tea at The Berkeley, Knightsbridge
On Monday, 17th May, we (those of us in England) were allowed back indoors in restaurants, cafés, pubs, cinemas and theatres. 🙂 Diamond Jubilee Tea Salon, Fortnum and Mason At 14.30 on Monday, 17 May, a friend and I sat down to an early Afternoon Tea in the Diamond Jubilee Tea Salon in Fortnum and … Continue reading Afternoon Tea at Fortnum and Mason
A friend recently treated me to Afternoon Tea with a difference. We spent 90 minutes aboard a classic Routemaster London bus, sipping tea and scoffing nibbling dainty sandwiches and tiny cakes as we went.It was great fun, although I was initially rather concerned about sloppage from the teapots ... no need. Your preferred hot drink … Continue reading Afternoon Tea Bus Tour
The Brainy One surprised me yesterday with an invitation to Afternoon Tea. In a 4* hotel in my beloved Little Venice. That blue plaque states that the hotel, in its previous guise as a maternity hospital, was the birthplace of Alan Turing, which appealed to The Brainy's One love of all things scientific. The weather … Continue reading Afternoon Tea in London’s Little Venice
We hosted our third Afternoon Tea of the year this afternoon. We invited a new mix of guests; friends old and new. And it worked perfectly. Love that the pooch got in on the group shot.
We hosted Afternoon Tea today for 22 people today ... ... and it was amazing. Entertaining at home and with child-friendly timings is definitely working for us.
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