* Dreaming of Tea *

I have been working on "Tea Party favors" this past week.  On Saturday, May 19th my "Tea girls" and I will be getting together for our first Mother/daughter Tea Party.  It will be at Dionne's new house.  By the way my Tea girls are:  Jeanette, Jeahan and Dionne. 

Dionne and I started the tradition five years ago when we went to our first tea house together, we fell in love immediately with the charm, atmosphere and delicious food that usually is all a part of the "Tea Parlor".  Ever since, we have gotten together twice sometimes three times a year to try new tea houses all over California.  In recent years, Jeahan and Jeanette joined us in our Tea adventures and it has been tears of laughter all the way since then. 

I had a few local favorites including Truffles & Lace in Temecula where I celebrated my birthday a few years back and also took my mom for Mother's day but it has closed down and I no longer can drive locally to a tea parlor.

We also discovered a very cute and unique one in Lake Elsinore called Rebecca's Tea house that even had home made mac n cheese on the menu (not common at all) but that one also closed down about a year ago. 

My Tea Girls and I have traveled to Woodland Hills to have tea at "The Tea Cottage" ran by an English woman and her husband expert on everything tea.  This woman served us high tea in 100 year old Bone China and told us her fascinating story of how she got a chance to have Tea with the Queen.  We learned some useful tea etiquette lessons that day and laughed until our stomachs hurt.

This Friday, I get to take my mom to yet another one of my favorite tea parlors called "Barbara's Tea House" this one is in Rancho Cucamonga and it inside an old Victorian home.  It is gorgeous on the outside as well as the inside that is adorned with intricate tea accessories and antiques.  I am so excited to take my mom there for Mother's day and to enjoy the wonderful tea atmosphere I truly enjoy.

Since the tea girls and I will not be going to an actual tea parlor this month, we will be hosting our own Mother's day tea with all of us bringing an assortment of tea sandwiches, scones, desserts and cookies.  I simply can not wait for this month's tea adventures especially since it will be the first time I introduce Samara to the delightful world of tea.

I am dreaming of tea already........