Easter Tea

Our family traditions tend to involve Afternoon Tea and that includes Easter :-)

This started many years ago on a vacation to Victoria, B.C. Who knew then how important the special meal at Bouchardt Gardens? Our family fully fell in love with the finger foods and specialties of English style tea.

It's interesting how food is the central element to any celebration. I take great pleasure in making everything by hand. It usually takes me days to prepare.

This year, I've had to make some hard choices in how I spend my time as I build the foundation for Gems of Wisdom, the business. I capitulated and have created the majority of the Easter Tea from things I bought. I've even let people help me this year.

The focus is going to be on lots of fresh berries and fruits. The savories are the absolutely must have Scotch Eggs, egg salad and cucumber finger sandwiches. The dessert is a store bought angel food cake filled with blackberries and strawberries and then dolloped with a light, quick lemon pudding sauce. I even found orange sliced pound cake to serve as the tea bread. Then I picked up tiny peach tarts, strawberry/rhubarb tarts and lemon hot-cross buns. Family are bringing more fun foods.

You know what? It's going to be a gorgeous Easter Tea and I am going to be thrilled to celebrate the reason for it--Christ's resurrection, with a much more accepting and relaxed heart. I didn't have to do it the way I've always done it. Sometimes it's worth finding a new way in order to put important things in order.

I'd say that was a good choice :-)

Happy Easter!
Angie

Grassis-A really awesome place near Seattle!

I can't figure out how they fit it all in this unusual architecture! But I was amazed at the high end clothing boutique with awesome sales! (And a secret little dressing room is tucked away under the gorgeously graceful wooden stairway.)




Gardening shop:


greeting card area & flower shop, tea room/cafe, and accessories like unique purses & hats.




I think this is one of my favorite new spots! I absolutely loved it! It is the ultimate in combining businesses to make it a "destination" spot.

The tea room is an adorable 116 year old Victorian cafe. The food is terrific!!!



Just look at how they serve a simple roll to you...



On my little tour around the place, I couldn't help taking pictures of such charming features. Take a gander at the street sign and lamp from the spiral staircase! Charming is such an underrated word here.




This is one reason I love to travel. There seems to be an unlimited number of great ideas out there. I love exploring them!

So if you are in downtown Tacoma, Washington (outside of Seattle) stop by Grassis @ 1702 Pacific Avenue across from Union Station. I know I'll be going back:-D

Angie