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Over A Nice Cup of
Tea. . . Our "Victoria
Magazine Grand Tea Tour of London" was a sheer delight
this year! We made many new, wonderful friends as well as
enjoying the sights and many splendid tea times together. There
were so many highlights, that it is hard to name just one…
so I won't! A memorable get-acquainted cream tea was spent at
Emma Bridgwater's while painting mugs that were to become
delightful souvenirs; our cookery & herb day in the home and
garden of Mary Berry was perfection; the luxurious excursion to
Bath on the Orient Express British Pullman (where champagne
rivaled a cup of tea) was a day we didn't want to end; Afternoon
Tea at the elegant Savoy Hotel took us from ordinary tourists to
proper ladies and gentlemen; and, our last night together —
being entertained with Gilbert and Sullivan's "Pirate's of
Penzance" in the home of Sir William Gilbert was a great
treat and an enchanting ending for our time together!
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Pictured left to right: Cream tea and mug painting • In Mary Berry's garden • Harriet and Sarah on the Orient Express • Connie and Mary at the Savoy
We're so looking forward to spending Christmas and New Year's with another group of friends in the Lake District of England and in Scotland. How wonderful to spend a quiet, traditional Christmas in the countryside — we'll have tea by the fire, go for lovely walks, play parlour games, take in sporting and country pursuits such as golf and horseback riding (if the weather permits) and Wellie Wanging! Our New Year's in Scotland may not be as quiet— in addition to the other activities just mentioned, there will be Scottish dancing, of course! Our two days in York and one in Edinburgh will give us a taste of city life during the holidays as well.
Then, more wonderful adventures are being
planned for next year — including celebrations for Her
Majesty Queen Elizabeth's Golden Jubilee! Perhaps you'll
join us in England or in France — taking tea, talking books, seeing sights,
and perhaps dancing with Edmund or riding with Mary. We do hope
you will do just that.
Rose Tree Cottage was established in 1979
by Edmund & Mary Fry
Born in Stanmore, Middlesex a village (at the time) north of
London, Edmund surrounds himself with a feeling of home.
Mary also comes from a small community where home and family and
time to enjoy them were of great importance . . . her 'village'
was in Oklahoma.
For several years prior to opening Rose Tree Cottage, Mary
traveled throughout Britain, researching, working, studying and
preparing for the quintessential tea room, combining the ambiance
of a classic English country house hotel with the cosiness of a
village tea room such as 'The Fuchsia Bush' of Miss Read fame.
Rose Tree Cottage's 'English Village Shop & Tea Garden' is
filled with book-lined shelves with classics for children (in the
Beatrix Potter room), novels, home, garden and cookery books.
Also, the British Tourist Authority range of touring guides, maps
and picture books for the tourist and the armchair traveler
alike.
For the tea connoisseur, you will find everything from fine bone
china tea sets, silver accessories, antiques from England and
Scotland, to whimsical teaware & tea cosies, galore! And, the
'Food Hall' is brimming with a vast assortment of English Teas
and tasty foods. Tea is taken in one of three cosy, nostalgic tea
rooms, complete with piano and palms!
Other items of interest, such as Floris and Trumper's fragrances
for women and men, decorative gifts, English original
watercolours and antique prints make the shop a haven for lovers
of all things British.
A new video all about tea: "The Butler Did It" — a
light hearted collection of clips about having a good wet cuppa'
— with Edmund Fry.