Tea Time

Is it tea time yet?

My Favourite Tea Cup

My Favourite Tea Cup

I absolutely love tea time.  I have this vintage guide for hosting dinner parties called “Glamour and the Hostess”.

glamour-and-the-hostess

I’m not sure how old it is, but it is certainly amusing to read.  At the back of the book, there are a series of questions regarding hostessing.  Here’s one I just had to share, since I love tea time!

hosting-tea-party

I just think this is so funny and charming at the same time.  How would one go about asking friends to pour the tea?  And how long is a “short time”?

Tea time is the best time.  I could drink tea all day.  I have a collection of teacups and I own an adorable Brown Betty teapot.  My favourite teas are black teas, and I do very much enjoy green tea, especially Sencha green tea.  I love Buckingham Palace (which I just recently picked up from Pippins in the Toronto Beaches), Sencha Green Tea, and I absolutely LOVE Heavenly Cream by Sloane Tea.  It is so dreamy.  I usually add milk to my tea, but Heavenly Cream’s comforting creamy taste requires no milk.

heavenly-cream

As the designer of Crumb Designs, I designed an pretty apron which I like to call the “tea apron”, also known as the Milly Apron.  It’s pretty and sweet and would be perfect for a tea party.  I think it’s time to host a tea party, complete with vintage tea cups, brown betties, soothing tea blends, English watercress tea sandwiches, cookies, and of course the Milly apron.

Milly Half Apron

Milly Half Apron