Melissa’s Cozy Teacup

I have pictures, really, but none of us took our digital cameras so I will have to wait to post them until the film is developed.

My mom and sister took me to the Brown Palace for Afternoon Tea as a birthday gift. It was so nice. I had such a great time. We walked across to the hotel from a connecting hotel and we looked over the balcony down to the floor of the atrium. The tables were set with cups and saucers and plates and flowers and silverware (real silverware). We rode the escalators down to the first floor and entered the lobby/atrium. We passed by a historical silver water fountain that taps into a water source 750 feet below where we stood. We then went to the hostess who was dressed in a black dress with a white apron and white pearls. Nice touch. We each ordered a different tea theme so we could share with one another. One of the themes came with champagne flavored with a liqueur. It was so good, my sister ordered one for herself. We each selected a flavor of tea which was served to us in our own, individual, silver tea pot. The hostess poured our first cup for us then another woman came out and added hot water to our tea pots. This kept the tea not only hot, it kept it from over brewing and becoming bitter.

We were served two kinds of scones; buttermilk and dried cherry with white chocolate. We each had our own jar of Hero strawberry jam and we shared bowls of clotted cream.

The sandwiches were the following flavors; caramelized onion, cucumber dill and turkey black olive. They were all good but I can’t decide if teh onion or the turkey was my favorite. Perhaps if the bread for the onion sandwich had been toasted it might win.

The desserts were good but most tasted too sweet. We were treated to a variety of pastries, tortes, an almond macaron, and various chocolate delights.

After the tea party, we walked off lunch at the Park Meadows Mall where I was able to resupply myself with my favorite tea of the moment; Barry’s red label.

I had such a wonderful time with my mom and sister. My mom pretended to read our tea leaves and my sister regaled us with tales of my nephew who is growing up into such a wonderful person. I’m not just saying that because I’m the aunt either. He’s got a great sense of humor, he’s talented and he loves the Lord. Boy oh boy is he going to make some lucky gal a good hubby some day!