Saturday, March 9, 2013

Sugar and Spice


Back in London again where I spent a rainy Friday afternoon with the London gals taking in a delicious high tea at the beautiful Fortnum and Mason Diamond Jubilee Tea Salon which was inaugurated last year by the Queen, Kate--the Duchess of Cambridge and Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall in conjunction with the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.


A dozen of us gathered there for a fancy girls' day out




which started with individual pots of tea,



and progressed to a tower of treats. Our table was literally cluttered with tea stands



full of sweets, scones, and finger sandwiches. The scones were light and fluffy and made even tastier with Somerset clotted cream, preserves and lemon curd.


Thanks to our menus we were able to identify our finger sandwiches which I'll list in case you ever want to duplicate their formula: Cucumber with mint butter, Coronation Chicken, Ploughman's, Rare Breed Hen's Egg with Mustard Cress and Smoked Salmon with Lemon Dill Butter.


And just in case you still had room, there were assorted pastries followed by


a trip to the Coronation Cake Carriage to select a slice of your favorite tea cake. We were delightfully more than satisfied, and spent the two hours sipping tea and catching up on the news of travels and playtimes.

Then we were off for the Spice of the day...




It was time to "spice" up our life with the new Viva Forever musical now playing on the West End.
A story of a young singing group and a reality TV show competition with the Spice Girls music to move the story along. And if what "you want, what you really, really want" is a fun musical with a great sing along at the conclusion, then Viva Forever is for you.

Spice it up!

31 comments:

  1. I love this! I just called a girlfriend and told her we are going to recreate this day in London. Thanks for the inspiration!

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    Selena

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  2. I kid you not; as I was scrolling down to see the treats, my stomach let out the biggest RUMBLE! I have GOT to go and eat my dinner! WOW...from the bright Tiffany blue cups and saucers, to the lovely company, I would venture to say that you had a fabulous time! How I would love to go to England one day. If I don't and I go with the Lord before then, I suppose what He has prepared for us will be the highest of feasts ever! CAN YOU IMAGINE? NOPE..no one can.

    Thank you dear friend for coming to my post. Ambiguous maybe, but practice for heaven starts on earth when we acknowledge the ONE who found us..non?

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  3. Oh, Debi - so much deliciousness in this post! That musical sounds wonderful. Such a perfect London day for you! Sending you love! xxoo

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  4. Hi Debi, I really enjoyed reading this post. I will be going to London in September, and this sounds like a fabulous day!

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  5. Hi Debi, wonderful, wonderful, wonderful, I love those tea parties, although I was born in Spain in the south in andalucía sometimes I think that in other life I was born in England.

    Marina

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  6. Taking my Mom to London in a few months and am looking for a place to take her to high tea, may just have to stop by here! Thanks for a fun post.
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  10. Oh, Debi, I have read this over and over! Tea at Fortnum and Mason is one of my London traditions and you have really experienced the ultimate. I saw a special on the Queen and at the inauguration, she was wearing duck egg blue with gold trim – she looked fantastic.

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