Today I went on an outing to end all outings! My very dear friend Rebecca Wasil and her delightful husband, Ron, took Ross Barnhart and his step mom, Gail and myself to the Queen's Parlour Tearoom located in the Miramont Castle Museum in Manitou Springs. Now I have been hosting a High Tea at our church for 7 years with the exclusion of the last 2 years due to Covid restrictions. Hosting a high tea is one thing, but actually partaking of the ritual is a whole 'nother game!
We arrived early to partake of the ambience and believe me there was plenty of ambience to go around! We were seated at our table which was set and everything was in it's proper place. There were 5 of us and the table was set for 5.
Our waiter's name was Daniel and he was most helpful since I could not pronounce most of the brands of tea. About all I keep around here is black, green and a little stuff called Pekoe, what ever that is. Here is Daniel and Leah, who was trying to make me look like I have horns, but she missed my head! They were both lovely people and the place was busy so they had plenty to keep busy doing, but took time to make little old me feel special!
I am not sure what any of this stuff was, but it was damn good! I can see that I am going to need to step my game up for the next high tea at First Congregational Church! Wonder if I can con Leah and Daniel into serving? Rather doubt it so I may have to train my servers a little better and I gotta say, the scone they fed me was out of this world. Guess I better hone my cooking skills along with everything else!
All in all it was a wonderful day and I can not thank Rebecca and Ron enough for the experience. And as tea companions, I could not have chosen anyone better than Gail and Ross! Delightful light conversations and wonderful food. Who could ask for anything more?
