Tea is Inn!

[Madeleine]

This is something I would do if I were "sunshine" and in a dripping vic. I would do this on a weekly basis. But the same thing Maddie stated, as Sunshine and Mr Sunshine both work outside the inn, so it would have to be a weekend only thing and that could interfere with reg guests (unless it was included in the room or a package). A week day would be fantastic for the local blue-haired ladies. This would be a great local referral source. I did a homeschool tea *|(young ladies and their mums all dress up, with white gloves) and garden club tea. There are even "Tea ladies" who are hired to present the afternoon tea properly. Just letting others know if they are interested in pursuing this.
For our guests, this would not be something they would want. My UK guests want tea and goodies every day at check in, but would not pay for it, nor would they want an afternoon tea.
I have considered it, this is an Aussie/Kiwi thing as well, and our grandmother and mil even read tea leaves. For those wanting "that" experience. They did it on the side as it was not allowed in their homes.
Thanks for sharing this Arks. I am still not withit for my mother-daughter book club weekend getaway...maybe next year. ugh...my agenda is too long and time too short....

This is something I would do if I were "sunshine" and in a dripping vic. I would do this on a weekly basis. But the same thing Maddie stated, as Sunshine and Mr Sunshine both work outside the inn, so it would have to be a weekend only thing and that could interfere with reg guests (unless it was included in the room or a package). A week day would be fantastic for the local blue-haired ladies. This would be a great local referral source. I did a homeschool tea *|(young ladies and their mums all dress up, with white gloves) and garden club tea. There are even "Tea ladies" who are hired to present the afternoon tea properly. Just letting others know if they are interested in pursuing this.
For our guests, this would not be something they would want. My UK guests want tea and goodies every day at check in, but would not pay for it, nor would they want an afternoon tea.
I have considered it, this is an Aussie/Kiwi thing as well, and our grandmother and mil even read tea leaves. For those wanting "that" experience. They did it on the side as it was not allowed in their homes.
Thanks for sharing this Arks. I am still not withit for my mother-daughter book club weekend getaway...maybe next year. ugh...my agenda is too long and time too short...

Joey, I'm just getting around to reading this! YOU are right! I would LOVE to do this and have thought about it often. I did live in Aust for 3 years and loved taking tea in the afternoons!
I just asked K if she thought her friend would ship her 'no longer used' tea items to me.
I have even been looking for the fancy 'tea party' dresses, boa's hats etc.. for the little girls to wear. I thought I'd get fancy 'prom' dresses from the girls who no longer want them and use belts to shorten them etc.
I also have a preschool, elementary teaching back ground, and youth group leader back ground and love kids, so this would be fun.
I used to have the 'senior' bridge club ladies here, but I got tired of their gossip and the way they talked behind the backs of the other ladies until they showed up. And they would come at 10 and stay till 4:30pm and it didn't pay enough for me to endure all that!
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And they would come at 10 and stay till 4:30pm and it didn't pay enough for me to endure all that!

This is another thing for everyone to consider...once people get settled in, thye may expect that the 'party' goes on forever. Even in the tea rooms I've been to with signs on the door saying what time they close find that once settled, it takes the fire alarm to get the ladies out the door.
It's one thing if they're buying more tea or cakes or whatever but if they're just nursing the last pot until dinnertime it's tough on the owners.
Again, everything can be done gracefully to insure everyone's needs are met, it just takes practice and the ability to stare down those dragon ladies!

 

[gillumhouse]

I love the ideal (for me to go) but for us it would not work they (guest)are not there in the afternoon, it wouldn't be a good fit for us. I just wonder how tea rooms are doing these days? Are there as many as there were in the 90's?
I took my grand daughter to a tea room over the Christmas holidays. I could tell she really enjoyed it. We have been having our own private tea parties since she was very young (don't laugh but we had dress ups and all!) Sometimes it's just good to play!

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A B & B owner friend just stopped doing little girl tea parties. She had dresses, boas, shoes, etc in the basement for the girls to dress up in. Then they came upstairs to Tea. It was ettiquette and tea party. She had many repeats. Birthdays, Girl Scouts, etc. She stopped because she wanted her basement back. Tea, delicately cut PB & J, scones....
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A B & B owner friend just stopped doing little girl tea parties. She had dresses, boas, shoes, etc in the basement for the girls to dress up in. Then they came upstairs to Tea. It was ettiquette and tea party. She had many repeats. Birthdays, Girl Scouts, etc. She stopped because she wanted her basement back. Tea, delicately cut PB & J, scones....

I'm a little late responding to this, but I really want to do this! Do you think she would ship those items to me since she does not do it any longer?? I have been looking for some.
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She may have already cleared it out but I will ask if she still has - by this I mean the dress up stuff. She uses her collection of tea pots and cups and saucers. Clarify what you are looking for.

 

[Sunshine]

I love the ideal (for me to go) but for us it would not work they (guest)are not there in the afternoon, it wouldn't be a good fit for us. I just wonder how tea rooms are doing these days? Are there as many as there were in the 90's?
I took my grand daughter to a tea room over the Christmas holidays. I could tell she really enjoyed it. We have been having our own private tea parties since she was very young (don't laugh but we had dress ups and all!) Sometimes it's just good to play!

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A B & B owner friend just stopped doing little girl tea parties. She had dresses, boas, shoes, etc in the basement for the girls to dress up in. Then they came upstairs to Tea. It was ettiquette and tea party. She had many repeats. Birthdays, Girl Scouts, etc. She stopped because she wanted her basement back. Tea, delicately cut PB & J, scones....
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A B & B owner friend just stopped doing little girl tea parties. She had dresses, boas, shoes, etc in the basement for the girls to dress up in. Then they came upstairs to Tea. It was ettiquette and tea party. She had many repeats. Birthdays, Girl Scouts, etc. She stopped because she wanted her basement back. Tea, delicately cut PB & J, scones....

I'm a little late responding to this, but I really want to do this! Do you think she would ship those items to me since she does not do it any longer?? I have been looking for some.
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She may have already cleared it out but I will ask if she still has - by this I mean the dress up stuff. She uses her collection of tea pots and cups and saucers. Clarify what you are looking for.
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She may have already cleared it out but I will ask if she still has - by this I mean the dress up stuff. She uses her collection of tea pots and cups and saucers. Clarify what you are looking for.

Sorry K, I was referring to the hats, boas, gloves, dresses, "dress up" stuff. I have the tea cups and tea pots etc.

 

[gillumhouse]

I love the ideal (for me to go) but for us it would not work they (guest)are not there in the afternoon, it wouldn't be a good fit for us. I just wonder how tea rooms are doing these days? Are there as many as there were in the 90's?
I took my grand daughter to a tea room over the Christmas holidays. I could tell she really enjoyed it. We have been having our own private tea parties since she was very young (don't laugh but we had dress ups and all!) Sometimes it's just good to play!

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A B & B owner friend just stopped doing little girl tea parties. She had dresses, boas, shoes, etc in the basement for the girls to dress up in. Then they came upstairs to Tea. It was ettiquette and tea party. She had many repeats. Birthdays, Girl Scouts, etc. She stopped because she wanted her basement back. Tea, delicately cut PB & J, scones....
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A B & B owner friend just stopped doing little girl tea parties. She had dresses, boas, shoes, etc in the basement for the girls to dress up in. Then they came upstairs to Tea. It was ettiquette and tea party. She had many repeats. Birthdays, Girl Scouts, etc. She stopped because she wanted her basement back. Tea, delicately cut PB & J, scones....

I'm a little late responding to this, but I really want to do this! Do you think she would ship those items to me since she does not do it any longer?? I have been looking for some.
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She may have already cleared it out but I will ask if she still has - by this I mean the dress up stuff. She uses her collection of tea pots and cups and saucers. Clarify what you are looking for.
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She may have already cleared it out but I will ask if she still has - by this I mean the dress up stuff. She uses her collection of tea pots and cups and saucers. Clarify what you are looking for.

Sorry K, I was referring to the hats, boas, gloves, dresses, "dress up" stuff. I have the tea cups and tea pots etc.
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That is what I thought originally and then read further and got confused. Will ask.

 

[Joey Camb]

round here every other building is a tea/coffee shop! or seems like! definately at least 20. read a HUGE article in the caterer which is a hospitality magazine I take basically saying coffee has taken off as a handy profit making sideline and not to neglect the tea market as well as it can be an equally large an lucrative market. The people before the people before us used to run a sort of tea room out of the breakfast room as we had a driving test center abotu 200 yards up the road and all the instructors used to come for coffee while their students were out being tested. I was telling my mum about that and she was red hot to get it started again till I pointed out the DVLA center had closed and was now 3 flats! could have been a nice sideline though..

Didn't you people invent tea? Or at least 'tea' as something to do?

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technically it was invented in india where it is normally grown however the regency period upper classes had a lot of money and not a lot to do so made it into an event in the afternoon to fill the gap between lunch and dinner - you as a lady of leisure went out to tea with your chums or took afternoon tea or had all your chums round for it and a chat. It was the time to exchange cards visit friends and see who was in town.

 

[gillumhouse]

I love the ideal (for me to go) but for us it would not work they (guest)are not there in the afternoon, it wouldn't be a good fit for us. I just wonder how tea rooms are doing these days? Are there as many as there were in the 90's?
I took my grand daughter to a tea room over the Christmas holidays. I could tell she really enjoyed it. We have been having our own private tea parties since she was very young (don't laugh but we had dress ups and all!) Sometimes it's just good to play!

.

A B & B owner friend just stopped doing little girl tea parties. She had dresses, boas, shoes, etc in the basement for the girls to dress up in. Then they came upstairs to Tea. It was ettiquette and tea party. She had many repeats. Birthdays, Girl Scouts, etc. She stopped because she wanted her basement back. Tea, delicately cut PB & J, scones....
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A B & B owner friend just stopped doing little girl tea parties. She had dresses, boas, shoes, etc in the basement for the girls to dress up in. Then they came upstairs to Tea. It was ettiquette and tea party. She had many repeats. Birthdays, Girl Scouts, etc. She stopped because she wanted her basement back. Tea, delicately cut PB & J, scones....

I'm a little late responding to this, but I really want to do this! Do you think she would ship those items to me since she does not do it any longer?? I have been looking for some.
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A B & B owner friend just stopped doing little girl tea parties. She had dresses, boas, shoes, etc in the basement for the girls to dress up in. Then they came upstairs to Tea. It was ettiquette and tea party. She had many repeats. Birthdays, Girl Scouts, etc. She stopped because she wanted her basement back. Tea, delicately cut PB & J, scones....

I'm a little late responding to this, but I really want to do this! Do you think she would ship those items to me since she does not do it any longer?? I have been looking for some.

Her reply came while I was in Charleston.
Sorry, too late. I gave the dresses to grand daughter, Miranda. she in turn took them to a consignment store up in Columbus. I told her to keep the money to pay for her own prom dress. kept a few things for the younger kids to play dress up. tell her to go to garage sales, rummage sales and goodwill or city rescue. talk to girlfriends who have daughters that have short dresses from homecoming etc. they become long dresses to the little ladies. I never paid over $5 for a dress or hat. you can get new boas at flower factory or big lots. gloves, shoes and jewelry were mostly garage sales. it was fun "hunting" for the goodies. best of luck to her. it was a nice set up but after 10 years, time to give my husband back his rec room. instead of a "haven for little girls" I now have a "haven for big boys......he put up a 12 x 8 train board and drug out his childhood train stuff. he is happy................ so I am happy.