My Vintage Tea Party
Ramblings and Reviews From a Lover of Tea and All Things Vintage
Wow! It sure has been a long time since I updated, but believe you me these past few months have been some of the busiest and most stressful I have ever had. The semester just ended last week, and this was the first time in my graduate school career that I took two classes at one time. I made it through, but I had precious little free time and there were moments where I honestly questioned whether or not I was capable of the work load. Now I only have one year left, so I must keep pushing forward. Also, as many of you know already I underwent surgery a week ago today. I have told a few of my friends what I had done but I am sure the majority of people on my Facebook friends list don't know. I won't get into too much detail, and for those who would rather remain ignorant I will use the long, fancy scientific name of the procedure: bilateral salpingectomy. If you are curious, by all means Google it. The purpose of doing so was to hopefully do more to prevent certain cancers that my BRCA1 gene mutation put me at higher risk of developing. It is unusual to have these types of preventative surgeries before age 35, but the decision to start now was, for me, not a difficult decision at all. Of course this is only the first in what will probably be a series of 3 surgeries to eliminate as much risk as humanely possible, but I will cross those bridges when I come to them. And with that, I would like to move onto something a bit more lighthearted. At the very end of September, my mother, grandmother and I went on short trip to Georgia to shop and spend time together before my schedule became unmanageable. Of course, the trip included a trip to a tea room. After researching some of the tea rooms in the area, we came across a relatively new one called Jessa's Tea Parlor. I think we were all quite pleased with our final decision, because it ended up being one of the nicest little tea rooms I have visited. It is a small location that you might miss if you weren't specifically looking for it, but it is cozy and welcoming on the inside. I have to say that what really won me over and made me want to go back whenever I am in the area, was the food. Everything we ordered was made with fresh, clean ingredients and deliciously prepared, and the owner, Jessa, went above and beyond to make sure she had some gluten free options available for me that day. She bakes the desserts that are served in the tea room so she personally baked some gluten free chocolate chip cookies so that I didn't have to miss out on dessert. Those were some of the best GF cookies I had ever had. And her presentation was especially enticing! I was also impressed with the tea selection. You never really know what the selection will be like a new tea room-- sometimes there are sadly just the basics with no interesting blends and other times there are so many you can't make up your mind. In this case, there were plenty of blends that sounded to be unique to the tea room and each of us got something different so we could try eachother's. The tea was served in beautiful porcelain pots, and each table had a different tea set. As a collector of "tea things," I am easily won over by aesthetically appealing porcelain and china. Unfortunately I don't remember the exact blend I decided on, but I do remember that I enjoyed it and thought about getting some to take home. However, I have a serious tea problem and my tea cabinet is plenty full. A little too full, I imagine. My dress also ended up being a hit. It is from the British brand Lindy Bop and features all kinds of kitchen and baking items. I thought it would be appropriate to wear to a tea room with baked goods.
I highly recommend Jessa's Tea Parlor to anyone in the Atlanta area-- specifically Woodstock. I hope that I get to go back soon as I got the impression that Jessa and I had a lot of things in common and I would love to visit with her again. A truly wonderful experience for a "mother, daughter, grandmother" weekend!
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Greetings, readers! My name is Jordie, and I am a tea obsessed, history loving young lady who just happened to be born about 60 years too late. Archives
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