le tea avec maman

for mothers day, mom and i went to the new bloomsbury tea house in soquel. it was lovely in every way. surrounded by flowers and tea cups and wing-backed chairs, eating bacon quiche, artichoke bisque, strawberry custard, and vanilla citrus iced tea on a gorgeous may saturday - can't get any better than that! this place is owned by a family, and the owner has her boys serving tea! i can't think of a job more challenging for a young man than to spend 8 hours in a cottage full of delicate china and women! i almost felt sorry for them, but then they didn't seem to be suffering too much. and let me tell you, they knew their tea!

afterward we stopped by the garden center and i bought some hydrangeas for my garden, we perused beverly's craft store, and i also found a special something for our house (see pic below).

love you, momma!

a B for bloomsbury. this was the artichoke bisque.

they brought the check in this!

this was THE most delightful chair. it could excel any more in comfort. we asked the owner where she found such luxurous chairs, and she said "salvation army." but she paid big $ to have them re-cushioned and uphostered.

and a lil' hutch for my dining room! more pics later. ;)