Enjoy a tranquil cup of tea while watching a stream of adventurous fashion parade before you!
As a young explorer, centuries ago, I found myself listless, meandering the countryside, questioning the choices I had made in life. As I finally huffed my frustration at feeling so uncertain, I spotted an absolute gem of a homestead not far from me. So close, in fact, that I was rather surprised I hadn’t noticed it before!
As I got closer, a gently swinging sign over the door proclaimed I had arrived at the Steeped in Style Tea House. I had to chuckle. It was in the middle of nowhere with not a town in sight! Surely, they couldn’t be doing much for business!
Yet when the door opened before I even reached the knob, I was immediately greeted by an enchanting woman with a fashionable hair style and the most inviting smiling. She ushed me into the building and towards a table in the center of the room, in clear view of the stage. The spread before me was eloquently set with fine rose-pattern porcelain cups and plates. The silverware was polished to a mirror finish and the rose centerpiece was exquisite! Everything was perfect, as if designed just for me.
I spent the afternoon enjoying a variety of teas and sandwiches while watching a parade of exotic apparel float across the stage in front of me. It was the most relaxed I had felt in ages and something about the whole experience restored my soul in ways I hadn’t realized I needed.
So when it was expressed to me that the Fantastical Geographic staff was in need of a less strenuous assignment, I knew immediately where we must go. Pilar, the owner of the house and the lovely creature who greeted me that day, was more than happy to accommodate us and even offered some insight into her unique establishment.
It is forever my hope that when you need it most, you find a place of respite to set your weary bones. Just don’t be surprised if you suddenly find a tea house in your vicinity when you could have sworn there wasn’t anything there before.
~ Esmeralda Winterheart
What’s in this issue:
- Tea Nook Books – Reading Recommendations
- Diva from the Deep: Wizarding wedding plans on the wind!
- Anyplace Can Taste Like Home: Steeping in Style owner offers tips to intuitive tea service
- Adopt-A-Critter: Adorable creatures looking for homes!
- What’s in a Cup of Tea: The many ingredients that go into a perfect blend
- Events Calendar
- Sipping Bliss: Feline dragons, vibrant flowers, and finding friends in unexpected places
- Room of Tranquility: An enchanting afternoon anywhere you can think of
- Steeped in Style Menu
- A Delight of Divine Tea: Learning about oneself through Tasseography
- Druid Wedding Cake: What your matchmaking auntie dreams of
- How Tea & Fashion Heals the Soul: How to make an adventurer dream of luxury retirement
- Orange Delight Dessert Recipe: A moist cake made with every chef’s dream whisk!
- Art from Around the Tea House: What about tea makes artists think about death?
- The Tea House is Serving: Adventurous fashions that cast charm person
- Meet the Staff: Danica Wilspur
- Sky Signs
- Word Search Puzzle
- Hideous Laughter
- New! Trivia