"My hour for tea is half-past five, and my buttered toast waits for nobody."

I've noticed that I tend to write really long posts, and during my off week--due to having much better things to do--none at all. In an effort to make shorter posts, and to post some when I don't have anything to write about on my on week of work (which is when I have the time to write no doubt because I'm not doing anything exciting enough to write about), I've decided on occasion to go back and write about events from my off week that were overlooked.

So Monday Pinkie, FK, and I went to GV for tea. They have this cute little tea shop in the village with quite the selection of herbals for those of us who'd rather not go black. FK in turn had heard of it from Bliss, who went, and when she (FK) heard I'd also gone for tea in the nook of my Kinder Bueno supply store, decided she wanted to go have tea too. It was seriously so cute it was hard not to vomit. I fell in love with the place. In and of itself it was adorable. Very pink and sunny. We each got our own tea pot that had some sort of padded cloth on the outside which kept it hot throughout our entire visit. And they had sugar cubes (far superior to grain where tea is concerned) with little tongs, and little beehive honey jars with drippers. didn't so much like herbal tea in London, but it's quite enjoyable if you have honey in it. I got peppermint, which I love. Then they also brought out a bowl of lemon slices, and this cute little metal bird contraption that squeezes them, and added to the tea it was even better. Man, I actually liked the tea part of tea for a change. In addition, we asked for water, and they brought out cucumber water--far more refreshing than regular water. Finally, they brought us out 3 tiered trays of delightful little sandwiches (cucumber, apple and cream cheese, ham and cheese, and tuna), scones with jam and clotted cream, fruit, cookies, cake...it was awesome. And they offered and gave me a to-go box at the end. I'll definitely be visiting again.