Sunday, 27 August 2017

Doing nothing is respectable at tea. Sasaki Sanmi,



Following on from the High Tea in the Calyx, a group of ladies and I took a few hours to relax at the High Tea at the Power House. It's a fabulous offer for members, only $38.50 with sparkling rose or $45 with champagne (slightly more for non Members).

What makes high tea so pleasurable is not so much the food or decadence but the time spent in conversation that you probably wouldn't have had otherwise. Rarely do we spend an afternoon in discussion. Having just written about mindfulness, high tea is a lovely way to practice clarity of thought and focus.







We were literally the only people in the tea room, so it was an extremely exclusive event. For a few hours it was easy to really love life.

There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea. – Henry James

Have you checked out the Powerhouse's tea offering?










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11 comments:

  1. NanaHood28 August 2017 at 13:34

    How very British! Love it! Thanks for linking up at NanaHood!

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  2. orange29 August 2017 at 04:48

    That's making me hungry!

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  3. Molly29 August 2017 at 09:20

    That looks lovely and sounds very relaxing

    Molyx

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  4. Fabulousandfunlife30 August 2017 at 15:53

    What a lovely ritual high tea is!

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    1. Lydia C. Lee30 August 2017 at 16:13

      I couldn't agree more. Having not done one in about 7 years, I have 3 lined up in an 8 week period. It's becoming my new favourite habit.

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  5. Debbish30 August 2017 at 16:25

    It sounds lovely. I've been to a few high teas but not for ages. Interestingly my niece is having one (albeit at home) on Saturday for her 'family' 21st celebrations. She lives at home with her parents so I think she and her mum are organising it all. My niece has developed a fascination of sorts with tea and teacups and stuff. Personally I'm hoping there's champagne as well cos I don't 'do' tea!

    #teamlovinlife

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  6. Sydney Shop Girl30 August 2017 at 16:49

    That looks and sounds so lovely! A private and very luxe high tea.

    SSG xxx

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  7. Jo Tracey30 August 2017 at 22:23

    Now that looks very civilised indeed... Jo #TeamLovinLife

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  8. Unknown31 August 2017 at 14:34

    What I wonderful way to spend an afternoon. I've not done this for a very long time, so will have to investigate the options.

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  9. NCSue31 August 2017 at 16:40

    Thanks for linking up at https://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/2017/08/lucky-shot.html

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  10. Leanne @ Deep Fried Fruit3 September 2017 at 12:25

    Looks lovely! #teamlovinlife

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