With Prince William and Kate's royal wedding on the horizon (April 29), tea becomes fashionable again. I took the pictures above at a dinner gathering while the host was arranging serving pieces from his massive china collection (note those tea sets and cups on the side buffet tables against the Victorian pink wall).
Come think of it, one of my friend has mentioned to me a scholarly book "A NECESSARY LUXURY: TEA IN VICTORIAN ENGLAND" during a recent conversation. (She happens to know the book because it was written by her daughter!) With tea's intrinsic allure, even in our modern world, it conjures image of elegance, warmth and togetherness. Tea serving provides shared cultural experience joyously at a dim sum house on weekends as well as soothingly in an England country home every afternoon.
More about joy of tea related to wedding in my next blog.
