Renovating an old house by a musical couple who want to live there the rest of their lives.
Trip to England: Anniversary Tea
Charlie and I were in Bath in the UK for our wedding anniversary (#9).
The Pump Room
We decided to take tea at the Pump Room which is attached to the Roman baths at Bath. We had plans at tea time so we showed up at the restaurant at noon when we were immediately seated. As time progressed other tables started to fill. Had we arrived later we would have had to wait at the door for a table.
Tea sandwiches on the bottom, scones and clotted cream in the middle, and sweets on top.
I ordered a proper English tea which came with small sandwiches, scones and clotted cream, and desserts.
A small glass with smoked salmon spread was served with toasted bread crisps.
Everything was delicious but I especially like the scones which I don’t usually care for. I drank my entire pot of tea.
Fish cakes and smashed peas.
Charlie eschewed tea in favor of Cornish cod fish cakes and smashed peas.
A fountain urn sits in the window alcove with famous Bath mineral water spouting from it.
He really enjoyed the piano music, especially Gershwin favorites, that played throughout lunch from the grand piano at the front of the room.
Water from the fountain can be tasted for 50 pence per glass.
Of course I shared my desserts with him. Happy anniversary.
Welcome to The Glade, where the second generation of renovations has just begun and the mania about our home, music and other passions fill our days and nights.
We’re Charlie and Jo in the music world; Mary Jo and Charles to family; and JoJo and Charlie to each other. We are renovating a midcentury house in a Victorian historic district where we want to live there the rest of our lives. It's a 1946 house located in Maryland. We were married in this house.
Thus far (pre-blog) we refinished cabinets, added a window seat (still working on the cushion), rearranged a wall in the guest house due to sink/vanity replacement, planted a vegetable garden, and other quick and not-so-quick fixes. So this latest zeal for construction is the result of my having lived here since 1997 and feeling a need to ready the house for the next chapter and beyond.
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2 thoughts on “Trip to England: Anniversary Tea”
Scones are very nice with clotted cream and jam. X Happy Anniversary
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Scones are very nice with clotted cream and jam. X Happy Anniversary
Thank you. In the States scones are usually dry and meally. These were delicious and the cream was a step up from butter. Jo