Thursday, May 8, 2008 - Tea Room Ventures and Venues
May 11 - May 17
Tea Room Ventures and Venues
Share all about one of your favorite tea rooms. Use photos and descriptions to tell about the decor and ambiance, menus, service, and what makes this tea room special to you. Does this tea room have a gift shop? What kind of special treasures does it contain?
Waltons Tintaldra General Store
I went to this tearoom today for my entry in the blog-a-thon. When we first moved here four years ago, I heard that this place was a tearoom. It is advertised in tourist circles I think, and I had read about it somewhere. Still I haven't been and sat down to anything. I am thinking if Mum comes again soon we will go there for lunch.
Today I couldn't stay long, I was on my way back from grocery shopping and the lady was expecting a coach, as you can see. I was very impressed with this older lady. She has many large tables and they were all set with buttered bread in baskets. She couldn't be more friendly or helpful. She reminded me of my Nana with the buttered bread. It was the oldfashioned type.
The walls in the building in the left were like slabs of eucalypt. There were many oldfashioned things in that section, but what you notice most where the old photographs, some would have been hanging on ladies my age, grandmother's walls once. Today the lady had two helpers, and before the bus came was having a chat with a man who perhaps had come for his mail or bought something in the general store. It was a lovely atmosphere. I think my friends were knitting down the back and looked very cosy.
There were things to buy as gifts, some of them handknitted. It was set up very nicely with a guest book to sign, little brochures near the door and lots of history information.
I remember there was bush music playing, it sounded like Lazy Harry.
I came around lunch time, so next time I should come at a time for Devonshire Tea, which I would love.
I guessed that stew would go with the bread, and found this link that suggests that. Tank water tea is mentioned in it. The old people say that tea is best made with real water, not water that is "town water". While looking for information about that I found that there are theories about how long you should boil the water!
My husband asked me about the bread. It was real bread, and this link suggests they bake it themselves.
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Posted by Anonymous 
Saturday, May 10, 2008 - Gracious Hospitality Blog-a-Thon
Enjoy a happy week-end!
LaTeaDah