My experiences of afternoon tea continue to accumulate. Saturday I joined a former high school classmate and his wife for tea at the St. Regis Hotel. Both have lived all over the world, and high tea at the Regis is one of Lynn's favorite things.
I was curious to discover why this was so. It didn't take long to understand.
The entry to the hotel is quiet--like a vestibule. It points the way to The Astor Court named after the hotel's original owner, Col. John Jacob Astor IV. The Astor Court is both elegant and serene. Live music (first harp and later piano) was lovely. The "tea" was sumptuous. But "the icing on the cake" was the conversation.
Sharing the present (as in tea and talk) was splendid and so, too, was the shared re-visiting of our past in rural Iowa. The passing of the years affects our perspectives. I suspect setting does, too. Anyway, Saturday's tea was sweet and satisfying!
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