Dan and I had High Tea at the Empress hotel in Victoria Canada several years ago. We’ve been hooked ever since.

I had my sisters over for tea today. We had a really nice time, enjoying tasty delights and each others company. Dan loves it when I have afternoon teas. Because I always bring him a plate of whatever is on the menu.

I made two different finger sandwiches(ham and cucumber), cream of broccoli soup, fruit with a dollop of vanilla yogurt. Also, on the menu; ginger cream cookies, lemon poppy seed bread, orange cranberry bread, cream puffs and mini brownies. I served Empress tea and Earl Grey with Bergamot. It was lovely.

Our daughter really hammed it up. She danced, signed words and phrases and recited the alphabet. I played a video of her on our home theater PC that everyone enjoyed. I love my husband’s cameras. He uses a Canon 20D and a Canon XH-A1. I don’t care what people think. The most important purchase when starting a family isn’t a new car, or top of the line toys. It’s a really good digital SLR and camcorder. Our home video’s are the most valuable thing we own.