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| TeaTime Magazine presents Tea Things of Jane Austen with Bruce Richardson |
TeaTime Magazine, Elmwood Inn teas and Jane Austen came together last Tuesday evening for a Janeite and tea enthusiast version of the tea trifecta, although in no particular order of rank.
"Tea Things of Jane Austen" was hosted by Lorna Reeves, editor of TeaTime Magazine and presented by Bruce Richardson of Elmwood Inn Teas.
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| TeaTime editor, Lorna Reeves introduced Bruce Richardson and facilitated Q & A |
Nothing was required of guests other than registering ahead of time at the bargain cost of $25.00 (which also included a few other special items). I positioned my laptop next to our living room fireplace and steeped up some Elmwood Inn herbal tea in an-oh-so-fitting Jane Austen tea mug.
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| Ready for the tea talk with Elmwood Inn herbal tea |
Bruce Richardson discussed tea references in Austen books and displayed the "tea things" that would have been used in Jane Austen's time. As many times as I have read Jane Austen's books, I didn't realize the the simple, but all encompassing, two-word "tea things" reference shows up more than a few times in her novels. Bruce Richardson (aka the "Tea Maestro") told us just what those those items were.
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| Elmwood Inn herbal tea served up in Jane Austen tea mug |
The tea things would have consisted of the essentials: a hot water urn, a tea pot, a tea caddy (to store the tea) tea cups, teaspoons, and a sugar bowl with matching milk pitcher. . Types of tea would be limited to black or green tea which Jane would have purchased at Twinings in London.
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| Bruce Richardson discussed tea at the Pump Room in Bath. we visited in 2005 |
We were reminded of our Jane Austen trips across the pond as Bruce Richardson shared his slides of Chawton, The Pump Room in Bath and Twinings. Memorable sites and most agreeable to be sure!
The combination of Jane Austen, Elmwood Inn and TeaTime, made for an evening of fascinating discussion and much felicity,
Stay tuned - in less than a fortnight, TeaTime will be hosting another great event: A TeaTime Christmas presented by Lorna Reeves. And, yes, we here at BTS have already purchased our ticket! For more information on this holiday special, click this link to the TeaTime Magazine website, A Tea Time Christmas.
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| With Bruce R. at Elmwood Inn last year |
For more information on Bruce Richardson and Elmwood Inn teas, check out their website: Elmwood Inn
For more of BTS's visits to Jane Austen sites, see our recent blog from July, Visiting the homes of Jane Austen.
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