Time For Tea!

Hats and tea. Ahhhh.....now there's a match made in heaven!

Naturally we at Andrea's Fine Hats drink tea. In fact, we have tea almost every day! We even have little tea parties for our customers on Tuesdays if they call us in advance.

Oh.....we've GOT your tea!

Our Michelle Norkus is a certified tea taster and has schooled us all in the etiquette, history and nuance of tea. My personal fav is Oriental Beauty, a soft gentle oolong favored by Queen Victoria. We drink it for the soothing nature and the way it makes us stop and breathe for a few moments. The health benefits, which are legion, seem almost to be an afterthought though we are aware of them.

When you come to our shop do not be surprised to see us all gathered close, cups in hand, pinkies raised (though I've recently learned that's a no no!) sipping slowly and solving all the world's problems.

Michelle takes her tea show on the road and either shares the history with adult groups or teaches the etiquette to young girls who just may be tomorrow's First Ladies!

So, how could we go to all this trouble and not use the occasion to sport a wonderful chapeau? We often invent outings just so we can get all gussied up and show off our wonderful hats! It's a blast! You should try it. Tea is the perfect showcase.

Michelle is in England this week. I hope she brings us something new to taste when she returns. Rumor has it that she has visited a millinary shop and just may bring some trim or other such items home. Can't wait to see!

Well, I guess that's it for today, my first blog day. Hopefully by week's end, I'll have figured out how to post pics so you can see us in our element.

Good night!