tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38904271.post2859348187287569756..comments2024-03-27T13:35:42.418-07:00Comments on Fabric Paper Thread: Tea Time TreatsLorriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03653026442945027184noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38904271.post-84074768273536642622009-05-14T13:52:00.000-07:002009-05-14T13:52:00.000-07:00Not sure how I could have missed this posting! I ...Not sure how I could have missed this posting! I love the Empress Hotel and the ambiance of drinking tea from real china!<br /><br />Thanks for the recipe -- I'm looking forwarding to trying them out over this coming Victoria Day long weekend (in Canada).Brenda @ Its A Beautiful Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02955486477303938670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38904271.post-80187995246209727822008-04-28T12:23:00.000-07:002008-04-28T12:23:00.000-07:00Looks like a really nice eplace to have tea Lorrie...Looks like a really nice eplace to have tea Lorrie. Possibly almost as nice as tea with you looking at your scones.<BR/><BR/>My daughter is learning to knit too. She has embarked on a sweater for Oliver.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05799594980600477320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38904271.post-32240239312249262782008-04-25T07:14:00.000-07:002008-04-25T07:14:00.000-07:00I would feel like a Queen at the Empress...how bea...I would feel like a Queen at the Empress...how beautiful!<BR/><BR/>Kindredly,<BR/>Lynne LauraAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11726283700184261395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38904271.post-50044286743923488402008-04-24T09:12:00.000-07:002008-04-24T09:12:00.000-07:00I am so hoping to get to Victoria next year, I mus...I am so hoping to get to Victoria next year, I must add this to my list of must seesGracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07690015792194520754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38904271.post-73436391133225074962008-04-24T08:09:00.001-07:002008-04-24T08:09:00.001-07:00I would love to visit the Empress - "someday!!" I ...I would love to visit the Empress - "someday!!" I hope! In the meantime, I'll have to try the scone recipe, and I have a bag of loose tea from Butchart Gardens a friend brought me when she visited there. They will go well together, and yes, a bone china tea cup is a must!<BR/><BR/>KatherineYellow Rose Arborhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17293145838400788866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38904271.post-20137758033530526662008-04-24T08:09:00.000-07:002008-04-24T08:09:00.000-07:00I stayed at the Empress once, but never got to hav...I stayed at the Empress once, but never got to have High Tea there. It's on my to-do list someday :)Lilli in Vancouverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00087028742797563286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38904271.post-24912201220121713982008-04-23T09:57:00.000-07:002008-04-23T09:57:00.000-07:00Oh, thank you for this trip down memory lane! I h...Oh, thank you for this trip down memory lane! I had the chance to take tea at the Empress a few years ago. It was such a wonderful day!Stephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05753205572837649406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38904271.post-32258404523006126122008-04-22T20:37:00.000-07:002008-04-22T20:37:00.000-07:00Lorrie,Thanks so much for your kind comments. The...Lorrie,<BR/><BR/>Thanks so much for your kind comments. The Bliss Guild is a great group of ladies with a common love for Victoria magazine. Your photos of the Empress are lovely! Heading over to check out La Tea Dah...<BR/><BR/>Love,<BR/>ChristiCharm and Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930920593855400694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38904271.post-30384849177753289212008-04-22T15:50:00.000-07:002008-04-22T15:50:00.000-07:00What a nice post. The Grand Hotel sounds wonderful...What a nice post. The Grand Hotel sounds wonderful. Thank you for the recipe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38904271.post-27552251225564895032008-04-22T14:16:00.000-07:002008-04-22T14:16:00.000-07:00Oh, to have tea at The Empress sounds like a delig...Oh, to have tea at The Empress sounds like a delightful, lovely experience! :) Your pictures are great! Thanks for sharing!<BR/>~RhondaScooterblu's Whimsy~Rhondahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03579132912621549737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38904271.post-57646418335849765942008-04-22T06:23:00.000-07:002008-04-22T06:23:00.000-07:00Fun to read about a grand old hotel...I'm always s...Fun to read about a grand old hotel...I'm always scouting for a good scone recipe, too. Thank you!Veehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00618654361869856894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38904271.post-17121628367663896542008-04-21T20:12:00.000-07:002008-04-21T20:12:00.000-07:00thanks for this lovely post Lorrie,I've been to Vi...thanks for this lovely post Lorrie,<BR/>I've been to Victoria a few times but have never had tea at the Empress. I did have tea at Munchies. thanks for the recipe...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38904271.post-23352652768636747112008-04-21T19:45:00.000-07:002008-04-21T19:45:00.000-07:00How wonderful that you live so near The Empress! ...How wonderful that you live so near The Empress! And what a special memory you have of your first tea there with your daughters. <BR/><BR/>I've never been to Canada but certainly want to visit some day. BC at the top of my list! <BR/><BR/>~ ArleenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38904271.post-36799993808620886182008-04-21T18:59:00.000-07:002008-04-21T18:59:00.000-07:00Lucky you to live in Victoria. I chuckled as I als...Lucky you to live in Victoria. I chuckled as I also posted a recipe which was supposed to be "Empress Scones". Not the same! Ah well, I guess I'll have to stop calling mine "empress". I'll just change it to cream scones. Whatever they are called, they are very tasty. I will try your recipe too.<BR/>MillieMilliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12362147804352937504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38904271.post-11343613487131249002008-04-21T18:29:00.000-07:002008-04-21T18:29:00.000-07:00that sounds amazing..I have heard of thier teas.that sounds amazing..I have heard of thier teas.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38904271.post-19966597520385430892008-04-21T16:54:00.000-07:002008-04-21T16:54:00.000-07:00I love the Empress, and Victoria in general. How l...I love the Empress, and Victoria in general. How lucky you are to live there. Thanks for the recipe.Scrabblequeenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15651177076529923925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38904271.post-8083005737640751442008-04-21T15:47:00.000-07:002008-04-21T15:47:00.000-07:00Thank you for the scone recipe. It sounds wonderf...Thank you for the scone recipe. It sounds wonderful! The hotel is beautiful and looks very grand!...Kathy@ Mimi's GardenKathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15437132704054809083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38904271.post-13804088081340497712008-04-21T12:59:00.000-07:002008-04-21T12:59:00.000-07:00Lorrie, don't forget to sign up with Mr. Linky on ...Lorrie, don't forget to sign up with Mr. Linky on my blog (Gracious Hospitality) so that others can find you!<BR/><BR/>:) Thanks<BR/><BR/>LaTeaDahLa Tea Dahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03138624485398178242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38904271.post-2581637293258205392008-04-21T12:29:00.000-07:002008-04-21T12:29:00.000-07:00SUERTE.......SUERTE.......HISTORIAS DE ESTA VIDA X JMEC...............https://www.blogger.com/profile/03459782324686341181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38904271.post-79127404149494533202008-04-21T12:18:00.000-07:002008-04-21T12:18:00.000-07:00Great post! And thanks for the link to Gracious H...Great post! And thanks for the link to Gracious Hospitality! I love all the queenly references to Victoria. So regal, elegant, and rich! The Empress is a treasure that I hope stands for years and years to come!<BR/><BR/>LaTeaDahLa Tea Dahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03138624485398178242noreply@blogger.com