Tea for Two

Since my sister was visiting, I felt it necessary to take her to tea.  Just the two of us.  It's rare that I get anytime kid free or with my sister, so this was a special treat for me too. 

Courtyard leading to the tea room





My sister LOVES Beatrix Potter, so I reserved the Hilltop Farm (the name of Beatrix Potter's home) room for the two of us.  During our tea there was much excitement, much giggling...

 



"Children of the same family, the same blood, with the same first associations and habits, have some means of enjoyment in their power, which no subsequent connections can supply..." ~Jane Austen, Mansfield Park, 1814