I was involved in my first Victorian Tea this past May 7, 2011. It is a fundraiser for the village I volunteer at. Originally I was just going to be a guest. I was asked to be a table hostess. The Tea was based around the Kentucky Derby as the race was that weekend. The theme was called "A Day at the Races". It was a fun filled day with lots of laughter. We wore hats of various styles, typical of the races. We had the typical menu of scones with jam and collated cream spread, along with tea being served the whole time. Lunch was chicken and salad. Everything was delicious. The women guests were amazing as I had a group of the "Red Hat" ladies. They kept the conversation going so well that I did not have to do much. I learned a few things from these ladies.

The tables were named after horses that have ran in races. My table was called "Sunday Silence". I laughed when I heard that as I am never silent.

Sunday Silence: (1986–2002) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse, earning distinction as 1989 American Horse of the Year over American Champion Two-Year-Old Male Horse Easy Goer. He was foaled in 1986, sired by Halo out of Wishing Well by Understanding. Though he was registered as a dark bay/brown, he was in fact a true black. In the Blood-Horse magazine List of the Top 100 Racehorses of the 20th Century, Sunday Silence is ranked #31. Sunday Silence was retired to Japan, where his success as a leading sire was confined mainly to Asia.(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunday_Silence).

The day was so much fun I plan on going next year. I already have an outfit planned to make for that day!!

There is another website about "Teas" in Minnesota. There was a guest at our Tea that blogged about our day along with some pictures. Look at the May 17th blog. Here is there link:  www.tea-friends.net