Three States and Two Tea Rooms in One Day!

My dear friend, Mary Jane, who lives in Virginia, picked us up at our hotel on Thursday morning, April 9th, to take us on an exciting day trip that included 11:30 a.m. reservations at Serenity Tea Room in Frederick, Maryland.

Before we got to Serenity Tea Room, however, Mary Jane stopped at a cute antique shop in Lucketts, Virginia called On a Whim.  

Mary Jane's favorite color is pink, so it's easy to see why she likes this shop.

The mannequin below greeted us at the entrance of the shop which sells cottage, shabby chic, traditional and eclectic items.

~ Loved this cute apron! ~

I saw lots of cute things, but didn't make any purchases.  Then we were off for Frederick, Maryland.

Linda and Sandy put coins in the parking meter in front of Serenity Tea Room in the photo below.

~ Interior of the tea room. ~

~ Blanch Henry, the lovely owner ~

~ Pouring our tea.  I had Darjeeling ~

~ We all ordered the Traditional Afternoon Tea ~


[L-R: Linda, Sandy, Me and Mary Jane]

~ Scrumptious food!  ~

 Blueberry Scones and Banana Tea Bread with Homemade Curd, Jam, and Clotted Cream.

~ Dessert Tier ~

~ Sandwiches/Savories ~

~ Loose leaf tea for sale in the gift shop ~

After a fabulous Afternoon Tea we walked across the street to The Emporium Antique Mall.


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This time I didn't leave empty handed.  I purchased a porcelain tea trivet, and two red transferware demitasse cups.  Since we were flying back home I couldn't make any large purchases.

When we left the antique mall we headed for Gettysburg, Pennsylvania - tomorrow's post.