As a little girl I loved all things elegant and all things dainty.  I was quite the girly girl, a trait which my mother indulged a bit.  Every once in a while she would take my sister and I to high tea at the Adolphus Hotel in our hometown of Dallas.  In the elegant sitting room, we perched on the silk and damask sofas, practicing our best manners and enjoying acting like grown ladies with tea cups balanced in our little hands.

To read more about my adventures at high tea, check out my home blog:

http://www.gypsysguide.com/2009/07/high-tea-at-merrion.html