While I am poised to begin the next Katie book, I find my days lately are filled with cake recipies, tracking down vintage china and generally indulging my wife’s Country living/Cath Kidston fantasies. For she has gone into business with a friend, and they have set up a company called Buns and Bunting. They offer “Vintage Celebrations”, which means bespoke tea parties, vintage china hire, retro delights generally (although the cakes are deliciously fresh!).
Most often they will be found providing splendidly old-fashioned teas at assorted events. They stage everything beautifully, with antique props and really beautiful tablecloths, cutlery, tea-cups, saucers and cake plates (and forks). Even the tea pots are things of loveliness, and the Buns and Bunting girls all dress up in their ‘forties (ish) costumes to bring a bit of community togetherness and home-front nostalgia to their events. I have to say they do things brilliantly and work incredibly hard to make everything really special.
It’s good to be reminded that sometimes it’s important to take time to enjoy tea, cake, good company and beautiful things – like a civilised, grown up tea party. Their next event is at the First Garden City Heritage Museum in Letchworth Garden City on May Day: May 1st. You’ll find all the details on their blogsite. So if you are anywhere near Hertfordshire, come along. If you’re very lucky I might even make some of my famous Lemon Drizzel Cake!
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