Hummingbirds And Tea

Over spring break I went to Tucson, Arizona and while I was there I went for brunch at the Tohono Chul Park Tea Room. I had been there once before and really enjoyed it so I wanted to go back again on this trip, and this time I had my camera.

My scone and tea, the scones were delicious!

For brunch I just ordered the fruit plate and another
scone. It was so beautiful and came with yummy
raspberry and mango sorbet.

Right off the patio where we ate there was a lovely
hummingbird garden.

And there is one now!

The patio where we ate.

I had such a nice time and I definitely recommend it if you are ever in Tucson!

Happy Easter!

Happy Easter! Here are a few yummy Easter pictures courtesy of Martha Stewart:

This one is from Country Home

Domino

So I heard on a lot of other blogs how great Domino was and how sad everyone was that it was no longer going to be published. Having never read the magazine before I didn't really understand. However, over spring break I saw it at the airport and they had two different issues, one of which had Zooey Deschanel on the cover, who I love! So I figured I would see what all the fuss was about and decided to buy both issues to read on the plane. After reading both I can honestly say that I totally agree with everyone about how awesome it is and how sad it is that it is no longer available. I wish I wasn't so late to the party and had been able to read more than two issues because it is indeed an extremely enjoyable magazine!

Wicked!

We went to Wicked yesterday in Portland and it was amazing! I (being the musical freak that I am) already knew all the songs by heart, but finally getting to see the whole play on stage was even better than I imagined. The girl who played Elphaba was sooo good and the set and costumes were super awesome. Basically if you haven't seen it, you should as soon as possible. Now, if only they would make it into a movie so I could watch it anytime I wanted! If you want to see pictures of the show, or listen to the music, or buy swag (like the adorable shirt I got) you can go to the website.

Scones!

Today I decided to make some scones to go with my tea, I got the recipe from watching Martha and if you would like to try it out you can find it here. For my first time they turned out ok, but not great, I am not sure if I measured something wrong or just kneaded the dough too much, but they were a little tougher and more dense than I would have liked, definitely still yummy though.

I got to use my pretty three-tiered serving tray, yay!

And here are the scones with my tea.