Ladies who lunch

I recently took a trip to Toronto for work but stole an afternoon to catch up with two friends that I have been missing like crazy – life has been pretty lonely since they moved away! One of them had the wonderful idea to celebrate our reunion over high tea. All dressed up, we made our way to meet at the Park Hyatt Toronto for a lovely afternoon. The venue was beautiful. This was my first high tea and it was wonderful being a lady who lunches high teas. I had a great time catching up, laughing, relaxing and enjoying the company. I can’t wait to see them again soon! Here are some of my pictures from the afternoon – I will share more as I get them :)

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Beautiful tea cups for amazing Jasmine tea that I chose from a serious tea menu

Mini jams..love these! You know it's serious when!

Mini jams..love these! You know it’s serious when these are included!

A few minutes after the tea was served: these amazing finger sandwiches. Smoked salmon, goat cheese, cucumber, oh my!

A few minutes after the tea was served: these amazing finger sandwiches. Smoked salmon, goat cheese, cucumber, chicken, oh my!

Once we were done the sandwiches, another course. These pastries were beautiful, flavourful, and decadent.

Once we were done the sandwiches, another course. These pastries were beautiful, flavourful, and decadent.

These mini apple tarts were my favourite, but then, you know my love of apple tarts!

These mini apple tarts were my favourite, but then, you know my love of apple tarts!

The scones were AH-MAZING! So much better than my flat scone. It had bits of orange peel in it, and with the fresh cream and strawberry jam, it was DREAMY!

The scones were AH-MAZING! So much better than my flat scone. It had bits of orange peel in it, and with the fresh cream and strawberry jam, it was DREAMY! I truly felt like a lady!

By the way, I apologize for missing yesterday’s post. The past couple days in Toronto were spent learning a statistical software. The course was great but after a full day of soaking up computer commands I wasn’t confident in my ability to put together a post! Please forgive me!

Wishing you the best of everything,

Champagne Moods

Make a statement

Until the poolside challenge is over and my goals have been reached, spending money on clothes doesn’t seem to make much sense (I mean, I do it…but it doesn’t make sense). As a result, my current spring wardrobe just seems to be a cycle of classic tees or polos with jeans/pants/shorts. Trying to find a way to spice the uniform up can be difficult this time of year. I’m definitely not wearing any blazers or scarves and finding other ways to make an outfit interesting can sometimes escape me. Enter a piece of statement jewellery. Whether costume or the real deal, it can make any uniform seem like a one of a kind. Thus, I spend most of my current online time dreaming about / browsing jewellery options. Here are some favourites - as always, click on images for original source:

Doloris Petunia – Etsy

Maybe a little Great Gatsby inspiration? Lulu Frost for J Crew

Another Lulu Frost for J Crew

Wishing you the best of everything,

Champagne Moods