The Pink House of Claremore

Want to know what the best part about drinking tea is? I believe it’s that you really don’t have to go anywhere exotic to enjoy it. There are no travel plans you have to arrange, no passports to pay for...or tickets to purchase.

It can mean just sitting in a nice easy chair at home in front of the fire or being with friends at your favorite restaurant. Tea is one of those rare pleasures in life that can actually teach us something about enjoying the moment no matter where we’re at.

I personally love sitting and chatting with close friends over a pot of gourmet tea such as Earl Grey. More than anything, it lifts and refreshes my mood, and allows me to slow down a little to enjoy the here and now. Can you think of anything we need more today?  It really doesn’t matter how active our daily schedule is…we need time to just unwind and be with close friends and family. 

That’s why at the Pink House it’s so important you, our guest, feel refreshed and enjoy yourself with the best in gourmet loose leaf tea.  No matter what time of day or mood you’re in, we give you over 50 tea selections to choose from, to create that perfect tea moment you crave.    

Our goal is to help you unwind and get back to the simpler pleasures that really make life worth living. So, do me a favor…come in for a visit with friends and family and stay awhile. I promise you a reviving time of enjoying the moment and creating memories you’ll love and cherish.

Blessings,

Margo

Although we usually associate tea with the English…did you know…the custom of drinking tea actually dates back to 3000 BC in China?  Tea didn’t even begin to appear in England until the mid 17^th century. And it didn’t grab a foothold in English society until a couple hundred years later in 1840.

That’s when Anna, the seventh Duchess of Bedford, first introduced afternoon tea to the country. As the story goes…the Duchess was in the habit of fashionably waiting till 8 o’clock to eat her evening meals. She would naturally get a bit hungry and at four o’clock would ask to be served a tray of tea, bread, butter and cake in her room.

This afternoon tea break soon caught on in all the fashionable social circles in England. So much so, in fact, during the 1880’s, society women began wearing their favorite gowns, gloves and hats to afternoon tea as a real social affair. They were served gourmet loose leaf tea (from silver tea pots) as well as a variety of dainty sandwiches, scones, cakes and pastries.

The best part about it…was that it set a slower pace that allowed people to share more intimately and reconnect with others. Something, I believe, we urgently need today. 

At the Pink House, it’s our passion to continue the tradition of gathering with friends and loved ones for tea and good food.

We invite you to pause with us and enjoy the simpler pleasures of life with a cup of tea…and friends and family you love and care for.

Remember…the tradition of tea lives at the Pink House.

Look forward to seeing you soon!

Sincerely,

Margo