a friend who was also sick during the holidays came over this evening bearing scones. i mentioned that i used to have afternoon tea when i first came to canada, remnant of the things i got used to doing when i came here from oman, having rubbed elbows for three and a half years with brits.
the lady apologized that she couldn't find any place to get clotted cream but i said the absence of the clotted cream would be good for our arteries anyway so we contented ourselves with just butter. because my kettle died on me last week and i keep forgetting to get one (maybe amazon will deliver one to me asap), i had to heat the water in the microwave. what sacrilege! we enjoyed the hour-long chat and there's left over scones.
The scones look delicious. I like the elegant touches of the cloth napkins and the orchids. Do you not have a stove top where you could boil water? I agree that making tea using microwaved water isn't good.
