FEATURE
Precisely because it’s old school, it becomes a vintage indulgence, so why not?
An ode to good ol’ times, sometimes doing the cliché brings back fond memories.
When done in the right spirit, that seemingly cliché tea party can be a lot of quirky fun.
Really, there isn’t quite another enjoyment
You remember the old tin coffee pot your
Laura Ashley reminded us : cliché doesn’t
like lounging on your picnic mat with a
grandma used to brew her coffee in? You
necessarily translate to lame. Her latest
hot cup of coffee, a crunchy apple, a tasty
remember how she used to drink it out of
red-and-white polka dot collection is all
sandwich and a good book under the sun
this cranky-looking tin cup? How she’d use
about having fun in a big quirky way. So,
on a cheery Sunday morning. And Cats
to sit everyone who visited her, down to that
whilst the concept of a tea party is old, the
Socrates understands this well. From the
hot cup of kopi-o and roti? It wasn’t quite a
contents don’t have to be so. Stowing away
quaint yellow tin tea pot to the cute little
fanciful tea party with dainty cupcakes and
the dainty teapot, this beautiful pitcher calls
boxes, they’ve got the picnic basket nicely
English tea the way our parents do it these
for some refreshing lemonade or iced tea.
packed and are ready to hit the garden.
days. But it was warm, earnest and full of
Coupled with fresh bread and hearty treats,
love. Spotting this coffee pot amongst the
you and your friends will have a ball of a
contemporary stash of home wares at Franc
time as you soak up the summer sun.
Franc was a priceless moment as we recalled fond memories of evenings spent with grandma, listening to her stories of Tofu Jie and Bukit Ho Swee over the bittersweet aroma of her home-brewed coffee…
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