tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1112304885994073400.post4205848504908605999..comments2024-03-26T02:10:41.394-07:00Comments on Ash Tree Cottage: Nostalgic Tea Room Chicken SaladSusan Freemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04323206599839838089noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1112304885994073400.post-59706070149457981962015-06-11T19:53:45.168-07:002015-06-11T19:53:45.168-07:00Susan, what a great story about shopping and your ...Susan, what a great story about shopping and your Mother and her sister! My family has lived in Dallas for years so we would eat chicken salad at a famous tea room everyone loved. Dallas also had wonderful places to eat downtown especially Neiman Marcus. Now it is the Neiman Marcus at North Park Mall that is the star with the Zodiac Room and The Mermaid Bar which are both famous! It is very convinent since we live two blocks away! Hope you will pop over and veiw my Celebration post for I love visiting you! Have a great weekend!<br /><br />PamTea in Texashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03641316653134781223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1112304885994073400.post-12171749257809440422015-06-11T16:51:17.534-07:002015-06-11T16:51:17.534-07:00Thanks for the recipe Susan. It sounds like one th...Thanks for the recipe Susan. It sounds like one that we had in a little tea room that is no longer around, so I'm anxious to make it..Happy Thursday..JudyJudy at GoldCountryCottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10282585980012016892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1112304885994073400.post-67867716250120680432015-06-11T16:16:02.171-07:002015-06-11T16:16:02.171-07:00I enjoyed your memories so much. There was an ele...I enjoyed your memories so much. There was an elegance that seems to have been lost. The chicken salad looks delicious. Very pretty plates.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10187922581398102573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1112304885994073400.post-55242931648143763052015-06-11T14:50:07.465-07:002015-06-11T14:50:07.465-07:00That's the perfect ending Debby!That's the perfect ending Debby!Susan Freemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04323206599839838089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1112304885994073400.post-76682168693417730632015-06-11T14:49:42.076-07:002015-06-11T14:49:42.076-07:00I am glad to know that you enjoy my stories. I do...I am glad to know that you enjoy my stories. I do go on and on, don't I?Susan Freemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04323206599839838089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1112304885994073400.post-68018729057679808132015-06-11T14:48:50.930-07:002015-06-11T14:48:50.930-07:00Wasn't taking the train into the city always s...Wasn't taking the train into the city always so much fun! I loved it!! Thanks so much for stopping by Chris. One of my dearest childhood friends still lives on the North Shore and her name is Chris too.Susan Freemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04323206599839838089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1112304885994073400.post-4350730512720595722015-06-11T14:47:17.779-07:002015-06-11T14:47:17.779-07:00The under plate is "Tamzin" by Mason'...The under plate is "Tamzin" by Mason's. I purchased a complete set of that pattern before I was married when I went on a trip to London with my parents. I had it shipped back to the states and I believe it was a discontinued pattern when I bought it. I have seen pieces of it on eBay and Replacements Ltd. What I love about it is that it is a simple blue and white pattern that mixes in so well with other blue and white transfer ware pieces. Thank you so much for visiting!Susan Freemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04323206599839838089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1112304885994073400.post-1418542985846968792015-06-11T13:30:30.762-07:002015-06-11T13:30:30.762-07:00... and at the end of the meal: a walnut cookie.... and at the end of the meal: a walnut cookie.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15194027356970439622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1112304885994073400.post-13405397593092756432015-06-11T10:58:37.616-07:002015-06-11T10:58:37.616-07:00I love yous stories too and perfume has always tak...I love yous stories too and perfume has always taken me back to many different times...and so VIVIDLY....isnt that wild? And the old fashioned vanities that our grandma's and moms had always fascinated me. Tea rooms are so old fashioned as well....wonder why they ALL serve chicken salad?! Ha! Do you enjoy iced tea as well as hot tea?BeachGypsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02200510017404641217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1112304885994073400.post-81140832397426836712015-06-11T10:17:33.099-07:002015-06-11T10:17:33.099-07:00I grew up in the suburbs of Chicago, and I do reme...I grew up in the suburbs of Chicago, and I do remember the Walnut Room. Always felt SO grown up to be there! We used to take the train into the city and spend the day shopping, and I always wanted to do lunch there. I wore Youth Dew for several years and always got so many compliments on it. Then moved on to Cinnabar ~ also an Estee fragrance. Such memories! You are right, times have changed!<br />I love your stories, Susan, and I so look forward to your posts. Chris K in Wisconsinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10656069642909892508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1112304885994073400.post-4831131115880502232015-06-11T08:08:46.417-07:002015-06-11T08:08:46.417-07:00This is my first time to read your blog. I love it...This is my first time to read your blog. I love it! Thank you for sharing such precious memories. You have a real gift with words.<br />I'm glad you are using it. Would you mind sharing what the dinner plate pattern is? I recognize the Plantation Colonial, but not the under plate. They look charming together!Vicar's Wifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09189209555916016806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1112304885994073400.post-36477854220772687552015-06-10T20:21:29.657-07:002015-06-10T20:21:29.657-07:00I am not one of those who has regrets. Everything...I am not one of those who has regrets. Everything that has ever happened has shaped me into the person I am today, both the good and the bad. I am just thankful for the good memories and am working hard to create new ones. I think that we never stop growing and learning. I do my best to let go of the things I can't change and focus on making others happy.Susan Freemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04323206599839838089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1112304885994073400.post-11394048094001853262015-06-10T20:16:33.819-07:002015-06-10T20:16:33.819-07:00I was always in awe of my Mom. She was the epito...I was always in awe of my Mom. She was the epitome of a lady. My Aunt too has always been so stylish. A few years ago my Aunt was having the symptoms of a TIA. She called my cousin (her son) to take her to the hospital. He arrived and called to her. "Out in a minute", she said, " just finishing putting on my make-up." Of course my cousin was furious because he thought she was wasting precious time. He just couldn't understand that it was so important to her to look her best, no matter what. To this day, she always looks stunning. Susan Freemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04323206599839838089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1112304885994073400.post-64185872480602651622015-06-10T20:10:20.037-07:002015-06-10T20:10:20.037-07:00I understand. Fragrance plays a big part in our l...I understand. Fragrance plays a big part in our lives. I love it when someone is known for a particular fragrance. I completely understand the tears. I have them often when I think of my Mom too.Susan Freemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04323206599839838089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1112304885994073400.post-45122059061974008112015-06-10T20:06:31.224-07:002015-06-10T20:06:31.224-07:00you have such wonderful memories, Susan. I love th...you have such wonderful memories, Susan. I love the comparison to Grace and Audrey, what a threesome you all made. I could just picture it, you with your swinging pony tail!Debra@CommonGroundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830455848744270459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1112304885994073400.post-76284821250547325192015-06-10T19:48:36.465-07:002015-06-10T19:48:36.465-07:00Dearest Susan, right in the middle of reading your...Dearest Susan, right in the middle of reading your post, I burst out crying....my mom's favorite sent was also Youth Dew.<br />She has been gone almost 30 years now and my girl still has one of her Grandmother's almost empty bottle of it....and it still smells just like my mama. Sorry, I'll have to come back later and read the rest of your post....sorry.....bj https://www.blogger.com/profile/09327534885194207074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1112304885994073400.post-9618834462189253942015-06-10T16:25:11.791-07:002015-06-10T16:25:11.791-07:00Oh Susan, what a beautiful and charming memory! Yo...Oh Susan, what a beautiful and charming memory! Your mother and Aunt sound like real ladies and fascinating too! I like that you call it a charmed childhood and don't beat around the bush. I had a charmed one too and there were times that were not so. I'm sorry there were dark times for you, dear friend. I love that you may write about it.Listen to that little voice. I think that would be fulfilling and good for you. I love dropping in to see you. So real here. Nothing pretentious! Wonderful chicken salad recipe and the photographs and darling plates, awesome! <br /><br />NancyNancy's Noteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06581544104958017280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1112304885994073400.post-92214298125641348282015-06-10T15:45:41.944-07:002015-06-10T15:45:41.944-07:00I think it's sad that we don't have that f...I think it's sad that we don't have that feature in stores today. So much has changed in our society, some for the good and some little niceties we once had are no longer around. Rather sad.<br />Susan Freemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04323206599839838089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1112304885994073400.post-12007670002587573112015-06-10T15:43:31.593-07:002015-06-10T15:43:31.593-07:00I will always keep a bottle of Youth Dew on my van...I will always keep a bottle of Youth Dew on my vanity. All I have to do is open the stopper and memories of my Mom fill the room.Susan Freemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04323206599839838089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1112304885994073400.post-59366475828624059542015-06-10T15:42:26.326-07:002015-06-10T15:42:26.326-07:00In many ways it was a charmed childhood, although ...In many ways it was a charmed childhood, although as I have written, there were moments in my life that were quite dark. But that darkness made me stronger and made me want to cling to the good times of which there were many too. Sometimes I stand back and look at my life and realize that it has been one of extreme highs and deep lows. And somewhere ~ always ~ is a little voice that whispers in my ear "write about it". Susan Freemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04323206599839838089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1112304885994073400.post-10629873976030346522015-06-10T15:37:10.267-07:002015-06-10T15:37:10.267-07:00Sometimes I think you were a lucky little girl who...Sometimes I think you were a lucky little girl who lived a charmed childhood. Love the memories and the pretty plates!<br />BrendaBrenda Pruitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14544794729410559072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1112304885994073400.post-13236425920746595952015-06-10T14:51:47.146-07:002015-06-10T14:51:47.146-07:00My grandma wore Youth Dew too !!! OMGosh - I will...My grandma wore Youth Dew too !!! OMGosh - I will never forget that smile. Love the memories oxTwinkle Terriorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14066948053622078820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1112304885994073400.post-15502104294805124312015-06-10T14:43:02.170-07:002015-06-10T14:43:02.170-07:00Fun reminiscing, Susan. I can just imagine your mo...Fun reminiscing, Susan. I can just imagine your mom and aunt. They must have been so glamorous. The chicken salad looks so wonderful! I love chicken salad.<br /><br />I remember when department stores had tea rooms. I never went to Marshall Field's because I grew up here in the Dallas area. I have been to that store recently though. It's the biggest Macy's you've ever seen! It's a beautiful building.Staceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05728612514516285320noreply@blogger.com