Wear Your Bows
Friday, August 16, 2024
Tea Review: Blossom Tea Room
For my birthday this year I wanted to try a new afternoon tea place! Since I have basically exhausted all the ones that are close we ended up going pretty far out to Stockton to go to Blossom Tea Room
Saturday, July 6, 2024
Tea Review Revisit: Son and Garden
Saturday, June 22, 2024
Tea Review: Croissante Bakery
Long time no blog! I've been quite busy at work and going back to take some classes. Without a blogging goal this year and the stress/work from my job situation plus classes blogging has definitely taken a backseat. However I do still plan to try a few of these places that aren't dedicated tea places but offer afternoon tea now that I'm a bit farther out from my yearlong tea journey.
Sunday, March 17, 2024
Tea Review: Muir's Tea Room
Thursday, February 1, 2024
Groundhog Day Theme!
It's a little outside lolita this month but the theme for Bibliotheca is Groundhog Day and I couldn't resist! I'm originally from Woodstock Illinois which was actually the filming location for much of the movie. I was very young when the filming happened and I didn't watch the movie until much later but every time I do I get a little thrill of recognizing the gazebo, or the opera house, or the bed and breakfast house.
It's such a big thing in Woodstock there's quite a bit of tourism around it! You can take a walking tour (self guided/digital except on some dates in February) of the film locations, there are plaques at many locations commemorating the film and what role it played in the film on the walking tour.
There's a whole bunch of events the first week in February you can do that are Groundhog Day Movie themed. These events include a trivia night, guided walking tours, a viewing of the film at the local theater, and more! Check out https://woodstockgroundhog.org/ for more info if you're in IL this February and are a fan of the movie! I actually think this would be a unique meet-up idea if people didn't mind driving or taking the Metra train to downtown Woodstock.
If you take the guided walking tour and want a more lolita specific event added on, make sure you get a reservation at Casting Whimsy for tea located just off the square! Or just stop by to grab some loose leaf tea if you don't want to do a full reservation. (You can find my review here if you want more information on what to expect).
For those of you who can't make it to a random suburb of Illinois at the beginning of snowy February there is also a Youtube video guided tour available:
Overall if you are a fan of the movie and happen to be in Illinois I'd recommend checking out downtown Woodstock! If nothing else you can get your picture taken by the giant Bill Murray Groundhog Day Mural located next to the Woodstock theater:
Saturday, January 27, 2024
low-buy update 1 year later
Friday, January 19, 2024
Bibliotheca: Wishlists and Dream Dresses!
Tea Review: Blossom Tea Room
For my birthday this year I wanted to try a new afternoon tea place! Since I have basically exhausted all the ones that are close we ended ...
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I was able to go to Crown and Crumpet with some friends this weekend! This is a comm staple as it's right below Baby in the New People B...
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I was able to finally make it to Muir's Tea Room! It's located in Sebastopol so it's quite a ways away from me and most of the r...
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I was finally able to go to Son & Garden due to it being Veterans day and having the day off on a weekday!