Afternoon Tea At The Kempffer House in New Carlisle.

It's been a busy Summer

with gardening, visitors and travelling.
Sadly, Summer is coming to an end.

I finally get to have afternoon tea at 
the Kempffer House in New Carlisle. Quebec.
A magnificent Victorian-era house,
 used by Heritage New Carlisle.

New Carlisle is 10km (5miles approx.) from my home and

it's where I attended school in my younger years.

The tea room was beautifully decorated

 in fine china and silver tea sets on each table, 

lace and linen tablecloths.

We had a choice of homemade scones,

raisin, blueberry, cranberries and plain.

Julia's Tea Room

My birth month flower.
Lily Of The Valley, below.

I had a delicious blueberry scone
with homemade jams.

On a beautiful plate

Spodes Billingsley Rose

The Billingsley Family are descendants

 of the Kempffer family.

On a side table

Battenberg Lace tablecloth.

Sister Annie and I

My Mom, (Bertha Astles) ancestors came to Gaspe, Canada,  
with this group of Loyalists

Some information on the building:

From Gaspe Heritage Web Magazine
A meticulous restoration of the Kempffer Cultural Interpretation Centre was undertaken in 2004 by Heritage New Carlisle, a non-profit organization run by volunteers and dedicatee to protecting, promoting, and restoring the architectural, material and intangible heritage of the town of New Carlisle.

After our tea, we visited the permanent exhibit upstairs.

A large selection of artifacts on display, of bygone years.
Very interesting.

It was a beautiful Summer's day here in the Gaspé.
Tea was also being enjoyed on the backdeck. 

This was the last tea of the Season.
We will certainly return next year.

Thanks for your visit xo

Another historial home in New Carlisle, the Hamilton Manor, 

click here. to view.