We went to the Framework Knitters Museum yesterday and are now Friends of the Framework Knitters Museum. It didn’t actually cost any more than paying to visit the museum and we can now visit for the rest of the year without further payment, get a discount on refreshments and go to special events. I’m going to be quite an expert by the end of the year.
Regarding refreshments, this might not be as good as it sounds.
After going round the museum and being well and truly demonstrated too by keen and knowledgeable volunteers, we went to the tea room. We had a nice cup of tea served by the lady who had signed us up as Friends (clearly a paragon amongst multi-tasking volunteers). The tea room was traditional, and the china was fine. The tea came with a packet of biscuits.
Chintzy china with reflected light fitting
So, you ask, what about the scones? Even if you don’t ask I’m going to tell you. They were absent. There was no evidence of scones. In fact, the only comestibles in evidence were muffins in bags.
I’m hoping this might be temporary.
But deep in my heart I fear it may not be a simple short supply situation, but a full-blown serious scone shortage.
That’s a sad summer scenario.
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I bet they don’t have a license to serve fresh stuff on premises–or that it would take a different sort of volunteer or a paid person….Those biscuits don’t look bad though.
The biscuits were OK, but they weren’t scones. To be fair, they are a museum with cups of tea rather than a proper tea room.
Tea Rooms should not have packets of things, that’s just wrong and would make me turn around and go elsewhere that is packetless…
I like the museum but won’t be going to the tea room again. 🙂
Certainly can’t compete with the other punsters commenting on your post. At least the tea pot and cups were lovely. Hope the tea was good.
Tea was good, china was good, museum was good, company was good…
Who needs scones?
What, no scones? 🙂
I was shocked, but everything else was good, so I recovered. 🙂
Scunnered by scone shortage.
I had to look it up, but I totally agree!
They have absconded!
Ha! I will store that and after enough time has gone I will use it and claim it as my own. 🙂
Or maybe they have just scone away!
🙂