Any meet ups planned for Edinburgh in March?

Oh sorry, Bellasgran. Forgot to mention how nice it was to meet you too!

Just home and I want to say how much I enjoyed our afternoon yesterday, Scottish Grans! Good company and delicious afternoon tea. Thank you so much Baubles for organising it and thank you those who came. I can now put faces to Baubles, Elegran, Marelli, EllenT and Thatbags ?

Thanks for the photos Thatbags

Marelli's pal, Marelli and elegran

And this was us, minus me, in two photos posted separately because my iPad is stroppy with photos for Gransnet.

From the front: baubles, judthepud, and ellenT

Just home a little while ago on the slow train west. .it was lovely to meet people again and to meet judthepud (whose name I now know how to pronounce correctly! ).

This was our tea:

Lovely tea, lovely grans. Thanks baubles and safe journey home, jud.

Lovely to see each other again and also to meet judthepud. We had a delicious tea and Mr Marelli has just enjoyed the contents of the doggy-bag box ?!
Thankyou for sorting it for us, baubles.

Afternoon tea at the gallery was very good as expected. Lovely to meet up again with old friends and put a face to a new one.

Thanks Baubles for arranging this.

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Didn't see any Joan Eardsley, but after we had our afternoon tea, Baubles, thatbags and I had a look round the gallery. Didn't find Mr Darcy, but he can be seen here. Francois-Xavier Fabre:Portrait of a Man 1809
The children I was telling them about were by Sofonisba Anguissola in about 1576, and she also painted "The artist's sisters playing chess" which shows another cheeky-look wee girl (the governess is in the background keepoing an eye on them)

I caught a bit of it Marelli, it was very good.

Hope to have a look at this, baubles. Did you see the programme on BBC last week?

If anyone's interested -

www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/exhibitions/joan-eardley

That's what I thought, Baubles I am looking forward to Thursday!

Looking forward to seeing everyone on Thursday.

Here's a link to the venue for Jud and anyone else who needs it.

I didn't see your posts Marelli & Elegran and I dare say they wouldn't apply to an existing booking anyway.

www.contini.com/scottish-cafe-and-restaurant/find-us

Time left to buy this deal seems to run out at about 6 am tomorrow - £24 for two - www.itison.com/Edinburgh/deals/prosecco-afternoon-tea-at-the-scottish-national-gallery though n the voucher can be used well into April.

Should we be doing a concerted buy-up while we can? It asks you to sign in - is anyone subscribed to it who could sign in and order?

Prosecco afternoon tea ? Sounds good to me!

I see 'Itison' Edinburgh has an offer today for Prosecco afternoon tea at the Gallery !

Looking forward to meeting you, too Judthepud2. ☺️

Sorry baubles I meant to say thank you very much for organising this meet up.

Hello all! As my little invalid is showing signs of improving greatly, DH and I are planning to attend our family event as planned. So, I am confirming I'll be there for afternoon tea on 9th. So looking forward to meeting you all then. Could someone possibly PM me where to find the venue please? I don't know Edinburgh at all.

Oops that was my mistake. I meant afternoon tea although they also serve high tea, which, as you say Mawbroon is a bit more substantial. It does still feature scones though.

Afternoon tea was mentioned earlier. High tea has just crept in.

May I just ask if you are really planning "High Tea" or Afternoon Tea?
I have noticed how posh hotels some upmarket eateries now tend refer to sandwiches/sconeswith cream and jam/dainty cakes etc as "High Tea" but I always understood High Tea to be a "knife and fork" meal with the addition of a pot of tea eaten at the table.
I wonder how the Ritz would respond to my ordering a ham salad as was often served at my Scottish granny's for High Tea.

britishfood.about.com/od/faq/f/highteavafttea.htm

yum yum

Thanks, baubles. Looking forward to seeing everyone and to tea