Galentines Event at Tea & Tarot

Tea & Tarot "After Dark" Galentines Day Event

Kim, Myself, and Barbara inside of Tea & Tarot with our complimentary botanical mocktails

Now for the second weekend of February. I couldn't pass up an opportunity for a Galentine's Day Event. I was intrigued by the nature of a local business called Tea and Tarot in Madison, Connecticut. I knew from my friend Ave that they sell witchy and metaphysical supplies as well as offering a variety of intuitive based readings from select readers on staff. Normally this shop is only open Friday-Sunday afternoons, so to get the opportunity to visit it in the evening worked much better with all of our schedules. The Tea and Tarot After Dark event promised us "an evening of saucy sensuality, honoring the Divine Feminine at its finest, complimentary tea-inspired mocktails, spicy Tarot & Palm readings, and all things Magickal!" 

Honestly I wasn't sure what to expect. The event required pre-registration, and I wasn't sure if you had to be there the whole time. The actual shop is located on the second floor of the Abigail Meigs House (1794) in downtown Madison.  Every inch of the space has intentional design and is carefully curated. Fresh cream walls stand out from a variety of plants, decor, and small bottles of homemade tinctures as soon as you ascend the stairs. To the left of the stairwell you will find all varieties of objects for sale like books, bags, incense, tea, stones, jewelry...but there's a lot of intention about it. All of the teas for sale were blended in house, as were all of the tinctures and other incense and salt blends. Behind the shopping area is a little kitchen and area for small private classes. 

We were able to sample two different tea blends while we shopped during the event, and they were both delicious. We were served, "A Queens Confidence", (White Chocolate Raspberry with Green Rooibos and edible gold Glitter) in the fluted glasses you see pictured above.  Of course I was going to purchase some of their tea blends, and a few other things. We didn't end up getting any readings because at this point in my life, I'm more content to buy $55 worth of consumable stuff than get a reading.

(I've also been reading tarot myself for more than 10 years. I used to do readings for strangers. But nowadays I only do it for myself or my friends. Reading tarot for someone can be intense because you'll suddenly become privy to someone's life. It could be a wonderful exchange of energy or a sudden cathartic exchange on the person being read.) It sounded like the readers of this particular event were prepared to be saucy and sensual, if we had only chosen knowledge over objects!

The wonderful objects I came home with, including a pastel goth backpack, rose quartz key chain, a stone, and 2 tea blends

The original layout of my Galentines outfit.

A slightly alternative styling I had come up with after my morning activity. I didn't end up going with the head bow or shoes after all (which was good considering I would have been super tall with the low ceilings of Tea & Tarot)

My outfit this time was what I would consider a casual sweet lolita outfit. I took my outfit from last year (a strawberry button long sleeve blouse, strawberry and bow pink petticoat skirt, and pink and white heart cropped cardigan) and went with different accessories. At first I was going to wear the pink head bow with the white and pink bow ribbon over the knee socks and white platform shoes...but my legs just were not having the socks that day. (They were brand new, and I forgot to pre-stretch them by wearing them for a few hours the day before). Plus I was going to the hospital to visit a family member in this outfit that morning.  I needed to be able to walk and stand around for awhile, so I actually wore a white beret, snag bunny tights that are violet and white, and grey and black sneakers. I absolutely had to have the pill over the shoulder purse for both occasions. And lastly I wore my holographic wing harness to Tea and Tarot (but not the hospital). Even wearing a casual sweet outfit to a hospital feels like community service when your family member is tucked away in a depressing limited access ward because there are aren't enough beds in a more generalized area. One of the nurses on call said that I looked like a doll. Nailed it!

Honestly it was so refreshing to get out with friends and to try out this outfit in two different types of places. I'm always much more confident in Classic or Gothic styles, but sometimes Sweet style is the best choice.