Tea Leaf Reading - Oxford Hall Cafe

 In addition to Afternoon Tea at Oxford Hall Cafe,  tea leaf reading is offered on Tuesdays with Roz Tearney. (currently on hold along with in-house dining). Tasseography, or the art of tea leaf reading is fascinating to us and we eagerly anticipated this event while enjoying our tea. Once you have finished your pot of tea, the guest is encouraged to concentrate on the leaves while gently swirling the remaining amount of tea along with some tea leaves in the cup. Roz then turns the cup upside down onto the saucer, swirls the cup, and taps the tea leaves onto the saucer. Tea leaves remain in the cup and on the saucer, offering the opportunity to discover various shapes on both pieces. The pristine white cups provide the perfect backdrop to discern the unique shapes that the leaves form.

Roz carefully studies the tea leaves, notes the shapes she sees, and proceeds to analyze what they mean. She saw a tulip in Susanna's cup, foreseeing a busy spring season. There was a mastodon in Nancy's cup (shown above). And Angelica's cup and saucer each had a griffin (below)! Can you spot them? They symbolize pride, strength, and vigilance.

Thank you, Roz! We enjoyed the tea leaf reading and the peek into the future!