What are the chances of the the Royal Tea Society's Traveling Teapot meeting a kindred spirit on it's first sojourn? Well, by Vegas odds... I wouldn't bet on it. But, Cedar City, Utah is the land of magical moments and mystical Midsummer Night's Dreams.

As my husband, Jack, and I relaxed and read poetry on the porch of Amid Summer's Inn seduced by the summer sun and shady trees, we were greeted by the marvelous Macvek family; Connie, Cliff, Katie, and Jessica from Richmond, Virginia. After an enchanted evening of Rostand's "Cyrano de Bergerac" and a cozy sleep in Victoria's Dream room we awoke to a cool breeze and happy little birds cheerfully chirping outside our window.

To our delight, we sat next to the Macvek family at breakfast the next moring in the Victorian style dining room. Cliff had just finished an engineering conference in Phoenix while the ladies of the family enjoyed a traditional afternoon tea at the Biltmore Hotel. As a parting gift, they were invited to keep their teacup and as luck would have it, Connie also won the teapot! So, quite coincidentally, the Traveling Teapot made it's first Traveling Teapot friend! The discovery was quite incredible... we were enjoying English Breakfast tea poured from the Traveling Teapot and shared the story of the it's journey and Connie exclaimed "I have a Traveling Teapot, too!" Some may call it amazing, but we say it was pure serendipi-tea!

If you plan on going to the Utah Shakespearean Festival this summer, be sure to see the captivating performance of "Cyrano de Bergerac". Also, the cadence of the rhyming couplets in Moliere's "School for Wives" and recognition of the translation from French to English gives the play intense dimension dressed in raucous good humor. It's a performance you will not want to miss! Also, we can highly recommend "Victoria's Dream" room at Amid Summer's Inn. The inn is close enough to the plays and restaurants that you can park your car and walk in the comfortable 60-80 degree weather your entire stay. Ahhh... what summer should be!