Meeting Molly Brown

Marina and I had tea at the Molly Brown House about two years ago and we’ve wanted to go back. Today they offered a “Meet Molly Brown Tea.” It sounded like fun. Marina wore an old-fashioned dress made by a friend of ours.

We arrived just in time for the tour before the tea. This year they allowed me to take pictures without flash during the tour. So Marina posed in nearly every room. She enjoyed the stories about Margaret Brown as well as admiring the contents of the house.

By tea time, Marina was hungry. Margaret met us as we entered the tea room. Our plates were already set before us. We were given a short description of the food and tea was served. Marina tried nearly everything on her plate and said she liked it. She also liked the tea – she added two spoons of sugar.

We listened to Margaret speak while we ate. We got pictures with her before we left. Then we completed the tour in the kitchen. Marina browsed the gift shop for a little while and I bought her some candy sticks. Then we walked back to the car.

We spent a few hours at home before our friends picked us up. We went to a dinner theater for The Unsinkable Molly Brown. It was a long drive, but we all had fun talking during the trip.

Before the show began, one of the actors made a few announcements and asked if anyone was celebrating a birthday. Marina raised her hand to announce she will be turning 13. They gave her a free dessert to celebrate.

Marina was impatient for the show to start. Once it did, she watched with interest. Since we had just been at Molly Brown’s house, we noticed the historic inaccuracies in the story. But we still enjoyed it.

After the show was over, we got photos with our servers and the actress who played Molly. Then we left for the long trip home. It was pretty late and Marina fell asleep in the car.