The Grand Arbiter and I have another week full of good cheer and cheeky nonsense to share with you! This is our last Friday Tea before Christmastide and the New Year. and I am thrilled that we can wrap up the year and put a big bow on it with our favourite cryptid and dearest … More Weekly Tea and Tomfoolery
November certainly embraced chaos. Egads! What a wild month! We expect a few disruptions in any month during which we are attending a convention, but a missing garment and national holiday certainly increased that exponentially. Whilst the winter season is always full of the rich flavours of Masala Chai for me, December brings with it … More December Calendar
The 2026 Reading List Originally posted to our Patreon After gathering recommendations, hunting through our own lists, and debating, genteelly over cups of tea, Bill Bodden, our Official Buttery Goodness, and I are ready to share our reading list for 2026. And oh my! I am, as always, terribly excited for this year’s list. Our … More Temporal Textual Talks: A Steampunk Book Chat
Friday, November 21st, at 6:30 PM Pacific (Seattle) Friday Teatime is nearly upon us, and whilst I feel as though I am still at sixes and sevens, I am thrilled that we delve into a little holiday cheer this evening with our dear friend, the Airship Ambassador. Whenever the Ambassador and we two gather together, … More Friday Tea with special guest the Airship Ambassador
Sunday, November 16th, at 4:30 PM Pacific (Seattle) The time has arrived! Today we welcome our special guest, Gail Carriger, for our monthly book chat in our virtual tea parlour. We’re discussing Etiquette and Espionage, her brilliant start to the Finishing School Series. Please join us there or follow along on YouTube. Simply follow the … More Our Virtual Tea Parlour on Zoom
Sunday, November 16th, at 4:30 PM Pacific (Seattle) Posted originally and unabridged to our Patreon The time has arrived for our final book chat of 2025, and what a delightful treat we have! This month, we’re discussing the start of Madame Gail‘s excellent Finishing School series, Etiquette and Espionage. From the charming characters and the … More November Book Chat
October turned into Guestober and sped by in a cloud of spooky season fog and glitter. What an absolutely marvelous adventure! I am so grateful to all of our lovely guests and to all of you for joining us for our sundry shenanigans. November is already drenched in the flavours of masala chai, with enough … More November Calendar
Sunday, October 19th, at 4:30 PM Pacific (Seattle/Tucson) — 7:30 PM Eastern (Montreal/Atlanta) Our October Book Chat is nearly upon us, my darlings! We sit down this afternoon to discuss Strange Practice by Vivian Shaw. Filled with homages to classic movie monsters and some of the famous monsters of 19th century literature, this is a … More October Steampunk Book Chat
Originally posted to our Patreon September may have been our more usual level of unhinged busy-ness, but egads, it has sped by with such rapidity that I mistook it for a new fangled train. Spooky Season is here in all of its black clad glory and I am delighted! This is truly my favourite time … More October Calendar
This week is a little more relaxed, at least compared to last week; however, we still have some special treats to share with you! Join me Tuesday as we delve into petticoats on Twitch at 5PM Pacific. Bring all of your sewing questions or simply come to chit chat about all sorts of cheeky nonsense … More Weekly Tea and Tomfoolery
Madame Askew and The Grand Arbiter 