This past Friday, January 2nd, PBS and MASTERPIECE “hosted” a BIG SIP event in downtown New York City and are encouraging fans of Downton Abbey to get involved and host their own tea party in anticipation of tonight’s premiere of Season 5.  I am so excited for tonight’s premiere that we are hosting our own little tea party today and wanted to share some ideas to join in the fun!   You can make your tea party as elaborate or as simple as you like.  We used my grandmother’s pewter tea set that my mother gave me this last year.  I love that it has been in the family three generations…