Podunk reminds me of my old dollhouse. Mismatched table and chairs fill the cozy room. The walls are covered with doodads: little shelves, bird houses, mirrors, photographs, small paintings. I even spotted a straw hat hanging near the register. Teapots and tea cups of all shapes and sizes are tucked in little cubbyholes. A blue dollhouse sits on top of a refrigerator.
Podunk is the perfect place to read a book while wearing a big sweater and gingerly sipping your rose oolong or vanilla chai. The tea room is very small so, I do not recommend bringing a large party.
Elspeth Treadwell owns Podunk and she greets you with a smile and freshly baked scones. Her name sounds like it was picked right out of a story book. My English grandmother always gave me books of nursery rhymes. Elspeth reminds me of the title character in The Old Woman Who lived in a Shoe. She has a mop of wiry grey hair, tied back in a pony tale. She wears black, wiry spectacles, which are small and circular. Elspeth is a warm, cheery granny to all who enter her little nook. Stepping into Podunk, you leave New York City and enter Elspeth’s world of mini-tea pies and Earl Grey.
Podunk - 231 East 5th Street, Between Second & Third Avenues - East Village — (212) 677-7722 11:00PM-8:00PM
2 Responses to Podunk Tea Room
Thank you for this very tender glimpse of our place, Podunk. I so appreciate your taking time to write, and curate some lovely photos, and to allow my teapot face and Sally’s beaming smile to speak for the work we hope we’re doing. You have a really nice take on all the places you visit, and we feel very lucky to be included. And, of course, thanks for stopping by. –Elspeth
> electrons would still have two spins (up or down)That is qubteionasle. In 4D objects will rotate around two axises simultaneously (planets would have 4 geographical poles for example, geographical coordinates would consist of 3 numbers) and electron probably will have 2 spins simultaneously, so 4 different values of spin will be possible (1/2, 1/2), (1/2, -1/2), (-1/2, 1/2), (-1/2, -1/2).