.... is located in a beautifully restored post Civil War era red brick row home in historic downtown Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, just fifteen minutes west of Harrisburg and less than two hours north of Washington, DC and Baltimore, MD. Proprietress and culinary artist Nancy Reppert opened this specialty business in 1990. Originally established as a private party place where afternoon tea, lunch and dinner were served specifically to groups, the tea room has expanded its service and is now serving Afternoon Tea every Wednesday (to any number of guests) and the first Saturday of each month, by advance reservation. Private groups are still entertained in this charming home-like atmosphere throughout the week, including weekends. Special activities, coordinated with The Rosemary House are scheduled throughout the year, including herbal luncheons and themed dinners. The Rosemary House, located directly beside Sweet Remembrances is a herb and spice specialty shop that was established by Bertha P. Reppert in 1968 and is presently owned and operated by Susanna Reppert Brill. These two family businesses derived their names from rosemary, one of the oldest recorded herbs, it is also one of the most useful - for cooking, medicinally, in cosmetics, insecticides, and fragrances. In the language of flowers it is the symbol of remembrance and sacred to friendship. As Shakespeare said, "There's Rosemary, that's for remembrance".

The Rosemary House and Sweet Remembrances join forces and are pleased to offer a special Lunch and Learn Lecture or Workshop especially arranged for your group. We promise a unique learn-about-herbs experience. A herbal meal prepared by Nancy using the freshest ingredients is guaranteed. An informative program presented by Susanna will follow the meal. Topics available include 'Herbs with Confidence, a basic overview of herbs', 'Culinary Uses of Herbs', 'Kitchen Cosmetics', or 'Herbs of the Bible'. Garden tours can also be arranged. Herb study groups, garden clubs, and women's organizations have all enjoyed this special combined presentation and informative introduction into the world of herbs.

Sweet Remembrances and The Rosemary House were featured in the May 2004 issue of Romantic Homes magazine with an article written by Elizabeth Knight, author of Tea With Friends, and accompanied by an array of photographs of the tea room, Rosemary House products, and Angelica with her Aunt and Mother.  Look for it!

In addition, the July/August 2004 issue of The Herb Companion included an article about Sweet Remembrances written by Jim Long of Long Creek Herbs. Tea, a Magazine featured tea rooms of Pennsylvania in their Fall 2004 issue, which included photos and a writeup about Sweet Remembrances. Our tea room is also included in the tea room guide, Afternoon Tea in Southeast Pennsylvania by Michele Bracey Gonzalez.

"The garden should be something without and beyond nature, a page from an old romance, a scene in fairyland, a gateway through which imagination, lifted above the somber realities of life, may pass into a world of dreams. More than any other kind of garden does the herb garden lead us into a region of romance, of mystery and sweet remembrance, yet withal there is a common sense side to it whose usefulness is not to be denied."
~Frances Bardswell