Welcome to the Tearoom Diaries

Susan Scott is the author and creator of The Tearoom Diaries.

Thoughts of creating The Tearoom Diaries came during a time of stillness, reflection, and for Susan, deep personal grief. In June 2019, her father passed away, and then, a mere eleven months later, she lost her beloved husband Jim. 

Jim passed away at home in May 2020, during the Covid Lockdown, leaving Susan and their fifteen-year-old son, to find their way forward. 

In the months that followed, Susan began to write.

Writing the stories became a form of comfort. In many ways, it was therapeutic. What began as a way to process grief slowly became something more. She found herself reflecting on the past, her family history, the lives of women she had known, and on the quiet strength of people who carry on through love and loss.

From those reflections, The Tearoom Diaries was born.

As she wrote, Susan often thought about others who might be grieving, feeling alone, or longing for comfort. She imagined sending out the stories as letters, a gentle offering that might brighten someone’s day. A place to pause. A place to remember. A place to feel less alone.

In September 2021 she prepared the first letters and mailed them out. Now, five years later, the Tearoom Diaries have been read by over 8000 people around the world. What started as letters in the post has now evolved into The Keepsake Story Box. 

The Tearoom Diaries may have come from sorrow, but they are filled love, memories, resilience, and hope. 

Susan created them for you.