Happy Holidays to all my friends, followers and customers! This is a time to spend with loved ones, whatever your religion - whether you do Christmas or Chanukkah or neither; the message of peace and love is universal. Many of you who follow my blogs and instagram writings do so because you care about beauty and enjoying food and drink together with loved ones... I get so many messages in response to my rambling socio-historical ruminations - the stories I tell, however clear

To celebrate the beginning of the holiday period, today I have a very rare dessert service made by Chamberlain & Co (Worcester) between 1840 and 1851. It is in the famous "Blind Earl" pattern, but this flow blue version is incredibly rare and was probably made for export to the USA. I absolutely love this service! This 18th Century pattern was called after George William Coventry, the fifth Earl of Coventry (1722-1809), who was the Lord Lieutenant of Worcestershire. In 1780,

It's official... I've been made a #bossbabe! If you want to find out what that means and read about me and how my business is my passion, read my interview in House of Coco, the super-cool magazine for Millennials... click on the image below. And pssst... it's going to be holidays soon. If you need a special gift but worry that it won't arrive in time, why not give a gift voucher? You can find one here. As usual, you can see all my porcelain treasures in my shop, and because

The holidays are coming up fast - and if you don't know what exactly to give, or you don't trust the mail...