Acanthus
You had to go without a blog post last week as I was on holiday in Cornwall... but while there I came across something interesting. You...
Toulouse
This last month has been full of great sporting tournaments: the European football title, the Wimbledon tennis tournament, and of course...
Partners in Battle
You may know that I love a good porcelain figure... not the gaudy figures that you can find in a charity shop, but the true masterpieces...
Mme de Pompadour and Mme du Barry
I wrote about the colour pink a few weeks ago (you can read it here). Then recently I came across a pink conundrum that puzzled everyone...
Sea shells, feathers and a lion
A while ago you might have seen a wonderful set of plates similar to these, made by Chamberlains in Worcester in about 1815. That set was...
Summer Hike
What better to do on a muggy summer day than to go on a hike in the countryside? But if you struggle to get out, I know a way to see the...