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Bat, pluck and dust
It's a dark rainy spring morning here, and when picking a little cup for my morning coffee I was enamoured by the variously printed Spode...
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In pursuit of white gold
You may have noticed that recently I started to write for Homes & Antiques, one of the prime antiques magazines in Britain. And today I...
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Picking mushrooms in silk shoes
In the 18th Century the dessert started to become the most decoratively elaborate course of dinner parties. This makes sense, if you...
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The best coffee pot, ever
Today we are going blue and white! And we have the best coffee pot, ever. A while ago I showed a Miles Mason tea service in the famous...
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The Story of British Porcelain
Are you confused about the history of British porcelain? You are not the only one, as it is such a complex field! I have shelves of...
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A layered story
This weekend is Easter, and after and exceptionally long and dark winter the spring has never been so welcome! 🌷 I know many of you are...