It's been a little quiet here the last few weeks, and this weekend I am showing you the reason. We all need to get out sometimes, and the...

Did you own a little tea set when you were a child? I guess it used to be very much a girls' thing so that leaves out at least 50% of...

As someone who doesn't eat meat, I love to eat avocado for its healthy properties... and I was very struck when I found this amazing...

I think we may never have been so conscious of new beginnings as this new year. Although I feel a sense of relief to have made it through...

Well this has been quite a year....! I want to thank all my customers and followers, both on this blog and on Instagram, for your...

It's nearly Christmas and things are heating up here at Gentle Rattle of China - boxes, boxes, and more boxes are piling up waiting for...

These days many of us have to do the holidays in very small gatherings of two or three... but we can always dream of a full dinner table!...

Many jokes are made these days about the "avocado generation", i.e. millennials who love avocado toast and (very sensibly, in my eyes)...

I got lots of interest in last week's wonderful red Coalport dessert service; it nearly got sold but then didn't, so it's still...

Last week's little pink plates flew away quickly, and today I have a very different set of plates: a full dessert service from about...