Keeping cool
It has been extremely hot here in the UK as we have gone through another heatwave - a scary phenomenon that seems to be the new normal as...
Avocado toast đđ
Many jokes are made these days about the "avocado generation", i.e. millennials who love avocado toast and (very sensibly, in my eyes)...
English Imari
In the previous 2 weeks I have shown a very early tea service made by Thomas Rose from about 1800, and then a more sophisticated one by...
Hybrid Hard Paste
I am fast-forwarding 10 years from last week's wonderful tea service made by Thomas Rose at Coalport. This week I am showing a New Hall...
Dragons' den
It's dragons today! I have recently found some wonderful dragon-like monsters on porcelain from about 1800 to 1820 (have a look in my...
Turn your plate!
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...
Anchor
I have featured beautiful Coalport dessert services painted by Cecil Jones before (and see a previous blog post here) - and I am pleased...
Breakfast cups
It is weekend, and haven't we all deserved a very large cup of tea or coffee? That's what breakfast cups were invented for: extra large...
How to eat dessert in style
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...
Mountains, water, skies
Just before the pandemic hit I made a trip to Scotland, and I absolutely loved it: the water, the wind, the beautiful light of the purple...
