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Saturday's Child
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Musings and observations from my part of the planet.
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Katie Gets Her Wish
Pssst...Buckingham Palace...people live longer now. A variety of cards with Her Majesty in different outfits, to alternate from year to year, wouldn't be a bad idea. Just a thought... Isn't Mrs. Masters a treasure? We should all be this lively at 1...
Tea For Twosday
Mix 'n' match for a chilly day.Believe it or not, the silver tray just had its annual polishing.It's a royal pain to keep shiny, the handles especially.I thought the teapot was sort of "autumn-ish". No maker mark, only "Made in Brazil" and "hand-pain...
Tea Things Tuesday: Whittard of Chelsea
A Whittard of Chelsea metal tea caddyfrom around 2005, a thrift shop find.To avoid camera flash reflection, I scanned it with a curtain bunched around it, but aswatch of chintz would've worked as well.The label on the other side said it originally he...
Tea Things Tuesday: Drury House in Windsor
Continuing the posts about my 2003 trip to England, the only "British" part of my first Cream Tea was where it was served!In 1645 the current Drury House in Church Street, a stone's throw from Windsor Castle, was the residence of Nell Gwynne, the sec...
PFF: Windsor High Street
High Street, Windsor, Berkshire[Per back of postcard, photo by Veryan Trewin]The blue building at left is Woods of Windsor, which sells fabulous bath and beauty products. Prior to this trip, I'd received a WoW lavender soap (in its own tin), so the ...
Thursday Drive: Glastonbury Unplugged
Day One of a June 2003 visit to Glastonbury UK when no music festival, solstice, or lunar celebration was altering its natural rhythms.On Magdalene Street, across from the entrance toGlastonbury Abbey, looking toward Fisher's Hill.The Market House In...
