Summer is here! The weather forecast predicts temperatures moving from 16 with rain, to 22 with sunny intervals, by the weekend in central London. As the weather warms and tourists flock to the capital the Fair Season begins. First up is the Olympia International Art & Antiques Fair which is takes place from the 5th […]
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May
May
Last weekend in Johannesburg Olive’s parents went under the hammer. This story of an African auction is just like the book by Olive Schreiner The Story of an African Farm , as it had all of the ingredients to make it a bestseller. Last weekend in Johannesburg Olive’s parents went under the hammer. This story […]
07
May
May
A funny thing happened at the dinner table tonight. It has been suggested that woman may get the vote, can you believe that! A funny thing happened at the dinner table tonight. It has been suggested that woman may get the vote, can you believe that ! This conversation would have taken place just over a hundred years ago in England […]
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Apr
Apr
For anyone with a sweet tooth the addition of sugar to our morning tea or coffee is a great way to start the day. For anyone with a sweet tooth the addition of sugar to our morning tea or coffee is a great way to start the day. In fact the addition of sugar to […]
Tea grown in the Far East notably China has been imported into England since the 1600’s. In those early days when the tea chests arrived one can imagine the delight for those, who upon opening them would have discovered a scallop shape sea shell within. Tea grown in the Far East notably China has been […]
Ever since the arrival of tea into Britain from the mid 1600’s it has evolved its own traditions. Ever since the arrival of tea into Britain from the mid 1600’s it has evolved its own traditions. Originally drunk in Coffee houses and first served as something of a curiosity it soon found popularity. When […]