✴ a pea souper

I love transferware pottery. Especially coloured patterns like pink, brown and this gorgeous pea green.

I'm still buzzing at this latest discovery in the local charity shop. Two soup tureens and six soup bowls, perfect condition. Made by Johnsons Brothers. I actually think these pieces are not that old but have used an old transfer pattern called "Old London" which depicts the Horse Guards parade in St James's Park on the bowls and Big Ben on the tureen lids.

Love the London images. Sometimes I'm staggered at what people will leave at the charity shop but I guess, 'one mans meat...' and all that!

More fabulous finds at Sophies...

✴ swan lake

English National Ballet's production of Swan Lake in-the-round opens at the Royal Albert Hall, this evening.

I was lucky enough to work for this company as senior wardrobe assistant for 8 years! 8 years of stitching tutu's and tights and finding lost earrings in slightly untidy dressing rooms! My last show was Swan Lake in Versailles, how very grand!! I then went on to freelance for them (because you never really leave ENB!) almost up until bump arrived! I had a feeling Ella was going to come out en pointe she'd heard so much ballet music whilst in the womb!

How well do I know those tutu's..? Very! Such memories and such friends. Hearing the music now sends a shiver down my spine...In a good way!

Swan Lake

Royal Albert Hall

9-19th June.