Upon opening the door this morning to have a sniff and gauge the outside temperature, SHE saw that the Orange trees had all been 'washed' and their saucers filled by what had obviously been a lot of rain.
Huh.. a quick look at the weather forecast gave us the answer.. that norty storm Hercules is heading this way, tomorrow is the day that they forecast it to be dire over London but a very large percentage of the country is now on Amber and Red Flood warning.
Tomorrow is HER day this week to be at work.. luckily it is not far to walk! SHE was there on Saturday and what a day that was!
There is a small Farmer's Market in the street on Saturday, the weather was atrocious with sudden downpours of very wet rain, the stall gazebos were attempting to fly in all directions but people were, amazingly, very jolly and the shop was full to the brim all day long with very nice customers, some old coming to wish the staff "Happy New Year" and a lot of new customers.
None of the staff sat down during opening hours, lots of tea was made to keep them going but it was a really busy, happy day.
SHE had last worked there on December 27th, MY Blog's birthday, and the shop had been quiet. However, since then three or four people had been into the shop with huge amounts of donations!
Lots and lots of lovely clothes, shoes, bags, boxes of books and bric-a-brac all in truly immaculate condition.
Now, as I am sure YOU all know, the clothes now have to be sorted, checked, steamed, hung up.. the shoes checked, polished and one shoe put out.. sadly people steal them if WE put both shoes out.. bric-a-brac has to be looked at, washed, polished and put on display on a shelf or in the vitrine.
This is kept locked as it usually contains a good selection of breakables, first edition books and valuable small items.. which WE would prefer norty people not to put into their pockets or bags and leave the shop without paying for them.
SHE was helping a customer with a set of very
fine glass dishes when SHE saw it.
It was very old but new to the shop and looking at the label, it said that it had been donated in Week 40, so it had come in before the end of last year.
It had been given away with several other items of the same material, sadly, a lot of people don't want to take care of these pretty things any longer and so they are given away, melted down or even, gulp, thrown away into the rubbish!
Now.. WE have just given YOU a clue, did YOU get it? Melted down was the clue.. for what melts? Metal melts.. and what was sitting in the vitrine?
A very plain English Georgian Silver teapot.
A little bit bashed and bruised, but so would YOU be if YOU were 200 hundred years old and were, probably, in daily usage. It holds 1&1/4 pints and is quite, quite charming.
The taste of tea is quite different when made in pots made of fine bone china, ceramic or silver, try it and see.
Cute little pot was purchased and brought home, she was washed and polished. She has proved to be an excellent pourer and makes the most delicious tea.. so delicious, in fact, that she makes OUR first cup of the day and at 'tea time'.
WE salute all the Silversmiths of long ago, who understood the importance of balance and design and who made functional objects that are as beautiful and useful today as when they were first made all those years ago.
Now.. I am off to doze on MY favourite door, SHE is getting into boots and will take old wicker on a jaunt to find fine Semolina Flour.. please don't
forget Humous and Pink Stuff!
GeeGee Parrot.
January 6th, 2014.
Huh.. a quick look at the weather forecast gave us the answer.. that norty storm Hercules is heading this way, tomorrow is the day that they forecast it to be dire over London but a very large percentage of the country is now on Amber and Red Flood warning.
Tomorrow is HER day this week to be at work.. luckily it is not far to walk! SHE was there on Saturday and what a day that was!
There is a small Farmer's Market in the street on Saturday, the weather was atrocious with sudden downpours of very wet rain, the stall gazebos were attempting to fly in all directions but people were, amazingly, very jolly and the shop was full to the brim all day long with very nice customers, some old coming to wish the staff "Happy New Year" and a lot of new customers.
None of the staff sat down during opening hours, lots of tea was made to keep them going but it was a really busy, happy day.
SHE had last worked there on December 27th, MY Blog's birthday, and the shop had been quiet. However, since then three or four people had been into the shop with huge amounts of donations!
Lots and lots of lovely clothes, shoes, bags, boxes of books and bric-a-brac all in truly immaculate condition.
Now, as I am sure YOU all know, the clothes now have to be sorted, checked, steamed, hung up.. the shoes checked, polished and one shoe put out.. sadly people steal them if WE put both shoes out.. bric-a-brac has to be looked at, washed, polished and put on display on a shelf or in the vitrine.
This is kept locked as it usually contains a good selection of breakables, first edition books and valuable small items.. which WE would prefer norty people not to put into their pockets or bags and leave the shop without paying for them.
SHE was helping a customer with a set of very
fine glass dishes when SHE saw it.
It was very old but new to the shop and looking at the label, it said that it had been donated in Week 40, so it had come in before the end of last year.
It had been given away with several other items of the same material, sadly, a lot of people don't want to take care of these pretty things any longer and so they are given away, melted down or even, gulp, thrown away into the rubbish!
Now.. WE have just given YOU a clue, did YOU get it? Melted down was the clue.. for what melts? Metal melts.. and what was sitting in the vitrine?
A very plain English Georgian Silver teapot.
A little bit bashed and bruised, but so would YOU be if YOU were 200 hundred years old and were, probably, in daily usage. It holds 1&1/4 pints and is quite, quite charming.
The taste of tea is quite different when made in pots made of fine bone china, ceramic or silver, try it and see.
Cute little pot was purchased and brought home, she was washed and polished. She has proved to be an excellent pourer and makes the most delicious tea.. so delicious, in fact, that she makes OUR first cup of the day and at 'tea time'.
WE salute all the Silversmiths of long ago, who understood the importance of balance and design and who made functional objects that are as beautiful and useful today as when they were first made all those years ago.
Now.. I am off to doze on MY favourite door, SHE is getting into boots and will take old wicker on a jaunt to find fine Semolina Flour.. please don't
forget Humous and Pink Stuff!
GeeGee Parrot.
January 6th, 2014.
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