A Taste for Tea

I am always interested in the story behind customs and tastes, how styles emerge and evolve, the history behind enduring motifs: from pineapple to swan, rococo to chinoiserie. Why?  because it gives depth and resonance to your experience of daily …

Spring Treat

It finally arrived, you know… SPRING.  So late that nature made up for itself in Ireland bursting forth all at once. It’s been most distracting, I keep on encouraging the children to roll in the grass, you know, get down …