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Shelley China Landscapes to Start A New Year!
Posted by Ruth Weston on
I absolutely love Shelley China. Shelley closed in 1966 and is the focus of collecting societies in the USA, England and Australia and I am a member of all of them. The designs of Shelley are popular for many reasons. But in my opinion, the landscape designs are the most under appreciated ares of Shelley collecting.Shelley landscape designs include Glorious Devon, Woodland, Surrey Scenery, Bluebell Woods, England's Charm and many others. One of my favorite is the Woodland design cup and saucer that is pictured here. The design was manufactured in several shapes and sizes in it's long history until...
Happy Birthday Catherine Duchess of Cambridge
Posted by Ruth Weston on
Wishing a Happy Birthday to Catherine Duchess of Cambridge... Born January 9, 1982.... And many more happy and healthy years!
Twelfth Night Ends The 12 Days Of Christmas
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Happy New Year and Happy Hogmanay, or Scottish New Year!
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Boxing Day, Giving, Hunts And Shopping
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Happy Boxing Day! For those who aren't familiar with the British term, Boxing Day has no pugilistic connotations but refers to the weekday following Christmas Day when the alms or "poor" offering boxes were opened and distributed to the needy. Boxing Day gift giving began in the middle ages but was revived by Queen Victoria. After all the feasting of Christmas, the leftovers were distributed to the poor as well as monetary gifts. It was also a time to give gifts to the employees of the great houses and for the tradesmen that had served through the year. Gifts were...
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