Shannon Ables's Blog, page 65
May 24, 2023
Champagne Afternoon Tea at Claridge’s, London
To sit down for a proper Afternoon Tea elevated even further with Champagne in a beautiful setting and with phenomenal service is a luxurious experience indeed, and one every Anglophile should, dare I say, partake in at least once to savor all that it entails. It happened last April (’22) on the Sunday that Easter […]
A Royal Sussex Flower Trug: The 4th Giveaway
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May 23, 2023
358: Anna Murphy Talks About Finding Your Way to the Best You Yet as Each Year Passes in her New Book, Destination Fabulous
The book I wanted and needed to read. Repeatedly, indirectly and directly women and the entire society at large are told that aging is bad, and it is especially an unwelcoming reality for women, but is this true? Fashion Director for The Times London since 2015 Anna Murphy recently turned 50, and in her new […]
My Favorite Pet Dish: Mason Cash’s Ceramic Cane Bowls, the 3rd Giveaway
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May 22, 2023
James Smith & Sons Umbrellas, a British Institution keeping customers in style and dry since 1830
While I know not everyday it rains in Britain, it is inevitable that the English Isles, surrounded by water and at the mercy of the Gulf Stream that is one of the ocean currents that transports relatively warm water from the Gulf of Mexico to the British Isles, and (I had to remind myself this […]
Cash Silk Embroidered Bookmarks, Made in England For Sale, limited stock
In early 2022, a TSLL reader, Isabel who lives abroad in Europe gifted me with a Cash bookmark. Needless to say, I loved it, and the bookmark was the inspiration for the gift the same bookmark (with various options available regarding design) given to TOP Tier Members when they preordered a signed bookplate for TSLL’s […]
The Classic Haws 2-Gallon Outdoor Watering Can, the 2nd Giveaway
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May 21, 2023
Gardening in May at Le Papillon, 2023
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How to Enjoy Elevenses (and what it is)
Just saying the term ‘elevenses’ tickles my tongue, and then I can’t help but smile (listen to the proper pronunciation here). But what to anyone who doesn’t observe or know this term Elevenses is it exactly? Simply, it is a brief break between morning and noon for a cup of something warm (typically) and a […]
May 20, 2023
TSLL’s 5th Annual British Week Has Begun!
If it’s spring and if it’s May, I start to become quite excited for this annual event on the blog, the now 5th Annual TSLL British Week, and this year Nelle joins Norman and I and all of you, TSLL Community, to celebrate all things British for an entire week here on the blog. With […]
