Royal Albert Moonlight Rose...and Moving.

So much going on, this will probably be my last post for a while. Alas, I am moving to another state within the month, and I am so crazy busy I won't have time to post. But I will start up again when I land in my new home! (And get unpacked...ugh.)

Here is my entire collection of Royal Albert Moonlight Rose China. Just a few pieces, but I love it so. Discontinued, of course, and rare to find some of the pieces for a good deal. They are generally VERY expensive. My favorite? The Jam Pot:

 This one is a rare find. I got mine from a seller in the Netherlands, and it was about $100 less than the going price on Ebay, so I snatched it up. Look at the beautiful gold detail:

So Pretty. I am allergic to orange and yellow and pink (**cough cough Old Country Roses cough cough**) china, so this is a delight to look at, in my opinion. And blue roses! Not very natural, but very pretty.

I just hope the people packing my house are suuuuuuper careful! Yikes!

Until next time! I'll be blogging from another state! :-)

Breakfast is...Boring.

Well, not usually. However, if you're a low carber, breakfast can get a tad...monotonous. I eat most of my daily carbs at breakfast. The rest of the day, I just don't have them. Because carbs are meant, in my opinion, for breakfast.  Breakfast without carbs is like a day without sunshine.
Okay, that was a bit dramatic, but you hopefully get my meaning. My usual breakfast fare is Eggs&Bacon. It's really not even two words. Eggs&Bacon rule my life. Once in a while I'll shake things up and do sausage, but for the most part, it's Eggs&Bacon, with either toast or an english muffin or a small bowl of cereal. Before I went low carb? I actually had fruit (see above) and LOTS of toast. But now, if I have toast, it's one slice. *sad face*

I am thinking this is why I like to "dress up" my Eggs&Bacon. I mean, look at this breakfast:

Eggs&Bacon, and I actually splurged on an English muffin with sugar free jam. But on a boring plate. Since I've been eating Eggs&Bacon for quite some time, it was after this I got the idea of "snazzing up" my breakfast game. Not the food itself, but the china I used. :-) So...why not have "Fancy" Eggs&Bacon?

Yes, I have bacon under that red dome. Sometimes I like to add cold cereal for my carbs (it was an integral part of my childhood, don't judge), but for some reason it seems...jarring...to have cold cereal on nice china:

 Keepin' it classy with the Lucky Charms and the Blueberry Mini Wheats...LOL

So, breakfast can be boring. I say, spice it up with great dishes! Bacon&Eggs will be INFINITELY more fun to eat. 

Life is short, non?

Roses..in May?

Well, Royal Albert's "Moonlight Rose" pattern, anyway. ;-)

I was having breakfast this morning with it and I was really struck by how pretty it is. I'm still surprised it was discontinued (Why, Royal Albert, WHY?). I just love blue and white, and this is one of the few patterns in my humble opinion, that can pull off such an abundance of gold trim:

Die-hard "Old Country Roses" enthusiasts would disagree with me, and I will admit, the gold does match better with the warmer tones of OCR. But, I think it's a good compliment to the blue and white and cool colors as well. Which normally doesn't look all that great with gold, if we are being honest...

 I think what attracts me to Royal Albert is the aesthetics of the pieces themselves; the "Montrose style" round curves and elegant handles, it's all very pleasing. And very British. (Think "Mrs. Potts" and "Chip" from Beauty And The Beast. I believe they were patterned after the Montrose style. ;-) In the past I would have called this style "stuffy" or "fussy," but now, bring on the stuffy and fussy. I love it. 

And look at that little teapot? It's the rare 1 pt. size. I have a bigger teapot from this pattern, but I am partial to this size. It's adorable. Perfect for a breakfast of one.