Musings of an Austen-loving, tea drinking historian and enthusiast of all things British. Also obsessed with Breakfast on pretty dishes. Oh, and sometime writer.

Wednesday, May 30, 2018

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! :-)

Tuesday, May 8, 2018

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?

Thursday, May 3, 2018

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.