A pleasure to tour the updated The Ivy House store in Dallas. Laura May, the owner, took me for a tour of her ode to fine china. I learned that her shop is named after Josiah Wedgwood’s home in England.
Our friend Robert White spotted this sign in a New England town.
Thanks to Robert White at Mariposa for sharing this picture with us. He took this on a stroll in his town in New England. We agree!
Thanks, Robert :)
The Sandwich has evolved
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Yes, our trays are not historic, but the story of the Sandwich is. The sandwich has come a long way from a hunk of beef and cheese between bread.
“The sandwich as we know it was popularized in England in 1762 by John Montagu, the 4th Earl of Sandwich. Legend has it, and most food historians agree, that Montagu had a substantial gambling problem that led him to spend hours on end at the card table. During a particularly long binge, he asked the house cook to ...
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Ready for winter? Here’s what The Farmer’s Almanac predicts: We expect temperatures to be much colder than last winter but above normal, with below-normal snowfall overall. The snowiest exception is the northern tier of the U.S. Snowfall will also be above normal from southern New England and western New York southward through the Appalachians, from Minnesota through Michigan’s UP and southward to St. Louis, and from central North Dakota westward to the Pacific.
Pickard Crystal joins Bridge
Pickard Crystal, a partnership between Pickard China and England's Royal Brierly, is joining Bridge. Pickard Crystal offers stemware, glassware, giftware, trophies, and monogrammed crystal and glassware.
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