Amber the Victorian

This is Amber in the drawing room looking every inch the Victorian lady.

She was actually assisting me in putting away my mother’s wedding china tea set which I dutifully hand washed after we used it for the party last week.  My mum gave it to me about ten years ago as she never used it, and although I far from use it every day, it does get used several times a year, and I thought that if you aren’t going to use the swanky stuff when the vicar comes to tea, you might as well not bother having it.

Anyway, with the exception of one sugar bowl which is slightly cracked – the whole thing is undamaged after sixty-two years.  Quite an achievement, and one I wish I could claim for myself.