“What can we bring?” The much-asked question to a host. As a host it can be hard to delegate, you don’t want your guests to go to any trouble, and it’s your show after all. As a guest, I find it im...
How to care for your Nicholas Mosse Pottery
While our Tableware (all our plates, bowls, mugs, jugs and serving dishes) and Kitchenware (‘oven friendly’ oval and rectangular oven, quiche and pie d...
The traditions we follow at Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year involve a lot of'meal theatre'. These rituals follow family scripts that we know by heart and love all the more because they only ta...
You might say hygge is so last decade, give us something new! Or, going device-free is so last century. Books? What are they? Well, we’re championing both ideashere (I'll allow you your eReader) wi...
Picnics should be prescribed for our well-being. Being in nature is known to be nurturing in all sorts of ways. Enjoying food has a similar effect, not only on a sensory level but a social one. So,...
Over 350 couples get married in Ireland every weekend. Working out what to give as a gift on such an auspicious occasion can take much deliberation but we can help ease the decision making with ou...
How does a collection take shape? Is it made up of everything in one design? Or pieces decorated with a certain dominant colour? Or with one piece of each design, a collection of shapes as well as ...
In the last few years I’ve gone from enjoying a mid morning cup of Nescafe to becoming a complete and utter coffee snob – and I’m not ashamed to admit it!