Posts Tagged ‘Acapulco’

Say Cheese!

Monday, December 14th, 2009

We were having our end of day glass of wine with some amazing cheese, wondering what to write for this week’s blog post… why not talk about cheese?  We do love a bit of cheese in this house!

Of course you need something to store it in…



…to cut it on…



…and to serve it upon



Todmorden now has its own cheese-maker called Pextenement Cheese Co. They produce a lovely cheese called East Lee Soft – it’s absolutely perfect with crackers or oatcakes. We’re looking forward to trying the cheddar and Camembert-style cheeses they’re currently developing.

We’re quite well served with cheese retailers in our area. Special mention must go to The Cheese Place in Haworth. It’s about half an hour’s drive away, but well worth the trip. Friendly, knowledgeable owners – and great cheese.

So if we’re ever undecided as to which direction to head out… we think of those wise words from Wallace -  “Gromit, that’s it… cheese… we’ll go somewhere where there’s cheese!”

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Z is for… Zoo

Saturday, February 14th, 2009

We’ve reached the end of the alphabet… and ‘Z’ is for zoo. Our virtual zoo is full of animals beautifully interpreted in pottery, glass, textiles, book illustrations and more. All our animals are well looked after… and there’s no entrance fee!!

1960s lion tile designed by Kenneth Townsend
1960s lion tile designed by Kenneth Townsend
Vintage peg bag
Detail from fabric peg bag
Vintage Scandinavian glass ram
Vintage Scandinavian glass ram
Vintage childrens book cover
Vintage children’s book cover
Abecedarius illustration
Shaker Abecedarius illustration
Abecedarius

Shaker Abecedarius illustration

List of animals in the Shaker Abecedarius

List of animals in the Shaker Abecedarius

Vintage Beefeater steak plates by Washington Pottery

Vintage 1960s 'Beefeater' steak plates by Washington Pottery

Vintage Staffordshire pottery mug
Vintage 1970s Staffordshire pottery mug
Vintage Hornsea 'Aries' mug
Vintage 1960s/70s Hornsea pottery mug
Life of St Martin illustrated by Emile Probst, 1966

'Life of St Martin' illustrated by Emile Probst, 1966

Vintage Acupulco chopping board by Villeroy & Boch

Vintage 1960s 'Acapulco' chopping board by Villeroy & Boch

Vintage

'Acapulco' chopping board detail

Vintage Scandinavian pottery plaque

Vintage 1970s Danish pottery plaque

Illustration from This is Edinburgh by Miroslav Sasek, 1961

Illustration from 'This is London' by Miroslav Sasek, 1959

Illustration from This is Edinburgh by Miroslav Sasek, 1961

Illustration from 'This is Edinburgh' by Miroslav Sasek, 1961

Vintage Cadburys biscuit tin

Detail from a vintage 1950s Cadbury biscuit tin

Vintage pottery giraffe produced by Lomonosov of the USSR

Vintage 1950s pottery giraffe produced by Lomonosov of the USSR

Illustration by Dean Mitchell from Folk Tales of the World, Australia, 1965

Illustration by Dean Mitchell from 'Folk Tales of the World, Australia', 1965

Little felt elephant made in Nepal

Little felt elephant made in Nepal

Vintage pottery owl

Vintage 1960s/70s pottery owl plaque

Vintage Scandinavian teak mouse

Vintage 1960s Danish teak mouse

Tiger print by Wallase Ting

Tiger print by Walasse Ting