THE BRITISH THREAD II

One of the best progs I've seen on Sky Arts is Slings & Arrows - a backstage comedy drama of a Canadian Shakespearean repertory company. Sadly they only ever made three series.

It's Nicer Up North was on again today. That was super.

And they have good subtitles for the operas which really shows why they are so popular.

I saw a group called Kronos which astounded me.

Yet another one bites the dust. Headlines downunder today!

Waterford Wedgewood gone B/rupt

Gee they are all falling in UK.

Read this article.

http://www.news.com.au/business/story/0,27753,24882765-462,00.html

On Christmas Day insolvency experts warned that as many as 15 of the UK's regional and national retail chains could fold in the first month of the New Year ...

All the historical pttery makers in the US had folded into the 1970's. Porcelain majolica and scraffito plates are a thing of the Victorian era. Today, most of the wares are these multi material things like Correlle orPyrex..
We still have a few of the hangers on that want the Limoge type work, They can go to France and get that . Im sure that one of the Limoge works will be producing a new set of plates and saucers for the Whitehouse. (Id like to se the tradition get discontinued and a set of plates become a NATIONAL design raher than some "vanity plate".


As far as Waterford, they were only some shop to visit in Dublin and Cork, bfd.
There will be a worldwide cleanup of the midieval arts and crafts. About time

I wont miss Wedgewood (despite my deep Darwinian bent)

Darwinian bent my arse. You're more Christian that I am effemm. What a pity you don't know it.

I wouldn't bail out a cheese roll.

I may be in a minority here, but I used to love the big tableware and glassware departments in the prestige stores, in the days when we had prestige stores, such as (in Glasgow) Wylie and Lochhead, MacDonalds, fabulous places, Aladdin's caves.
There was a speciality shop on Deansgate, Manchester, until the late 70s I think.
Sadly missed. Are people really happy to buy effing Pyrex? Apparently so.

You can still buy Rosenthal porcellain (which is part of the part of the Waterford Wedgwood group, and will sold to someone else) at your local Debenham's, MvTag. As long as Debenham's are still open, that is.

If I'm not mistaken Waterford/Wedgewood was previously restructured in the early 1990s, along with the assets of a Czech firm. Very likely the brands will survive as long as there is a market/memory for them. However, not clear that it will still be made by now higher priced labor in Ireland and the UK.

I went into Adams Kids Clothes today as there was a huge "50% off" sign in the windows. I looked at a little dress for my 2 year old granddaughter and the tab read £17.99. I asked the assistant if it would be £8 or was there an additional reduction as it wasn't worth much more than a fiver and the girl pointed to two racks in the corner and said that was the 50% reductions and my dress was selling at the full price.

No wonder they're in trouble!

You've seen nothing yet Tarah.

We've lost it.

Christmas, renovating a basement to accomodate an office, reading/writing and there was a bad rash from contact with a bison.

Spendi testy? Lately? I feel like I've been cast back into the foggy long ago.

I am not obeisant to women who are tough but rather to women who are bright and funny. So obeisant to Fionna I shall remain.

Precipitation here is biblical. But then, what isn't.

We missed you guys rather immediately, McT. Any time you feel like a holiday on this side of the planet, accomodation will remain available at seasonal rates.

They don't get much time off do they? God, I bet they're the ones raking it in off this.

Whose got any predictions for who will be next?

Have we said M&S yet?

Ooh that was my guess about a week ago.
Oh the timing of me being a student with a part time job in the hands of the rich just when everyone else is loosing money anyway...

Oh, Ima bit behind the times here.. big hoo haa on the news about M&S tonite..... best get your cucumber sarnies in quick girl if you're going there!!!!!!


How are you these days hun - see you asking a lotta questions - will leave Spendi to sort you out in...... his way! Keep asking questions gal - good for the little grey cells!!!! Am reading along!

Take care PQ....and babe.... don't be so hard on yourself. You're a good gal - just believe in you, just you. x

Aw thanks iz, that was really sweet.
Nah I'm actually quite good, just completely overloaded with work, and after a hectic been coming on here to help sort my head out.
Take good care of yourself also won't you? Give Devon my love, man I miss the countryside! I'm from Dorset originally xxxxx

Well hun.... if you wanna break from the city.... jump in the car and drive on down... open invite... ANYTIME. You're more than welcome. Quiet here.... bloody quiet.... but that may be nice for a weekend. Feel free. Got an email address in my profile if you wanna have think about it. Take care too. xx


oh... here's where I'm at... just along the lane...