Tomorrow is the last day of term, we (myself and my boys) are ready for the holidays now, hopefully we will still be enjoying being together five to six weeks from now !

 

We have a busy summer holiday agenda planned and I just hope I can fit in some work inbetween !  My youngest son in particular has had a busy final week at school with a summer concert, a 'quad' kids after school sports event (a school team of children who each participate in long distance, short distance running, long jump and throwing, against other schools), a humanities day out at one of the local secondary schools and another day out involving music and sport hosted by the other local secondary school.  Today he finished work on his 1960's topic with a fancy dress party with 1960's inspired food.

 

We had fun putting together a 'hippy' look which worked pretty well.  Apparently there was quite a lot of 'food on sticks' at the party including our pineapple, cheese and glace cherry combos which were still hanging about at the end of the party so I am told, presumably not that appetising in 2010 as they were in the 60's !

 

We have also sorted out our teachers presents and worked out those that have already received a 'Joanna London' mug for the staff room and those that have not !

 

My youngest son has one more year at our local junior school, the last of my three boys to attend the school, it would be good to create a bespoke mug design featuring the school or such like for staff presents at this time and I must make sure I allow myself enough time next year to plan this.

 

If you are interested in creating a mug or plate for a special occassion or event either using your own photographs, your designs (childrens drawings perhaps) or wish to commission a design please do get in touch.  They really do make special gifts.

 

If you, like me are entertaining school aged children this summer - enjoy !

Really enjoying this summer weather, what a difference it makes to everyone, a smile comes more readily and it seems to me that the world is a more sociable place.

 

Lots of sport on the telly to enjoy as well, I won't mention the football but the tennis at Wimbledon was good and not one drop of rain this year !  My son had his sports day as well and great fun was had by all, the winners and the losers !

 

This sunday we invited a few lovely friends over and had the neccessary BBQ and Pimms which was delicious and enjoyed our garden which is looking flowery, all the rain water in the butt has gone now though so we are having to use some tap water. 

 

And what of work ?  well I am delighted to be producing some pieces for wedding lists and we have had several enquiries, if wedding china is something you are interested in I am very happy to offer an appointment or to provide a sample of china so that the quality can be seen, do get in touch. 

 

The feedback from the digi plates has been excellent and I am working on taking the 'swirl' design into the full range with cups and saucers, mugs etc in this design.  I am loading the photos of plates to the web shop so these will be available to order on the site from today. I welcome all feedback on new designs so let me know what you think, either here, by contacting us or by using the guestbook to make comments.