Prince William and Kate Official Engagement photos & QEII Coronation teaset

The official engagement photos of Prince William and Kate have been released. The photos were taken my Mario Testino, who was Princess Diana's favorite phtographer. We visited an exhibit of his photos of Princess Diana at Kensington Palace the year after her death and they were truly wonderful.

The photos and more about the session and other news about the couple and wedding can be seen at the Prince of Wales' website on the Prince William page


I also want to share 2 photos of the snow in England from the Cotswolds where we love to visit. These are from Stow-in-the-Wold and Winchcombe. We often stay near Stow and Winchcombe is quite close. Lovely places, especially so in the snow.

   As we have the run up to Christmas it is so fun to see all the decorated homes and businesses. We just attended a Christmas party...brought Costco's Chocolate Peppermint Bark which is absolutely delicious and addictive! A great hit at the party and sales should soar!!!


  We have just added at Time Was Antiques a fabulous 3 piece teaset consisting of large teapot, cream and sugar commemorating the coronation in 1953 of Queen Elizabeth II. The teaset is a great collectible set. Queen Elizabeth II is the grandmother of Prince William. For more info on the teaset, visit:

Teaset Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Sudlow 3 Piece

   Have a great evening and hopefully there will be something seasonal on TV tonight...otherwise we'll get out the musical Scrooge from the 1970s and watch that again, which we LOVE!