Allow me to (re)introduce myself..

“What do you do?” Is a common question asked of another when a first meet takes place. When faced with this question recently I became a bit stuck. What do I do? I wondered. My occupation, on reflection, is not so easy to sum up, in fact it has taken me a number of months,…

Where are the Recipes?!

Lovers of The Art of Afternoon Tea never fear! I will still be posting my recipes and their accompanying illustrations. With my old blog (alexandranea.wordpress.com) closing, (to avoid search confusion) I will be posting classic recipe favourites and fresh new delights here, on my new blog page every couple of weeks. Make sure you sign…

The Seventh Duchess

THE NEW MOTHER’S MORNING TEA Every few weeks a bunch of fabulous ladies and I get together under the guise of a ‘Mother’s Group’. A little different from your traditional gathering of mother’s, we are first and foremost already great friends with a history dating back some 28+ years, the babies came (and are coming)…

Hello & Welcome!

I am delighted to welcome you to stage one launch of my new website friends! Feel free to have a sniff around, flick through my portfolios and riffle through my posts. I would love to hear your thoughts and feedback, this is the start of a new chapter, very exciting times! There will be new…