Bah humbug

I arrived home last night to find a note on the doormat from our next door neighbour. They would like to get some chickens and wanted to know if we'd have any objections. Apparently they won't be...

Fun article here: http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/the_way_we_live/article6799363.ece Of course, having read it, I'm now desperate to browse the catalogue ?

But £10 a mug. Hmmmmm can I justify them? Do we like Cornishware? I think I like it, even though I live in a 1960s box and not a fabulous countryside cottage with a range cooker ?