Breakfast revisited

I have a fondness for setting a nice breakfast table - always at the weekends and if possible during the week too.  If you care to gander over to these older posts you will see how I like to 'track' the ages and have a 'theme' to the breakfast (what!!!!!!!). So here was the 70s breakfast  and here was the 1940s breakfast and Arts & Crafts breakfasts (featuring hearts at breakfast time!) On today's post  I have dug out some old photos of mine of various breakfast tableaux (what.... again!!!!!!) for your delectation.

The children used to use these - sadly I no longer have them (one day I will do a post on things that I USED to have!)

Look at the camera dear....

That's better!

Two children therefore needed two sets...

Both bought from local charity shops

This one I took last Christmas

To be honest this mug is best suited for hot chocolate in the evening but sometimes I just let rip and use it whenever!!!!! 

I know how to live.

Boiled eggs feature quite heavily in these photographs

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Let us contrast that with...

In the photograph above I think Dom selected the coffee cups....they are PLAIN WHITE and very robust (I keep trying to break them....)

Ahhh - that's better...a bit of pattern and colour (see my favourite chair peeping out in the garden)

Orange juice for the children.

In the photo below I remember very clearly that this was Maille's choice of china and co-ordinating tablecloth - best to instil table laying skills early on in life I think.

I calculate that about 5% of china and tablecloths have been photographed for 'The Custards Photography Bank'.

'Archiving'  is a slow and steady process.

This was before any food had been deposited

This one might have been Bronte's choice.  'Jug post'  on the horizon

The one below I shall call 'informal breakfast on a tray' (pompous)

I know that this shall cause a ripple amongst us but I only like Marmite on toast - NOTHING else will do.  I am sorry but it has to be said.

Proof - if needed:

The one above was when Bronte was ill one day - so breakfast in bed.

 I am showing a 'range' of styles here - which type do you prefer I wonder?

Please note - this is a different owl....

...to this one....

Eggs cups another time perhaps

Oh go on then - one more for now

Keep warm...again....today