Carla Carlisle’s friends and family back in America are convinced she’s on personal terms with Her Majesty. She isn’t — but there was that one time….
I can’t remember when I last used my 12 Fabergé after-dinner coffee cups. Americans call these little cups ‘demi-tasse’, which is about as bilingual as we get. Mine come in five colours and I treasure them, although I’ve reached the age where my guests are fewer in number and tend to opt for mint tisanes…