“…You see, if it weren’t for my Mikimoto pearls, none of this could have happened. I do believe things - even bad things - happen for a reason, if only you look at the Big Picture in the long run. I have my mother AND Mikimoto pearls to thank for that!”

A few years ago, I became obsessed with the idea of “creating” my own heirloom tea set to pass down to our two grown daughters. With my love of tea and all things British, I set out determined to find a lovely English tea set to call my own. After scouring through half a dozen antique stores, what was it that I found? Was it bone china, Wedgewood or even Noritake?!