It had been a while since I last visited Antonello so when I finally did last week it was a real delight, as always
The main window
View of the window from inside
detail
the smaller window
on the floor
the main display as you walk in
this part of the shop is always dedicated to orchids
they must have found these in a junk shop - I am sure that at some stage they'll make good use of them
right at the back
detail
detail.
The elegance here reminds me that I went into Sarah Horne's last week to ask for some blue florist's ribbon that I wanted to make some decorations for the blue party here. The woman behind the counter looked at me with scorn, "Florist ribbon, you mean the synthetic ribbon...oh no, we don't use THAT here." Pointing to the elegant piles of raffia behind her!
ReplyDeleteVery hoity toity: they are a bit odd in that shop though, sometimes very polite and at others like the reaction you got. I hope you found your ribbon. In the old days, Woodwards fulfilled all such needs.
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