Style is the Mayne Thing

An interesting thing happened at my office today. In exchange for letting our facilities be used for a photo shoot, we received a gorgeous planter from a London based company called Mayne.

In a rather random-seeming but enjoyable encounter, Rachelle and Paulette from de-light photography, visited our meeting centre and asked if they could take some product photos for a job they were doing for Mayne.

Being summer - and therefore not very busy - we said that of course they were welcome to come in a take a few photos - and our office reception area is now blessed with this beautiful sight!

Better than what we had before eh?

The photographers also left behind a product catalogue from Mayne, and my co-workers and I were all rather impressed with their products which included, planters, mailbox posts, and storage containers to name a few. I was particularly impressed by the rain catcher (it can't rightly be called a rain-barrel - it's too stylish for that!)

Next time, I'm in the market for this type of product, I will definitely be on the look-out for Mayne (I hear they're at Home Depot). It's always nice to support a local business when you can - especially when the products look as good as this.

Londonlicious at Delta Armouries

The following is an article that I previously published on July 17th 2012 after being chosen to be the "Ultimate Taste Tester" for the Delta London Armouries for their Londonlicious menu:

Yesterday evening I had the priviledge of being the "Ultimate Taste Tester" for the Delta London Armouries for their Londonlicious menu. I went with my husband Werner and we each ordered completely different items so that we could sample as many different things as possible.
As always, the staff was amazing and the Delta always provides such a romantic atmosphere.
I started with the watermelon and feta salad which was delcious and refreshing - I loved the lime dressing. Werner got the scallops. (I'm not a scallop fan myself so I didn't try them, but Werner said they were cooked perfectly and possibly the nicest he's ever had!)

For our mains I ordered the lobster stuffed chicken and Werner had the maple glazed salmon.
The skin on the chicken had a beautiful crispness to it and I the sauce was delicious. The potatos and vegetables were very nice and fresh.
Werner said the salmon was delicous as well.
And for dessert I had the vanilla berry mousse which was nice and light and Werner had the chocolate heaven. I actually tried to eat them both, but Werner wouldn't let me! ;)
As far as I'm concerned, I have always had a great experience when I've eaten at the Delta and I would definately recommend making them one of your choices for Londonlicious.