...is a writer and photographer who likes the well-made, the ingenious, and the shiny. Since she likes more material things than any one person can reasonably consume, she's done what those with a computer and an obsession do these days: start a blog. Shoppista enjoys Earl Grey tea with milk and sugar, trade paperbacks over hard covers, lomo photography, and the em dash. Occasionally, she refers to herself in the third person.
Trust the British to understand the importance of a tea ensemble with ample biscuit space. Works for coffee and donuts, too, I'd imagine (just don't let the Queen see you do that). From dot com gift shop.