Deb and Andy used Joy's beautiful ceramics to style their stunning 2019 Block home office.Which brings her back to the contestants, by now budding ceramicists themselves after a challenge day they’ll never forget.

Crown Specialty Packaging Europe’s use of metal directly challenges the theory that sustainability credentials should be ‘hidden’ on luxury packaging to retain connotations of prestige. The metal tins they produced for Nicolas Feuillatte champagne have a printed recyclability message to demonstrate the brand’s commitment to sustainable development. Another factor largely unique to sustainable, luxury metal containers is their potential reuse around the home once contents have been consumed.

Nicola’s special technique achieves a 3D look by carving out our 2D Designer Sheets, which are then used as a canvas for flowers and OASIS® Spray Colour, expertly shaded - Nicola’s background in art really shines through in her designs (Read the How-to Here). In recent years, Nicola’s success has reached far beyond her humble shop in the quaint rural village of Millom, when she was scouted by global skincare brand Espa to be their feature florist and conduct workshops for luxury brands like Vogue, Tatler and Cosmopolitan, at exclusive London hotels. Karen Lindsay – Flowers by Karen, KilmarnockWe’ve had the pleasure of working with Karen on several of our seasonal product photo shoots. She’s not only an excellent florist, but is super-savvy when it comes to running her business (especially in the realm of marketing thanks to her degree in Media).

Her design talent has won her numerous awards and accolades including a medal at RHS Chelsea Flower Show. One thing that "Homer The Smithers" surely demonstrates is that Smithers is irreplaceable in his role, because there's nobody else in the world who could possibly show Burns the same level of unflinching devotion. At the beginning of the episode, it does appear as though Burns has something resembling legitimate concern for Smithers' welfare - he can see that Smithers is at risk of burning out, and in desperate need of a vacation. But that's all undercut by what happens on Smithers' return, when Burns has decided that he can function on his own and no longer needs a personal assistant, whereupon he shows the soft-throated Smithers just how sharp his wolf teeth are, callously casting him aside as if he were nothing. In the end, Smithers' years of extraordinary loyalty and back-breaking labor mean zilch to Burns. Which, really, should have us questioning if we actually want to see Smithers restored to his old position by the episode's conclusion.

On the DVD commentary it's observed that "Homer The Smithers" contains what might have been the most explicit reference to Smithers' sexuality in the series thus far - Smithers calling Burns from a gay nightclub, with Frankie Goes To Hollywood's "Relax" playing suggestively in the background.

Loveramics produce the official cup of The World Latte Art Championship and The World Barista Championship. In addition to their own coffee blends in all specialities, each brand also produces its own assortment of coffee cups, accompanied by saucers and spoons, some of which are truly unique. Simple, monochrome, or even achromatic, showing the natural appearance of porcelain. Or painted and enriched with special decorations, dedicated to a particular historical period, a time of year or inspired by vegetation, geometric patterns, and fantasy shapes.

This opens up for a wide variety of opportunities to find great espresso cups that suit your particular style. Perhaps you want a set of rustic looking stoneware cups, such as the ones from Broste Copenhagen’s Nordic Sea collection. Or maybe just a plain white set of espresso cups, such as the ones from Höganäs, that makes it easy to enjoy the beautiful brown colours of the espresso.

"Homer The Smithers" is first and foremost a character study vintage espresso cups about Burns and Smithers, what makes their relationship tick and why they choose to remain together, despite the fact that it might not be the healthiest option for either of them. If I were to compare it to one of the early Simpsons installments, it would be "Principal Charming" of Season 2, in that both episodes deal extensively with characters who exist primarily on the sidelines of the lives of the main family (Patty and Selma, in "Principal Charming"), the emphasis being on the isolation that characterises their day to day lives. In both cases, the characters are a duo - one is so rarely seen without the other - and we're given reason to believe that their seeming inseparability is both an insulation against that isolation and something of an immurement in itself. For one thing, the sisterly bond between Patty and Selma has the virtue of being grounded in mutual respect, which cannot be said for Burns and Smithers. Their relationship is built on symbiosis, but symbiosis of a more precarious and unequal nature. It's possibly best understood as a variation on an old Aesopian allegory, regarding a wolf who has a bone stuck in his throat and is at dire risk of starvation.