Showing posts with label Antiquing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Antiquing. Show all posts

Thursday, November 28, 2013

Turkey Plates and a Happy Thanksgiving!

I am a dish lover and collector which I, clearly,
inherited from my mother!
My mom was given four of these turkey plates years ago by her aunt.
Her aunt's husband had originally purchased them while living in
Syracruse, New York.
On Thanksgivings hosted by my mother, those four turkey
plates were on the table - mixed in with other plain "non-turkey" plates.
It was a real treat to have gotten one of the turkey plates to eat from.
A year or two ago, my mother and I were walking through an
antique mall and I did a double-take.  Mom and I both agreed that
the two turkey plates sitting there were matches to her four at home!
She bought them, brought them home, and sure enough they matched.
She now has six turkey plates.
She nor I have done any research on the plates but we did notice that
the two  found plates had a different plate marking on the back. 
The two found plates state:
Aberdeen
The four original plates say:
O.P.CO.
Syracruse
China
S.S.
Mom isn't hosting Thanksgiving this year so the plates
having been sitting in a vignette on her side table.
and used for dinner along with a Broccoli Chicken
Casserole and Autumn Salad dinner HERE.
So, on behalf of myself and my family, and Mom's six turkey plates,
I wish all you a very Happy Thanksgiving, safe driving, and happy eating!
Fondly,
~Karen


Sunday, September 30, 2012

Welcome to My Reading Corner

As the day ends, I can curl up in my reading corner
and enjoy a good book with a spot of tea. (Earl Grey is a favorite.)
Welcome to my reading corner in the corner of my bedroom.
I adore pink and I love, love, love my pink jacquard chair!
 I had it custom made originally for my living room in a previous home.
It has now made its way into my current bedroom.
This tole painted little table I found many moons ago at
an antique store.  I can't even remember where.  It has
the prettiest hand-painted pink roses on it with a gold trim.
And, it folds up when I need it out of the way.  
How cool is that? Yep, I just love it! 
For my spot of tea tonight I have chosen a Pink Dogwood
Depression Glass cup and saucer made by the MacBeth-Evans
Glass Company from 1929-1932.  If you look carefully, you can
see the dogwood flowers circling the cup and the saucer.
On top of my lamp shade I have a pineapple finial that I found
at Lowe's.  I just replaced the one that came with the lamp.  
Lowe's has many to choose from but I like using
pineapples in my home because pineapples are a symbol of hospitality.
The iron plant stand I found at a local nursery and the fake 
like-real plants came from Ikea.
My current read was recommended by a dear friend and fellow foodie.
It is The Kitchen Daughter by Jael McHenry.

Thank you for joining me in my reading corner but, if you will
excuse me, I'm going to start reading before my tea gets cold! 

I'm thrilled to be joining some new linky parties this week.
Please join me at:


Have a great week! 

Fondly,
~ Karen

Monday, August 27, 2012

Antiquing and Thrifting Along the Way

You all have heard the phrase, "I brake for yard sales"?
Well, I brake for antique stores.  A close second is thrift stores.
Although, I can't say my heart beats quite as fast.
As Mom and I headed up Highway 395, we anxiously 
searched for any and all antique and thrift stores.
I want to share this antique store.  Once again, I
zero in on the garden section and start clicking my camera.
Just a random mix of plants with some
fun stuff mixed in.
I love this turquoise chair.  Look at the flowers stuck in a pail!
This just looks happy to me. 
Look at the flower made
out of dishes! A sunflower perhaps?
I ended up bringing home six milkshake iced tea glasses,
some older special interest cooking magazines (50 cents each!)
and an entertaining book authored by the former butler
to Princess Diana and the royal household.
Mom scored with a depression glass dessert cup (the
Madrid pattern she thinks), mini bottles for her bottle
tree and Corelle dishes in the Blueberry Bouquet pattern.

We were very happy travelers, I'd say!

Thanks for visiting!

Fondly,
~ Karen




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