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Breast cancer is near and dear to my heart having lost my best friend Patty to this dreadful disease 10 years ago this month, as well as my good friend Maryann 17 years ago. My mom is a 7 year survivor.
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Yeah, found some more pieces to my vintage china!!
I think I wrote on my other blog a couple of years ago about the Johnson Bros Windsor Ware Wild Turkey china that I inherited from my grandmother. I received 12 dinner plates and a gorgeous (and huge) platter two or three years ago from my dad when my grandmother was living in the nursing home. I put it out every year whether or not I'm hosting Thanksgiving dinner. It's a way for me to remember my grandma who passed away 6 months ago at almost 101 years old. It reminds me of the many dinners I enjoyed at her house growing up. Plus I just adore the china - it's so "vintage Americana" - although it was made in England. My friend Anne came over for dinner the other night and we enjoyed using the turkey dishes. We decided to look on eBay and the Replacements Ltd websites and found some matching teacups & saucers! I'm so excited. I ordered 2 off of eBay and already received them yesterday. They are in mint condition and match my plates and platter perfectly. The teacups/saucers are a bit younger than my grandma's plates/platter as they have a patent number, whereas my grandma's pieces say "patent pending". I'm not sure how old they are, but when I look on-line it says the pattern was made between 1951-1974 and then discontinued. I'm guessing some of my pieces are from 1951. Either way they are old. Someday I would like a curio or china cabinet to display them all year long. My mom has a bunch of china that was painted by her grandparents, and it looks so pretty displayed in a glass cabinet. Anyway, just wanted to share my excitement!
Teacup and Saucer
Dinner Plate
Platter - big enough to hold a large turkey.
My table decorated a couple of years ago
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Happy 4th Anniversary to Us!
4 years ago today Tarzan and I were married. It was a cold, but sunny autumn day. I cannot believe it has been 4 years already, but I am so incredibly grateful.
Monday, October 18, 2010
The Survey Says
I swiped this from Sweet Pea. Feel free to swipe it for your blog if you want....
1) What is your dream occupation? My dream occupation would be to be able to work full-time at my soap and candle business Backyard Soaps & More! I'd also love to teach yoga on the side.
2) What is the best dish that you can cook? I make awesome pumpkin chocolate chip cookies, as well as zucchini bread, but as far as a main meal goes - my husband's favorite is my Spaghetti Bolognese. However since I'm trying to eat less meat, I haven't made it in ages, but it is delicious.
3) Have you ever been mentioned in the newspaper? Yes for track and cross country when I was in high school and college, and for my Backyard Soaps business several times over the past 9 years.
4) What’s the worst and/or most memorable job you’ve ever had? Worst job has to be at Kmart as a cashier in high school. People were so rude and one time I totally lost it and threw coins at a mean customer. For some reason people shopping at Kmart were meanies. However I was also a cashier at a grocery store in high school and college, and I loved it. Grocery shoppers were always happy customers!
5) When you were a teenager, at what age did you envision yourself getting married? How old were you in reality when you got married? I envisioned late 20s, but in reality it was late 30s (38).
6) What’s your most hated household chore? What’s your favorite? Most hated...cleaning the bathrooms. I hate cleaning sinks, toilets and showers. Most favorite...doing the dishes. I cannot stand dirty dishes in the sink and I actually find washing dishes soothing and relaxing.
7) What’s your earliest memory? Being in my crib as a 2 year old and banging my leg braces against the crib. I was born with my feet turned in and wore casts as an infant, and then had braces as a toddler that held my feet apart by a bar. I either remember or maybe I just think I remember (from being told stories) laying in my crib and banging my legs against it. Not sure if it was because I hated wearing the braces or I just thought it was fun to make noise. My mom recently gave me the shoes that were attached to the brace. Once the price of gold drops (if ever), I'd like to have them dipped in gold as a memento.
1) What is your dream occupation? My dream occupation would be to be able to work full-time at my soap and candle business Backyard Soaps & More! I'd also love to teach yoga on the side.
2) What is the best dish that you can cook? I make awesome pumpkin chocolate chip cookies, as well as zucchini bread, but as far as a main meal goes - my husband's favorite is my Spaghetti Bolognese. However since I'm trying to eat less meat, I haven't made it in ages, but it is delicious.
3) Have you ever been mentioned in the newspaper? Yes for track and cross country when I was in high school and college, and for my Backyard Soaps business several times over the past 9 years.
4) What’s the worst and/or most memorable job you’ve ever had? Worst job has to be at Kmart as a cashier in high school. People were so rude and one time I totally lost it and threw coins at a mean customer. For some reason people shopping at Kmart were meanies. However I was also a cashier at a grocery store in high school and college, and I loved it. Grocery shoppers were always happy customers!
5) When you were a teenager, at what age did you envision yourself getting married? How old were you in reality when you got married? I envisioned late 20s, but in reality it was late 30s (38).
6) What’s your most hated household chore? What’s your favorite? Most hated...cleaning the bathrooms. I hate cleaning sinks, toilets and showers. Most favorite...doing the dishes. I cannot stand dirty dishes in the sink and I actually find washing dishes soothing and relaxing.
7) What’s your earliest memory? Being in my crib as a 2 year old and banging my leg braces against the crib. I was born with my feet turned in and wore casts as an infant, and then had braces as a toddler that held my feet apart by a bar. I either remember or maybe I just think I remember (from being told stories) laying in my crib and banging my legs against it. Not sure if it was because I hated wearing the braces or I just thought it was fun to make noise. My mom recently gave me the shoes that were attached to the brace. Once the price of gold drops (if ever), I'd like to have them dipped in gold as a memento.
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