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I Admit it – I am a Pottery & China Addict

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Yes…it is true. I love pottery and china. You already know about my love for McCoy, Fiesta, porcelain, hand-painted china…but have I mentioned Roseville Pottery?

I have about 7 or 8 pieces of Roseville. I have accumulated these slowly over the years. Frankly, Roseville is usually so expensive that I cannot justify the price. Every once in a while, I find a piece that is perfect, but often I will take a piece that has a tiny hairline crack, or a little chip that is so tiny that it hardly can be seen. These little imperfections can bring the price down to a much more affordable level.

About a week ago, Heidi and I were at auction and I saw the two pieces you see at the top of the post. I am so used to Roseville being out of my price range that I didn’t seriously plan on bidding. But then the price went so low that I grabbed Heidi’s number and started bidding. I ended up getting them both for $25.00. In Roseville-land, that is a steal. Heidi told me that lately Roseville hadn’t been eliciting much interest at auction. Oh really? Well, I’m interested!

Needless to say, I was very happy. Both pieces are perfect, with no flaws. I’ve been researching the patterns in my Roseville Book. I’m not quite sure about either of them because the book doesn’t show every color or item made in each of the floral lines.

I think this little beauty is Peony.

And this candle holder is White Rose. (If anyone knows differently, please feel free to correct me.)

I’ll share more of my little collection in future posts. I just love the flowers and the soft, faded colors. Aren’t they pretty?

The Kitchen, Part Two – Pottery & Knick Knacks

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I promised to show you some of the things I have scattered around the kitchen. I’ll try to limit my narration.Everything has been captured in its actual place in the kitchen and sometimes that makes for shadows, especially on top of the cabinets!

I have lots of pottery throughout the house – in the kitchen you’ll see McCoy, of course, some of the Fiesta that I kept when I sold my collection, transferware, flowery dishes, bakelite-handled utensils; things that make me smile. In no particular order, here we go!



















The crazy bunny rabbit cookie jar we found in a little local shop. I think it is from England originally…I couldn’t resist. My favorite apple pie ever, and I am a pie lover, is from The Julian Pie Company in Julian, California. We used to get them frequently when we lived in San Diego. A few years ago, my husband had one FedExed to our home here in the East for my birthday. We saved the box. Oh, and my birthday is this Saturday, the 21st! I don’t know if there is Julian Pie on the menu, but husband has informed me that he has reservations at some special place!

I so hope you enjoyed this little tour.

Shades of Blue

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Scout is “resting” on her new dog bed courtesy of Home Goods. Pretty, don’t you think? And much nicer than the ratty old bed we’ve had for years.

Spare your worries about where Riley’s dog bed is. We’ve tried repeatedly to get him to lie on a nice soft bed. No dice. He likes the couch. He likes the chair in the den. But no bed for that boy. I’m not sure why, maybe it has to do with the fact that he had very little comfort as a young dog. He was, and is, a little wild.

Anyway, the interesting thing here is the fact that I am not a blue person. In the past, you would have been hard pressed to find much blue in my house except in my jeans. Then I started collecting these:

And these:

Then I crocheted my ripple throw, and bought the coverlet to match:


And, there you have it…blue, preferably aqua, is appearing throughout the house. Funny how certain colors, previously ignored, can suddenly have a great appeal. I guess you can teach an old dog new tricks!

Lambs Like to Party

Lambs Like to Party

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