Well, the snow melted yesterday. It was a bizarre 24 hours here. Today will be warmer. I want to start buying plants for the pots that are on the porch and patio, but it looks like one day – Thursday – will have a low of 31 degrees. I think I could get away with buying some pansies, because they’re very hardy. But I’ll think on it today. Hopefully the forecast will change.

In the meantime, I can start clearing out some of the beds and begin cutting back the perennials from last year. I alway leave them in place over the winter so the birds and bugs have shelter and sustenance.

My best friend Laural is back in the hospital. I got a text from her son David yesterday. She has bacterial pneumonia and she’s being treated with antibiotics. She’s not up to talking, but I did text her as David said she’ll enjoy reading texts. Prayers for my dear friend of over 60 years.

Egg cups!

• A Fanny Farmer egg cup, marked in raised letters on the base. It’s very heavy and was made for Fanny Farmer by the Nelson McCoy company, which eventually evolved into McCoy Pottery. I see this cup out in the wild and the red paint is often damaged or missing. This one is in perfect condition,

• Love this cup – two dogs on either side of the cup, with a design on the rim which seems a bit Art Deco to me.

• I’ve already shown this one in another photo – that’s what I get for using older photos – but it’s a lovely cup with a mom and babies. The cup itself is lustreware.

• A walking ware egg cup.

• This cup was sent to me by a reader. It’s made from a Holland Mold, a mold that was meant to be hand painted and fired by the customer that bought it. It’s signed “L.H.” with the year ’58. It’s quite lovely and it’s also quite tall.

• An adorable bunny with the egg cup on his back.

• A Holt Howard rooster egg cup from 1961.

I’ll probably use two or more photos of the egg cups in each post this week. I may not get them all in before Easter, but I’ll do my best!

Stay safe.

Happy Monday.

This morning:

What the…???

It’s still going on, a mix of snow and rain. It won’t amount to much, but it is  covering the ground this morning. Rain should kick in this afternoon.

In the meantime, will I ever get to clean up the garden beds?

Left to right:

• Cottage Ware by Kensington in England.

• A charming egg cup with a dish for the spoon. Or bits of the shell. I found this at the flea market in Paris.

• Motto ware from Torquay Pottery in England. A lovely gift from a reader of this blog. You can see a charming cottage surrounded by trees. And if you look at the other side of the egg cup…

You see the words “Laid today.”

So darned charming!

I’ve been looking at egg cups on eBay and Etsy. There are at least two wooden egg cups I want, cups I’ve never seen before. I’ve got them bookmarked.

Margaret is a strong woman and she has a positive attitude, which will serve her well during the next few months. Adrian sounded more rested yesterday, which is a relief. Right now, everything is on hold until they can do further surgery on her leg. Yesterday’s surgery involved a piece of glass from her glasses that had embedded itself under her eye – they couldn’t remove it and then stitch it up because it would have pulled her lower eyelid away from her eye, making it impossible to close. So they removed the glass and added some sort of filler.

Prayers continue.

Stay safe.

Happy Saturday.

First of all, the good news. Laural is feeling much better. The medical treatment at the hospital was successful. She was able to return home last night. Thank you for your prayers. Hopefully, we’ll have the chance to talk to each other today.

The gentleman on the left is another favorite. In the years since I got him, I saw evidence there were originally two of these guys in a set. The heads could be removed and had holes for pouring salt and pepper. Interestingly, mine has none of those holes. But when I flip the head over I see a hole where a cork stopper used to be.

• Marked Ardalt, Occupied Japan, which makes this guy fairly valuable. It’s from the time when the US briefly occupied Japan after WWII – approximately 1945 – 1952. So, at the very least, it’s as old as me.

• Next, this beautiful goose, which I happened to find locally (a rarity). Marked Sarregumines, France.

• And this little cherub – I love cherubs – holding an egg cup. Marked Made in Japan. I am not completely sure this is an egg cup, as it could be a toothpick holder. But, since it involves a cracked egg, I’m going with egg cup.

All three of these egg cups sit on the little whatnot shelf near the bookshelves in the den.

We had a wind event yesterday, which drove both of us crazy. Today, thankfully, it is calm again, though very cold. It will continue to be on the cold side through Sunday. We’ll finally see daytime temps in the 60s next week. I need it to stay above freezing so I can do some garden cleanup!

Stay safe.

Happy Wednesday.