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A Few More Egg Cups

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Well, I made it through the day yesterday on four hours of sleep. The run-through went very well. Then I ran into some problems with the theater on how I get paid, which eventually got resolved. Still pisses me off, however. When I finally got home I had to fill out additional paperwork and then I collapsed in my chair. Kept falling asleep throughout the evening…

I have a bit of a break before I have to drive to NJ on Tuesday. Today’s theme (for both of us) is ‘Do Nothing.’

Adrian is still in a great deal of pain and it’s taken a while for him to think and respond to questions clearly. That’s slowly getting better, according to Margaret. How I wish he wasn’t dealing with pain!

We text one question a day to Margaret because we know she’s got her hands full. We usually wait until the evening. Prayers for Adrian and Margaret and Adrian’s son, Tyler.

I forgot to include these beauties in my little egg cup tour! I suspect I’ll find a few more that were left out.

The silver egg cup on the left (which I quickly polished this morning with an anti-tarnish cloth) is my most expensive egg cup. Don bought it for me in Paris several years ago. It’s petite in size and that art nouveau design is gorgeous. (It’s currently reflecting the surface of the stool, so keep that in mind.)

The two beauties on the right are antique egg cups from Germany. I found them on eBay a few years ago. I love anything with bluebirds, so I had to have them. Aren’t they lovely? The birds are so detailed and delicate.

I’m going to take it very, very easy today with a possible stroll around the property to see the green buds on the lilacs and the crabapple tree next to the catalpa.

It’s going to be 88 degrees here today. I mean, come on! Way too hot!

Stay safe.

Happy Thursday.

Friday

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This ‘crud’ is never-ending. Don still has it and it’s been over 2 weeks. I had to go into the city yesterday for 5 hours of rehearsal and, adding in the four hour total commute, my day was very long. Today, I am wiped out. Completely. Lots of pollen in NYC, which doesn’t help. As it is now, I’ll take today off, go in tomorrow, take Sunday off, go in on Monday, take Tuesday off, and go in on Wednesday. Then I’ll get a bit of a break while they start to tech the show.

I can’t do two days in a row.

Daffodils on the edge of the woods.

And this season, the little clumps of daffs that have spread are also blooming.

I have no energy or time to start garden cleanup, so it will have to wait.

Pippa with the egg cups.

Stay safe.

Happy Friday.

The End of the Tour

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Okay. This is the last egg cup post. I haven’t included every cup on this tour, but that’s only because a few of them are very basic and not really worth noting.

Three of my larger double egg cups:

• On the left, a Hankscraft egg cup, made by Redwing Pottery in Wisconsin. Vintage. This is solid and heavy and I love the vertical lines that evoke a bit of Art Deco to me. Made in the 1940s.

• This cup was a local find. It’s made of glass and has distinctive orange markings. I have no idea who made it, it could any one of a number of glass companies. I fell in love with that milk glass/orange combination.

• I’m not sure of the maker on this one, either, though I suspect it’s Johnson Bros. It’s a lovely transferware pattern and I had to have it.

Three new egg cups:

I bought all three of these on our trip to Paris and London.

• An egg cup designed by Emma Bridgewater, bought in her shop in Marylebone/London. I’m a big fan of Emma Bridgewater and have several of her pieces. Had to have this one!

• Of course, we visited Abbey Road on that trip, as well as Abbey Road Studios. I discovered this pair in the gift shop. IMMEDIATELY bought them! I mean, they couldn’t be more charming or more perfect for two Beatles loving people. That’s not a crack on the base. It’s some wax, which I use to secure the cups in the cubby. Same stuff I use for my miniatures.

And there you have it.

I’m not actively searching for any more cups, but if I run across one that I can’t resist, I’ll add it to the collection.  I haven’t added one for a while.

Experimenting with the right colors for Ella:

By the way, she has two little teeth. Impossible for you to see, but I can!

I am going to have to go into the city tomorrow, though I still feel sick. But the remaining time in the rehearsal studio is waning, so I have to be there. I’ll have to go in on Friday or Saturday, as well.

The thought of this is exhausting, of course. Sigh.

So I won’t post tomorrow.

So happy when I see a lifelong criminal arrested.

Stay safe.

Happy Wednesday.

 

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