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A Potpourri

March 22, 2010 at 6:00 am by Claudia


First up: McCoy Pottery, specifically, this green vase. This is a more recent acquisition – I love the lines of the piece and the little leaves at the top of each handle. This vase lives on top of my white cupboard in the living room, along with 2 other green vases and a green jardiniere.

Since it is Spring and Easter is coming, I thought I’d share some of the egg cups from my collection. Most of my egg cups are what are called figural egg cups. I am entranced by the whimsical figures on each of them – they take me back to my childhood.


This is one of the seven dwarfs – Doc. These egg cups were issued in 1939 and are very collectable. I only have one but would love to collect all of them, including Snow White. They come up for auction occasionally on eBay and are pretty expensive.


Humpty Dumpty – made in England.


This is one of my very favorites. I remember bidding right up to the close of the auction on eBay! I really wanted it. The rabbit as artist is so delightful!

I’ll be sharing some more of my egg cups in the next few weeks.

Square #22:


The stage with a traditional red velvet curtain. I have logged thousands and thousands of hours in theaters since I began to act at the age of 12. For many years I was an actress, earned my MFA in Acting, acted professionally and eventually became a teacher and coach of actors. I have my home here at Mockingbird Hill Cottage and then there is my other home – the inside of a theater.

Have a wonderful Monday.

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Egg Cups

April 9, 2009 at 6:19 pm by Claudia

I have a collection of vintage egg cups that I love. They are mostly figural, decorated with little bunnies, ducks, and chicks. I never buy anything new; they have to be vintage and many of them were won on Ebay. I thought I’d share a few with you, because isn’t Easter the best time for egg cups? My impulse to collect these started with one single egg cup given to me by my dear godparents when I was a little girl. Sadly, one of my godparents, Nick, died this past year. This little cup was manufactured for Fannie Farmer as an Easter treat.

I hung onto this egg cup for years (I won’t say how many) until I read an article on collecting egg cups and realized that I could find more of these little gems. I bid on this rooster and chick egg cup in the middle of the night – I was determined to get it.

This little rabbit is holding up the egg – it looks heavy.

Mother and baby.

It takes two rabbits to hold this egg up!

These sweeties are playing on a teeter-totter!

This is one of my favorites – I love the Painter Bunny with his easel and decorated egg.

There is a playful quality about these egg cups that I just adore.


There are many more, but these are the most appropriate for Easter. Speaking of Easter Eggs, I was at it again:


I promise, that’s it with the fabric eggs – at least for this year.

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Easter Greetings

March 22, 2008 at 9:51 am by Claudia

Happy Easter everyone! Have a wonderful weekend!

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