Good morning. It’s a rainy Monday. We might have some thunderstorms this afternoon. Lots of rain is due during the coming week – April showers, right? I can already see the grass getting greener, so we’ll gladly put up with the rain.

Don’s cruise control drive was tension making, he was so afraid that he’d have to hit the brake because of another driver which would result in having to do it all again, but luckily, he didn’t. He did exactly what the Honda tech suggested and checked in with me at the halfway point. When he finally walked in the door, I looked up and he said “It worked!” Hurrah! Apparently, it’s called a “drive cycle.” So, if any of you run into this problem, that’s what you do. Don did so much driving over two days – he’s my hero. He needs a break, so I’m running any errands for the foreseeable future.

The egg cups for today: these little fellows from Japan. I’d love to find another one or two if they’re out there.

A dog wearing a suit and hat,  a little boy dressed up as a cowboy, another little boy with very rosy cheeks and the sweetest face, and a little boy dressed as a clown, his dog licking his cheek. The two in the center are sitting and the others are standing. All are marked “Japan.”

They make me smile. How can you not smile seeing these sweet faces?

Figural egg cups, which the majority of my egg cups are, are downright charming and whimsical. They’re not necessarily practical, but who wants practical? I fully embrace whimsy – it’s a necessity in my life. We need it. Especially now.

That’s your prescription for however long it takes to get that man out of office. Whimsy. Look for it, create it, recognize it, enjoy it!

Stay safe.

Happy Monday.

Thank you for your kind responses on Monday. Life can be wonderful, but very difficult, as well.

On Monday, I received a package in the mail from my cousin Eileen and her husband. In it were two egg cups chosen from several they discovered in an antique shop in Mississippi. These are the cups I chose.

On the left, a dragron. This is a single egg cup and it is Royal Stafford English Bone China.

On the right, a Peter Rabbit egg cup from Wedgwood. It’s a bucket style egg cup.

The Beatrix Potter line of egg cups are still readily available, but for some reason I had never purchased one.

There are flowers on the other side of the first cup, and more of Peter Rabbit’s story and text on the other side of that cup.

Here are the marks. I have no idea when the dragon cup was made – there are a lot of marks for Royal Stafford. I would say some time in the 20th Century. I’ve discovered the pattern is Dragon Blue, or Blue Dragon, depending on the listing.

Both of them are now ensconced in the egg cup cubby cabinet.

I’ve been searching for French egg cups of the style I showed you in a recent post. They’re out there, but not in great numbers. How I wish I was scouring the flea markets in France right now. I have a few of them bookmarked on my browser and when I have a little extra money, I’ll buy one.

It’s going to be rainy today. In fact, I can hear thunder in the distance. And it will rain tomorrow and Friday and then, we just might have a stretch of several days without rain. Fingers crossed. Don has been doing some work on the paths in our little woods and I have been digging a seemingly endless array of invasive plants out of the funky patio area.

Today, we grocery shop and make a quick stop at the library. And try to stay dry!

Stay safe.

Happy Wednesday.