Mockingbird Hill Cottage

Mockingbird Hill Cottage

Part 7: Egg Cups

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The peepers are back! A sure sign of spring. When I was climbing the stairs last night, I heard them through the window. Don joined me. Hearing them again was joyful. And our bullfrog is back – he joins in, as well.

Today’s egg cups:

•  A lovely little Scottie dog egg cup that I found many years ago. I’m pretty sure it was on eBay. I love this cup and I rarely see it elsewhere.

•  A little girl made of wood with a wool cap (egg warmer.) The name “Maria” is on the base. Made by Sevi, an Italian company. Probably from the 50s. She was a gift from Tina Marie, who is a reader of this blog.

•  A wooden sailor egg cup that Don and Scoutie gave me for my birthday one year. These were sold at Woolworth’s and made in Japan. It’s missing its white felt sailor cap, which served as an egg warmer.

It’s a dark morning, so this isn’t the best photo!

I think I need more of these little wooden children.

What else? I’m working every day on my dialect research. Monday is the first rehearsal so I’ll be headed into the city.

Sorry for the brevity, but I have a lot of things to do!

Stay safe.

Happy Friday.

 

Egg Cups, Part 6

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A rainy day today, but we have mild temperatures.

Today’s egg cups:

I love these little guys (and dog.)

They were made in Japan. Left to right: a dog in a suit and hat,  a little boy in a cowboy hat, a little boy with very rosy cheeks and a kerchief around his neck, and another little boy in a sort of clown suit with his dog. Two of them are standing, two of them are sitting.

I think I found the little cowboy first and then I slowly searched for the rest of the members of this mini collection within a collection.

Don has an appointment with the doctor who has been treating his ‘trigger’ thumb. It’s getting more and more painful for him every day and he thinks it’s time to schedule surgery. It impacts everything, especially playing the guitar, and he’s in pain a great deal of the time. Meanwhile, he had a callback for a low budget movie and it went well, but if he doesn’t hear anything by the end of the day, we will accept the fact that he didn’t get it. His audition was impeccably done, so the rest of it is what the director sees or envisions and we have no control over that.

But really, someone give this man a job, for heaven’s sake!

My husband is having a hard time.

I have loads more research to do today. So, I only have time for a short post.

Stay safe.

Happy Thursday.

 

Egg Cups, Part 5 and Some Music

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I woke up this morning in an edgy mood. So I’m going to mind my words! Heaven knows where I would go if I let it all hang out.

Do you remember my story about the CBC radio show, Disc Drive? I spoke about listening to it in the afternoons when I was visiting everyone back home in Detroit/Dearborn. The host, Jurgen Gothe, was extraordinary and compiled playlists covering so many different kinds of music. Five days a week from 3 – 6 pm, his soothing voice and sense of humor carried us through the end of a work day. And I learned so much.

Anyway, I obsessively tried to track down two special CDs he recorded: Disc Drive and Disc Drive II. After a few months, I found Disc Drive II through a site called Discogs, where people list CDs and LPs that are out of circulation for sale. They are rated as to their condition. My experience with them was very positive. That disc (which had never been opened) arrived quickly and it was fabulous. Also, if you search for something and find it’s out of stock, you can sign up to get an email when it comes back in stock. So, I did that for the first disc, and promptly forgot about it.

The other day, I got an email from them and the first disc was in stock! Both of these CDs have been out of production for years.) I immediately bought it before anyone else could snatch it away.

It’s simply wonderful. A great selection of music, including Gershwin. I hear Jurgen’s voice and my shoulders immediately drop. So now, I have them both. They will be treasured, that’s for sure.

Today’s egg cups.

1.   A lovely little cup where the cup becomes a sort of cart, hauled by a member of the chicken family. It’s California pottery (still has the sticker, which is a big deal in collecting) and was made in Rio Hondo, California. I love the cream and pink combination. It looks very different from any of my other cups.

2.  A pig sitting at a table preparing to dine on an egg. This little treasure is one of my favorites. I found it in my early collecting days. It was made for Tiffany and it’s Staffordshire pottery.

3.  A lustreware egg cup with a cute little bear carrying the cup. Plus, a pretty flower. It was made in Japan and was a gift from my friends Lynne and Sean, who live in Toronto.

More work to do today.

Stay safe.

Happy Wednesday.

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