It’s sunny and it’s 28 degrees, but it will get into the 50s today. Even warmer in the coming days.
Happy first day of Spring!
More and more birds are singing every morning. I am going to keep my eyes open for the appearance of a robin. I suspect they’re already around. I just haven’t seen them.
The wind was relentless yesterday – a full 24 hours plus nonstop. Thankfully, today is much quieter.
I have a lot of dialect research to do today as I ended up just resting yesterday. But I’m feeling energetic today and ready to tackle pre-rehearsal prep.
Let’s see, who do we have here?
1. A happy, smiley running bunny. That’s a pale blue color on the cup, it’s just hard to see in the morning light. Made in Japan.
2. I love this one. The egg has a pearlescent luster glaze. That’s a mama duck and her baby. It’s beautifully done. Not sure, but I’m betting it’s made in Japan.
3. Another ‘house’ egg cup with two little chicks playing on a teeter-totter (that’s what we called them in my neighborhood.) Charming little cup.
4. A petite egg cup with a rabbit holding up the cup. It’s quite old and very heavy.
I haven’t really done a little egg cup tour in a couple of years and I’m enjoying the process of getting them out of the cubby and rediscovering how lovely they are. I took a quick gander at eBay yesterday. There are some figural egg cups there, but the pickings are slim. I don’t like new figural egg cups as a rule because they are clumsily made and don’t have the detail found on the vintage cups. There are some exceptions, but not many. True of a lot of things, right?
Time for another cup of coffee, a little work on the puzzle, and then – down to business.
Stay safe.
Happy Monday.
lovely egg cups, coffee and work to enjoy! plus the wind has slowed down for you. happy first day of spring!
long to-do list here. ready to get things done!
hope everyone has a good and easy day. stay safe.
kathy
Thanks so much, Kathy.
Stay safe.
It amazes me how you can put so much stuff in such a small cottage
I don’t know whether that’s a compliment or not.
It helps to be organized.
Stay safe.
It is a compliment
xoxo
That first Japanese bunny — oh, what a sweet face. I adore all of these!
Oh thank you, Jeanie.
Stay safe.
I’m really enjoying these more detailed descriptions of your egg cups, as well as the larger pictures of them. It is quite the collection you have there.
Happy Spring! ;)
Thanks so much, Donnamae!
Stay safe.
More egg cups! They really are so fun to look at! Yes, vintage usually has more detail and quality! Glad the winds have calmed. Coffee, puzzle, work…a good balance!
Let’s hope I can maintain that balance!
Thanks, Barrie.
Stay safe.
Yes, it needs to be tactile; get out those lovelies, eyeball them, appreciate them, touch them and feel the old glaze/finish. Like with the girls/Blythes, finger the fabrics on their outfits, the fine stitches, smooth their soft, silky hair; utilize our senses to hear and see, taste and touch and smell.
I forgot it was the first day of Spring; how nice. We’re sticky and muggy, strangely 70 degrees, clouded over but with harsh sun trying to glare thru (it’s not good light!); rain coming in later and then the temps will fall significantly.
I’m hearing the night birds lately; they’re at it over the wee hours; I like it. It’s ‘alive’ out there!
You’re right. It has to be tactile. Makes all the difference, doesn’t it?
I just saw 4 robins in the yard. It’s definitely spring!
Stay safe, Vicki.
Glad you saw some robins, Claudia. No matter what the calendars say, robins know when it is spring. Hope you had a productive day. Fun to see more egg cups. Do you use them for soft-cooked eggs. They will be perfect for Easter eggs. Hugs, Elaine
No, I never use the egg cups for cooked eggs! They are purely decorative.
Stay safe, Elaine.
I love your collections.
Has anyone watched Woman in Gold on Netflix? I just finished it today and loved it. I was wondering what you thought as a movie professional!
No, I haven’t seen it, Darlene!
Thanks for your kind words.
Stay safe.
hej, darlene.
if you are asking about the “woman in gold” movie starring helen mirren and not a series or documentary (i don’t have netflix), i’ll jump in to say i loved that movie, too … especially that it (the result) happened.
have you seen the “monuments men” movie? similar subject matter, based on a good non-fiction book and i’d recommend it for anyone liking “woman in gold”, art and history or interested in seeing a different aspect of the awfulness of war.
hope you are having a good day. stay safe.
kathy