Valentine’s Day Red
Just love adding red to a Valentine’s table. The tablescape to the left included some bowls I purchased in a thrift store outing in January.…
January at the Thrift Store
It was an interesting day at the thrift store. Visited two shops: Miracle Hill and the Salvation Army Store. As you can see from the…
Let’s Eat Cake
Who doesn’t love cake and…. when you go to the trouble to make a cake from scratch (like the carrot cake above) it should have…
Crystal Me Happy
I stopped by the Thrift store today because I was almost out of everyday wine glasses. Mostly these come from wineries we visit so they…
Fine China Brands at the Thrift Store
This is a quick post on keeping your eye open for brand name china when thrift shopping. I have found quite a few pieces from…
Scone Etiquette
How do you eat a scone? There are actually a number of correct ways to eat a scone with clotted cream and jam or just…
Thrifting Tea Pots
Teapots are wonderful objects to collect, use and display. They’re beautiful, quirky, and practical, if you happen to love tea. They can be the centerpiece…
Pottery Teapots
This pottery teapot just grabbed my heart. Love the beautiful branches with blossoms and the bird flying between them. Very graphic with the black on…
I’m a Little Teapot
What’s important to know about teapots? There are many different kinds of teapots and I’m going to start with a very ancient kind. Some think…
Tea Infusers What you always wanted to know.
Tea Infusers are used when brewing loose leaf tea. They come in all shapes and sizes and are used for pots of tea and for…