Saddling up Maxine, the shiny blue minivan,
and heading for eastern Pennsylvania this
beautiful Saturday, lured by the siren call of these:
Yes, I know.
"Hello, my name is Cass, and I am a Dish-A-Holic."
Where have we heard this before? Oh yeah. Right here.
Well, golly.
In my defense, it is Wedgwood Cathay china, in mint condition,
and it's service for about a billion, plus extras.
And I was the only bidder on eBay.
This means I'll be culling more china from my own collections, to make room for the 145 pieces
of Wedgwood, at less than a dollar a piece, I'll be toting home today.
Yes, Howard knows. He's going with me.
He thinks he'll get a chance to visit a Pennsylvania casino while we are there.
He has a rich and varied fantasy life.
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Meanwhile,
if you want to see the ultimate result of rustic country French
decorating, the pinnacle of shabby chic-style decor,
It's a Dutch photographer's photographic
tour of abandoned European farm houses.
It's eerie, and kind of fascinating.
So how nuts am I that my first thought, on seeing this picture, was:
Wow, that's a really nice table!
And now, don't blame me for your nightmares.
After all, it is October.
Boo! -- Cass
Cute....I loved this.
ReplyDeleteKaren
Oh crumb....I meant to comment on the gorgeous tableware - how lovely and congratulations on winning!
DeleteKaren
I cannot believe you were the only bidder on that set of china. I love, love the pattern!
ReplyDeleteThe photos f those abandoned homes and buildings were beautiful but sad, too. I was thinking the same as you about the furniture pieces. Man, I would love to get my hands on this and that!
I am so checking out that site! Sounds like you're in my neck of the woods today.....
ReplyDeleteOh, Cass -- that has the "mum" on it -- my other love -- the pink mums -- most of mine also has birds! I've got some Spode (famille rose), some Wedgwood (Cuckoo), and some Aynsley (the old Pembroke -- different from the new Pembroke) -- how I envy you that china! And for that little price! Geesh! You get ALL of the good finds!
ReplyDeleteSo great minds once again -- Johnson Brothers and pink mums!
It's fallish here in the prairie today -- cold and rainy this morning -- chili for dinner AND a fire tonight -- perhaps popcorn too. There's something about that first fire and popcorn!
Beautiful dishes and the photos were fabulous!
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Gorgeous china! What a deal you got on it too. That house is kind of neat in a creepy sort of way and I first noticed the chair then wondered if there had been a fire in the house. I may peek at some more. I don't want nightmares.
ReplyDeleteWow - that was quite a find. I'm a Certified Dishaholic too - studied long and hard for my certification and am proud of it!
ReplyDeleteNow I want to know the story about that sad abandoned house. Love your china pattern!
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