Saturday was a housework sort of day, back to cleaning. This time it was glass, lots of glass. And the porch. And the gardens.
This is the big glass, all made by Blenko Glass Company of West Virginia between 1950-ish to 2010 or so. It lives on top of the 8 foot tall bookshelf usually, and only comes down to be cleaned once a year. This stuff is heavy, and some pieces are quite tall. I have been buying Blenko here and there, mostly at yard sales or thrift shops, but I bought a few of these big ones at the Blenko showroom before the prices skyrocketed.
I really enjoy the rich colors, and the shapes of Blenko glass. These days, though, it has become very popular and expensive and I am lucky to find any affordable pieces at all. So my collection is stagnant. I've sold quite a few pieces in the past 2 years too, and still have some for sale online and in my booths.
The Early American Pattern Glass spooners and goblets came down for cleaning too. These live one shelf down from the Blenko--and this is probably about half of my collection. This too I am very slowly downsizing, making room for more desirable pieces, and just making room period.
Oh, and here is more Blenko, which I cleaned yesterday. The two blue pieces in the center were my most recent finds.
These spooners and goblets will be given away soon in Facebook groups. They are either duplicates or just not my favorites.
Everything back in place safely. Whew.
I was glad to get that job out of the way. It takes us both to get it done. I got an apple pie in the oven when we were finished, since the guys were due in.
When we were done we went outside to put away planters and clean up general clutter. What looked nice when all was green didn't look so great now! We got a lot done, and got the porch mopped and tidied too.
The pie was just out of the oven when our oldest son and his son rolled in. So it was time for hot tea and lots of talk! We decided to go out for dinner, so the pie got put on hold. We had a nice evening, then the guys headed off to their deer camp and us old folks came home to put our feet up a bit before bed.
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