Covid Journal, Day 317: Homey Things

A chilly 23 this morning, clear then overcast. Snow in the forecast for tonight, then rain tomorrow, snow tomorrow night and repeat through about Wednesday. February coming in true to form.

Yesterday was booth day--Ravenswood this time. We didn't make great changes, just brought in the dresser I posted here the other day, and a couple totes of things. The formica dinette set has sold so we are hustling to get yet another table and chairs set ready, And today, this primitive cabinet that we brought in last week went on layaway, so I will need to get something else finished to go in that spot. 

We also did a little "sourcing," as some call it, although I call it junking. Here's some of what we found:

The pretty pink cake plates came from the antique mall. The price was very good, and I will probably sell them on eBay. The white bowl is Anchor Hocking's Old Colony pattern, I think; I've noticed an uptick in interest in milk glass recently, probably due to the popularity of the "farmhouse" decor trend that features a lot of white in accessories, linens, furniture...well, everything really. 

The punch cups are either Indiana or Tiffin Glass, haven't nailed down the ID yet. They were from my favorite thrift. They have little pedestals, so pretty.

The sleeping cat on a basket and the blue plates were also from Goodwill. Blue and white is also in demand for the farmhouse look; the cat will go on eBay. I have never seen quite this color glass, a deep pink but identified as cranberry.

So yesterday was a busy, running day. But today has just been a home day. We worked together to clean house this morning, then Larry went outside to work and I continued house cleaning. Two people can sure make a lot of dirt. When I finished mopping the floors I got to work on the turkey meat and broth that I had cooked on Thursday. I canned this lot, so now how 6 more quarts of meat and 7 of broth. While the canner was running I painted a table base and the doors to a little buffet that is almost finished. And tootled around doing this and that. Just a totally satisfactory day.

I made some turkey noodle soup, using those noodles I made last week, and it was perfect for this cold day. We've both had a little bit of an upset stomach the past few days, probably from drinking too much coffee, so we're staying on the light side of meals--and cutting back the coffee. Thankfully we made the transition to decaf this past year so doing without it doesn't cause any caffeine withdrawal for us! 

Well, the fireplace is lit, and Larry has picked out a movie for this evening, so I'll close now and see what he's put in. I can always read my book if it's one of his war movies.

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