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Showing posts with label teapot. Show all posts
Showing posts with label teapot. Show all posts

Wednesday, February 10, 2021

Covid Journal, Day 328: Waiting for the Storm

28 this morning with light snow. It has warmed a little, up to 34, and the air is very odd--foggy and damp, with occasional flurries.

Light snow covered the ground this morning, but has mostly melted, leaving us with a cold, gray, wet, and cloudy day. We've certainly had our share of cloudy days this winter. I think there might have been only 5 or so days of sun the whole month of January. 

We're waiting for a storm, but what it will be is difficult to say. It might be ice--oh dread--or it might be snow. Then again, it might be sleet or rain. No one seems to be able to predict. I am hoping for anything but ice, which can be so destructive, as the terrible ice storm of 2003 taught us.

Yesterday we made quick visits to each of our booths. We took the English piece in to our Ravenswood booth. The little buffet we'd taken in last Friday had already sold so we had a perfect place to put it.


Isn't it a pretty thing? I decided to set it up as a baking center, which is how it was sold to me.


We also sold two tall shelves at Ravenswood over the weekend, and now I am scurrying to get some other pieces ready to take in. We are pleased with how well things are selling, but it is sure keeping me hopping. We didn't do anything special at Marietta, so I didn't take photos there. Just changed out some smalls and brought in the Cosco stool, and a chair and a couple other small pieces.

But while there, I did buy something I've been looking at for over a year.


This teapot is really big, probably holds about 40 ounces, and will be perfect when family come to visit. Almost everyone in my family drinks tea with cream and sugar--my English mom raised me on it, and I have passed it on to the next three generations. So when they come visiting, we go through a lot of tea. This is just the pot we need at those times--and it was 20% off, so I finally caved and bought it.

Back to work I go now to do the first coat of paint on a dresser.


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Thursday, January 7, 2021

Covid Journal, Day 294: Onward We Go

30 and overcast. Another gray, damp day. No rain, just a dampness in the air to chill the bones.

Well, we all made it through the night. The election was certified, conspiracy theories abound, Trump supporters blame antifa, socialists, you name it--anyone but other Trump supporters. Another call for impeachment, people resigning in disgust, police calling for help in identifying the protesters, and the beat goes on. My hope is we make it to the 20th with no more bloodshed, no more turmoil. I am not sanguine in that hope, though.

All day I listened to the news, read the news, talked about the news with Larry, and I think we are both as informed about this mess as it's possible to be. And now, I will turn it all off except our usual morning listen and the daily paper, and go about my life. 

What else did I do today? A lot of eBay, a little cleaning, made soup, packed for our trip to our Marietta booth sometime soon. The soup, by the way, was delicious. I started with the leftover turnip greens and their pot liquor, added some water, chicken broth, cubed leftover ham, carrots, onions, celery, garlic, salt, pepper, paprika, Worchestshire sauce and a little hot sauce, and let it simmer for a while before adding barley. My, my, my, it was delicious.

Here's this month's teacup and teapot--I did remember to take photos of them today. 


I kind of wanted a winter-themed cup, maybe snow or maybe even on with oak leaves to symbolize the passing of the crown from the Holly King to the Oak King. But I have neither, and this one is so pretty, and a nice size.

I do love this little teapot. It holds exactly 3 cups. It was made in Japan but that's all I know about it. I've had it a long time--it was packed away with things to sell, and when I got it out I decided it was a keeper.


And that is all I have to say today, my friends. I think my brain is tired from all the stress over the news. I am ready to settle in with my book, the fire, and some tea for the rest of the evening. Sounds like a good plan to me.



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