Old Loves . . .

I was eating breakfast, daydreaming, thinking about Spring - and happened to glance over at my china closet. I realized that there were so many ~old loves~ that were hidden away, clear  in the back - I could not even see some of them!  So, I decided that today would be the day that I rearranged, and brought some of them to the front, so that I could see them,  love them and enjoy them again.

These two little people are two of my favorite pieces, aren't they precious!  I found them at a friends garage sale, she passed away earlier this winter, so they have special meaning to me.  I think they were used as book ends.  I really love them!

They have a few problems, like - someone filled them with plaster (groan) and they have more than a few cracks, but they are truly ~ old loves~

This is an old tea pot that my mother gave to me.  She said she got it as a wedding present, I just adore it!  I have forgotten about it though, because it was clear in the back of my china closet, so she's coming to the front, maybe I'll use her more, another ~old love~

 

This is my cookie jar - he does not have a place in the china closet, because he sits on my counter.  I really do love him!  I got him at a thrift shop for $5.00, years ago.  He has lost most of his paint and is not as handsome as he was in his day, but I still love him!  He is one of my favorite ~old loves~

So, aren't these ~old loves~ of mine, just like us?  They are treasured because of their timeless beauty, just as we are.  We have a few problems because of age, some of  paint is gone and we have more than a few cracks (wrinkles!).  But, just like us, they grow more beautiful and are more priceless with age.  I hope that when I am gone, my children will cherish and take care of my ~old loves~ 

Blessings,

Mug Shots . . .

Last Spring we sold our travel trailer and bought a new one - yeah us!  Our old one was 31 years old . . . it was time.  When I was cleaning out the old one, I found these cute little coffee mugs.  Can anyone remember these?  I bought them at a thrift store, because I thought it would be fun for my kids to drink hot chocolate from them, but they weren't big enough - I think they maybe, hold 2/3 cup.  No wonder we did not have the problem with caffeine back in the day, you only got two swallows!   Anyway, I don't know what to do with them.  

I'm thinking that they would make cute pin cushions, or candles, but really, I don't know what to do with them.  I hate to give them away, because they remind me of being a little girl, and being with my mother and father in coffee shops and cafe's with people drinking coffee from them.  Isn't that silly that I have a hard time getting rid of things like this?  If anyone has any ideas, I'd love to hear them.


Blessings,