Vintage Books

Books seem to of always been important to my family. In my 4th Great Grandfathers Will from 1809, a list of books is included, one of which was The History of Scotland.

I have my Grandparents and parents books they had as children, love reading the inscriptions from their parents or Grandparents. I still have all my little golden books too!

I still love holding a book in my hand and flipping through the pages, nothing can equal that for me for reading.

So how about a look at some of my Mom's books?

These are all so colorful and I love the graphics

As a child those guys peering out of the window scared me!

They would of been living in Detroit MI when she got this book. They moved back to Charleston in 1939 when Mom was 14, they could of easily left the books in Detroit...but they did not.

This would be a great picture to hang up in my Cottage, but I could never take the pages out, I am too much a purest!

The original bubble boy

This was my favorite one of my Mom's growing up...I thought Poppy was so cute.

She was found in a shoe

Thanks for looking through these books with me...hard to believe they are almost 80 years old!

Happy VTT



Table Top Tuesday

I had my new stove delivered on Saturday and it was a good opportunity to clean and move things around on the cabinet next to the stove. That is where I have the things I need to cook with.

utensils, herbs, salt, pepper and vinegar and oil

I love the cookbook holder I found years ago...usually Mr. bible is there....that would be The Joy of Cooking. He gets it out every Sunday and decides what he wants to make for Sunday dinner, he loves that.

Of course I have my large salt and pepper grinder and my utensils for quick access.

This is one of my most treasured items. I had always wanted a vintage spice rack, they were so expensive back in the 90's...about $250. When my Mom and I were in London on one of our trips, we saw this spice rack at Fortum and Mason. I loved it and you could pick which herbs you wanted for the drawers. My sweet Mom bought it for me and had it shipped home. You can see why I love it so.

The vinegar and oil we brought back from Paris. There was a kitchen shop down the street from our hotel on Rue Vaneau and I loved stopping there. So these, some salt and pepper shakers and clay jars for basil and garlic have come home with us over the years. Now I have seen the same ones show up in the US.

It is a small space, but holds what I need and does so in a Sentimental way, bringing back thoughts of good times of trips in the past.

I know everyone is showing their Fall decors... I am running behind but here is what I do have in the window of the kitchen

I love it because, it runs on a battery and timer and comes on every night!

There is nothing like saying home with a candle burning in the kitchen window.

 

Joining Marty for TTT

Better Than a New Piece of Jewelry

Or at least that is what one of my cousins said when they saw a picture of my new stove!

This spring we started doing a little kitchen update little by little.

The first thing we did was to replace the fan above the oven. I am sure it was high end at one time, it was a microwave shelf with a built in light and fan. Well the fan went out and we had just bought a new microwave. When we priced the fans alone it made more sense to buy a built in. So out with the big old black, greasy metal beast!

This is the hole it created and now we had to replace some tile since it was it was larger than the new microwave

Here was the new microwave and see the area we had to fix the tile.

Then we realized the one kitchen light never stays lit and we had replaced then over 10 years ago, so out with the old.

In with new light fixtures

So next we wanted a new stove. The broiler stopped working and when I came home a couple of weeks ago I asked Mr. what happened? There was a missing knob.....he thought I knew because he did not?

So after going to every place that sold stoves we settled on a Electolux, gas, convection  with a warming drawer and double oven in all stainless.

The deliver men showed up on time Saturday

Of course Mr. wanted it the old one ready to go. Boots and Heidi want to know.....what is going on Dad?

Here she is!!

Again, out with the old.....

In with the new!

And there it is all put back together.

New microwave, new stove and the tile all put back together. Next is a new counter top....Mr. has to cut it for the new stove since the old one was a drop in and now the counter is chipped from the cutting. Luckily my next door neighbor owns a counter top shop!

So what was the first meal I made?

Rosemary and lemon roasted chicken

The new stove has a setting for perfect turkey/chicken with a probe and we used the convection oven. It was the best roasted chicken I have every had! Tasted like the rotisserie chicken you get at the grocery store.

I can't help but just walk in the kitchen and stare at my new bling!

No not a ring but a stove, which is just as good to me!

Joining

Metamorphosis Monday

Pink Pitchers and Creamers for Pink Saturday

Happy Pink Saturday.

How about a peek into my china cabinet to see my collection of Pink Pitchers and Creamers

Some of these were my Grandmother's and others I have picked up in antique shops at inexpensive prices.

Most of them all have Pink roses on them

This is one of the larger ones that belonged to my Grandmother, whom she inherited from her Grandmother.

This also was my Grandmother's. The hutch they sit in belonged to her.

This is my favorite, I picked it up at a flea market in Paris. I have even left the price tag on the bottom

which is marked in franks,

The design on the handle is so unusual

The design of the pitchers are all different

The next shelf has more pink. My favorite desert plates I bought years ago. The other plates belonged to my Grandmother. The smaller teapot I paid $2 for it. The one on the right I bought last year on a trip to Mount Vernon. The pitcher on the left is heart shaped and I use it alot for flower arrangements.

Hope you enjoyed seeing into my Hutch. It is a pink world in there!