..another visit to the thrift store.

It's Saturday and the weaterh is not summer like. What to do? After a nice latte at the local coffee shop I crossed the road to have a look in my favourite thrift store. Not that I need any thing. I found this lovely ceramic tea caddy with a wooden stopper. I will take it to the summer house and replace the tin box I use there. The other day I was surfing a site with second hand things, and found this beautiful brown transferware plates. I contacted a nice young woman who said she was going to be in my neighbourhood the day after and could bring it. How could I resist? I got eight dinner plates, five desert bowls, four side plates and a very pretty serving bowl! I collect brown transferware for the summer house and red for home.

I love to buy second hand when I need things, as it is good for the environment to reuse. It gives people jobs and rais money for good causes, and I get unique things! My teddy Berkeley found a good bed in the serving bowl!

Transferware at the summer house.

We have started the summer season very early this year. Our summer house is a great place to get away from the city, even if it's not summer yet. It was a delight to meet my brown and white transferware again as well. So far it's a small collection (in use), but I allways keep an eye out for more plates! I have posted some pictures of some of the plates. Enjoy!


I also have a black and white saucer that is hanging on the wall. It's marked "Cairo" on the back and I think it is very charming on the striped wallpaper.

I use all my pates. The summer house is small and I have not much room for storing a collection. The best way to appreciate the plates are to use them I think. If one breaks I will be sad, but then again it's just a plate.