Shoppie Time with my Erin

My wonderful cousin and her family are in town this week, and I've been able to really enjoy some time with her over the past several days.  She and I were the two that always paired off at family visits, and let me tell you, the girl has a wealth of memories.  That is good and bad.  While she is the keeper of many good ones - especially ones regarding family traditions - she also harbors some that would be very useful in a blackmailing situation.  Thankfully, she doesn't appear to be the vindictive type.  Right, Erin?  RIGHT?

After a really relaxing, delish brunch at one of my favorite restaurants, we headed over to one of my favorite shoppie antique stores in town.  Shockingly (sit down, please), I actually did not buy a thing, but there were lots of wonderful finds.  Please pardon this picture quality as these were all taken with my cell phone.  Wonder Girl here realized after snapping about ten with my Canon that I had neglected to put the memory card back in.

Blonde for a reason, folks.

Oh my heavenly days.  Is that not a perfect title? 
It's possible I could have written this book.



Mom used to have a set of dishes in this bobwhite pattern.
It sat in her cabinet for years until she passed them on to
my sister.
And now I just find random pieces of it in antiques stores
and text my sister with the pictures.
To taunt her, of course.



OK.  Maybe this is just cheesy. but for some reason,
 I love this bunny mold.
I don't really decorate for different seasons,
but wouldn't this be fun to get out at Easter?
And what the heck do you use these kinds of molds for anyway?



My cousin and I loved this idea as a Christmas decoration:
filling an old canning jar with candy.
Easy but pretty.

I love this celery dish.
But considering that we just pull
the whole stalk out of the fridge
and tear off a piece
(yes, we're uncouth like that),
I'm not sure I need this dish.
But pretty, yes?

This picture is stinky pants, but let me tell you,
this was one pretty tea set. 
Kind of art deco-y.
Black and white and silvery.

Because everyone needs Charles and Diana dolls.

This one I might go back for.
It used to be an old fence post uummmm,
topper (?).  It probably had a ring at some
point to tie your horsie up to.
No horsie at my house.
Well, not until this one comes home.

Would these not look awesome with this pitcher??

Again, sadly, this picture does NOT do this incredible mid-century china cabinet justice. 
Mucho love.  Mucho mucho!

"Sweet 16 and Never Been Kissed" is her caption.
That could have been sweet, innocent me.
Ha ha ha!

Mom used to have a pyrex bowl like the one on the bottom.
My sister and I used to fight over it as our inheritance.
We were kidding.
Kind of.  It had sentimental value, OK?
Alas, mama dropped it one day, and our inheritance went down the tubes.
Crying for me, aren't you?

What is not to love about a turkey platter?