My LOOT!
We had a lot of fun in this year's silent auction. I don't know what part of 'silent' was understood. It was really hard to choose what you were willing to fight for...Brian's homemade jelly, Sherry's red velvet cake, fishing rod, or some family keepsakes. Here's a look at my loot from the silent auction:
One of the most coveted items up for bid was a basketful of Chris' coffee. A wonderful assortment was blended in a huge basket. There was a lot of silent bickerin' going on. On occasion the bid sheet would disappear, only to be found under the basket or tucked down in the basket. I was a lightweight bidder on this item and gave up quickly. And I'm not sure how my Mom ended up with the coffee, but she did. That my friends is the reason that it is included in my loot. She gave me half!
My second treasure was an antique toaster. Resa sent this item for auction. I don't think it has family ties, but it does now! I think it fits right in with the old-timey motif of my kitchen, don't you? Did I mention that I didn't even enter the fight for Granny Vera's embroidered pillow cases? These might have been one of her greatest yet with a purple ribbon effect. I'm not even sure who looted them? Monica tried really hard because she's settin' up an apartment for her first venture away from home, but don't know if she bagged 'em.
The piece-de-la-resistance was Great Granny Clifton's butter mold (bottom right). Sue remembers making a many pad of butter with it. Mollie brought it to the auction. There was a lot of bidding drama surrounding this item. I ended up with it. Doesn't it fit in with my collection quite nicely?
I already possessed some of its' matching treasures, as you can see. Granny Vera has been allowing me to showcase Granny Clifton's butter churn (middle). And 'someone' else snuck me Granny Clifton's pie rolling pin (far left). And, I think, that's an old bottle from Trainham's Grocery.
Yipee!
Tammie
We had a lot of fun in this year's silent auction. I don't know what part of 'silent' was understood. It was really hard to choose what you were willing to fight for...Brian's homemade jelly, Sherry's red velvet cake, fishing rod, or some family keepsakes. Here's a look at my loot from the silent auction:
One of the most coveted items up for bid was a basketful of Chris' coffee. A wonderful assortment was blended in a huge basket. There was a lot of silent bickerin' going on. On occasion the bid sheet would disappear, only to be found under the basket or tucked down in the basket. I was a lightweight bidder on this item and gave up quickly. And I'm not sure how my Mom ended up with the coffee, but she did. That my friends is the reason that it is included in my loot. She gave me half!
My second treasure was an antique toaster. Resa sent this item for auction. I don't think it has family ties, but it does now! I think it fits right in with the old-timey motif of my kitchen, don't you? Did I mention that I didn't even enter the fight for Granny Vera's embroidered pillow cases? These might have been one of her greatest yet with a purple ribbon effect. I'm not even sure who looted them? Monica tried really hard because she's settin' up an apartment for her first venture away from home, but don't know if she bagged 'em.
The piece-de-la-resistance was Great Granny Clifton's butter mold (bottom right). Sue remembers making a many pad of butter with it. Mollie brought it to the auction. There was a lot of bidding drama surrounding this item. I ended up with it. Doesn't it fit in with my collection quite nicely?
I already possessed some of its' matching treasures, as you can see. Granny Vera has been allowing me to showcase Granny Clifton's butter churn (middle). And 'someone' else snuck me Granny Clifton's pie rolling pin (far left). And, I think, that's an old bottle from Trainham's Grocery.
Yipee!
Tammie
2 comments:
That old bottle looks like one your dad found while digging in a water line in Seymour. Is it a liquor bottle with a porcelain stopper inside? Mom
Oh, joy to the world!
Now I can give credit where credit is due. Thanks Mom and Dad for the early hand-me-down.
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