We did a lot of antiquing the last two weeks! Even though I've been blogging for several years I still have a hard time remembering to take pictures - too busy oohing and aah-ing - even though I took … [Read more...]
Sharon Cabbage Rose Pink Depression Glass Oval Bowl
When you were a kid did your mom or grandmother cook vegetables until they were stringy and tasteless? For some reason, that's how people cooked vegetables until somewhere around the 1960s or 1970s … [Read more...]
Sharon Pink Depression Glass with Honeysuckle Plates
This is one of my favorite tablescapes that uses a lot of pink. I combined Sharon Cabbage Rose pink depression glass with vintage 1950s plates from Kokura of Japan. The combination is so pretty. The … [Read more...]
Will My Roses Beat the Frost this Year?
Do your roses race to get one last flush of blossoms in before frosts? Mine do. My roses lose the battle some years but they never look so alive as they do when that last set of blossoms bursts out. I … [Read more...]
Sharon Cabbage Rose Pink Saturday Depression Glass
Sharon is called Cabbage Rose for a good reason: The flower spray is full of big, wide open shrub roses. I picked Sharon this week because our roses outside are gasping for the last breath of summer. … [Read more...]
Dining Room Torn Up – Pink Depression Glass Repeat Tablescape Thursday
Last week I posted about getting our home ready for summer. You know what comes next, don't you. Yep, the inevitable discovery that this wall needs to be painted so we might as well … [Read more...]
Sharon Pink Depression Glass Cabbage Rose Serving Bowl
It's Friday and time for Pink Saturday. Here that means showing off a piece of pink depression glass. This week let's see a big serving bowl in Sharon Cabbage Rose. The lady I bought this from … [Read more...]
Pink Honeysuckle China and Depression Glass Roses – Valentines Day Tablescape
Happy almost-the-end-of-January! The next holiday is Valentines Day, one of my favorites. I remember making Valentines for kids in school and the cute conversation hearts and big red satin … [Read more...]
Pink Saturday – Soup Supper with Sharon Depression Glass
Now that it's fall, are you looking forward to making hearty warm soups for supper again? What better way to enjoy your meal and add a surprise than with pink depression glass? This soup … [Read more...]