Monday, March 26, 2018

Liberty Blue & Attic Finds

That Facebook Marketplace has been interesting.  A few days ago I saw someone selling their grandmother's Liberty Blue dishes.  4 plates, 4 teacups, 4 bread plates and 2 bowls.  All for under $50.  I did a google search and one plate can cost that much.  I've been interested in these plates due to my interest in history.. and blue plates.  So, I made arrangements to meet the lady and voila, they're ours!  The image on the plate is Independence Hall where the Declaration of Independence and the US Constitution were both signed.  I got to see that building some years ago on a visit to Philadelphia, PA and also the Liberty Bell with my sister Roberta.


The soup bowl has the Old North Church, the hallowed 18th century church and launch place for Paul Revere's revolutionary ride.


These plates sure do look nice on this tablecloth with the block print design in blue.  I'm going to use these on the next luncheon I serve to my sisters and Shirley.  :-)


The bread and butter plate has Monticello depicted, the primary plantation of Thomas Jefferson, the 3rd president of the USA.


The teacup has Paul Revere on it.  





Kristi has been working more on clearing out the attic, she says she's about halfway done.  LOL!  She brought down this old accordion and we've cleaned it up and the boys have been playing on it ever since.  LOL!  The dogs aren't that keen on it.  :-)


She also unearthed an entire box of Dairy Goat 4-H trophies.  I was the 4-H leader for the kids for 5 years and we showed the goats at the Multnomah County Fair - what great memories I have of those days of kids, goats, milking, pens full of fresh straw and the children showing their goats proudly and winning trophies.  I am trying to find someone in the 4-H program to donate these to.  We are keeping one for old time's sake.


She also found this authentic antique chamber candleholder.  I washed off the dust and now am trying to think of where to display it.  :-)  It's galvanized tin, painted with what was probably ivory paint with pin stripes and edging.  And a lot of rust!


Isn't it amazing to think that it wasn't that long ago that these things were invaluable and the only source of light to our grandparents, and even my parents!  My have times changed.


I spent a fair bit of time doing this over the weekend.  The blanket has come in very handy to keep me warm as it's been rainy and chilly here.


The young hens are doing their bit and we've been making egg salad and gifting eggs to lucky recipients.  :-)


We went out to Chinese dinner on Friday and this was my fortune.  I'm up for that!


I wanted to let you know that I finally budged off the weight loss plateau and am down 27 lbs.  Dinner last night was bacon cheeseburgers and deep fried french fries.. and I had a burger patty with cheese on top and a slice of bacon.  This is not easy, my friends.  The results are agonizingly slow.  But I'm going to stick with it.  Have a great week, my friends!  ((hugs)), Teresa :-) 

16 comments:

  1. I love your pretty Liberty plates, Teresa. English transferware is so lovely. What a bargain!
    Congratulations on your weight loss. It's a hard job that I am all too familiar with. Enjoy your evening. ♥

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  2. Your new dishes are beautiful...what a find! I've loved blue and white things forever. I'm working on a quilt right now in that color scheme. Speaking of color; oh, those eggs. How pretty they are! Thanks for sharing your treasures.

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  3. I love your new dishes Teresa. I really enjoy blue and white dishes, especially the blue Willow pattern. That was quite a find you had off the market place. Kristi is on a roll finding wonderful treasures from your attic. Although I like the romance of candlesticks I like my good lights for doing my crafting. Great job on the weight-loss! I’ve lost a few pounds this weekend too, but only because I can’t eat anything from my tooth being pulled! Have a lovely afternoon. I’m snuggled in here at home because it’s raining and cold here too.
    Blessings, Betsy

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  4. Your diet changes and success are to be commended. Teresa it is such hard work. I KNOW! Love the Monticello plate. Love all those spring eggs!

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  5. These are pretty plates, I like this particular shade of blue a lot. It is funny, I love to see plates with images but I don't like to eat from them.... I am so weird! Maybe Kristi could come and visit Scotland and sort through our attic when she is done with yours :-)

    Well done for sticking to your eating plans, it will be so worth it. 27 pounds is a lot. When I lost a lot of weight a long time ago, I used to imagine blocks of butter piled up on the table, two for every half kilogram (we are metric, I think one of your pounds is just under half a kg). Wishing you a wonderful week. xx

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  6. The Liberty Blue set is really gorgeous Teresa and so many treasures in your loft. Krist is doing such a fab job. Well done with the weight loss.It must be hard that it is slow but 27lbs is fab! xx

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  7. Interesting post Teresa. You sure do find some treasures and the plates are amazing. I can tell you're having fun with all the stuff Kristi is finding in the attic. I'll be intereted in how you clean up the candle holder. I have a few very old brass pieces (small round table and a standard lamp) which were made by my grandfather when he had his business about 65 years ago. They are a little tarnished so I'll have to be careful how I clean them. Well done on your weight loss. xox

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  8. I love blue and white and have collected many different things in those colors. No actual usable dishes though. That's a great set. Perfect with that pretty tablecloth. Kristi sure is finding lots of lovely things in your attic. It really is crazy that we hide so much away and don't even know what we have. I have so much cleaning out and organizing to do but just keep putting it off. There are tons of baseball trophies in my boys' room and they've both said they don't want any of them so I'm not quite sure what to do with them.

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  9. Well done on the weight loss Teresa. 27 pounds is amazing!IT is so hard but so worth it as you are taking care of your health. Lovea ll the fun finds and those dishes are perfect.

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  10. An interesting post Teresa. Your DIL is doing well with the loft clearing. Good news with the weight loss, as Meredith says - take care of yourself. Your blanket is looking good, Cathy x

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  11. Happy Easter! and April Fools Day! I hope you have some joke planned.
    I cut off the bottoms of hollow bunnies and stuffed them with broccoli and then put the bottom back on. (hot knife).

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  12. Interesting shopping in the attic and online! I am stirring up dust around here and determined to pack up and move out more of my clutter. Bravo on the weight loss! I am grateful to be down 20 since you saw me last :) xx

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  13. Congratulations on the weight loss. I am not having much luck with mine. The plates are beautiful, but my favorite pic today is of your candleholder- how wonderful! I love old items- the more primitive, the better. Have a great day!

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  14. Good for you, sticking with your new eating plan. I've struggled with weight loss and I know how hard it is. Such treasures coming out of your attic! The plates are beautiful but I really love the candleholder!

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  15. Doing a blog read catchup....go you on more weight loss...Kristy is amazing with all her attic work finding so many lovely items. 😆😆

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  16. The plates are beautiful. Also love the candle holder. You are doing so well with the weight loss, I just cannot get to grips with it at all and I really need to :-( - life has been a tad difficult for quite a while and that has contributed but I must get to grips with it all now. Hugs Anne x

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