Authenticity and the Worm Moon 🌕

Do you remember the Cornishware pitcher I got recently?  Well.. I have a story to tell.  Of course I do.  I ordered the pitcher from Amazon, I did love it, but on the label in the fine print below.. was.. "Made in China".  Really?!!!  What!!??  I was ordering it from England because I wanted a true authentic English pottery piece.  I was disappointed.  So then I did some looking on eBay and found a REAL vintage one for a similar price, made in the 30's-50's in ENGLAND.  So, I decided to get a real one so now I have two.  The one below is the vintage one.

The big one is "MIC".  It's heavier, a different shade of blue with a simple handle.  The vintage one is lighter with a more interesting handle.  I like them both but for sure I love the old one better.  It's had a history from across the sea.

The handles differ from simple to the more interesting shape on the vintage one.

This is the stamp on the bottom of the old one.  Notice in the banner it says "Made in England".  

The new one conveniently does not say where it is made, but now says "Established 1866 Classic Kitchenware".  

The box label of the new one.

Imagine my surprise when the new one arrived and I read the label.  On the Amazon site when I was choosing this, there was not one word of where it's made.  Shame on them.  At any rate, I will use and enjoy both.

Our big pot of 3 varieties/colors of Christmas cactus has more blooms than ever since we re-potted them together.  The one in bloom was the one from my mother's room in the Alzheimers unit before she passed away.  It's my living connection with her and I love it.

I did a bit of a closeup of one of my wild Violets and noticed the cute little fuzzy things in the center, you don't actually see them with the naked eye so that was fun to learn.

Chef Dayle made another roasted chicken dinner for us.  This time we actually had cooking sherry to put in it and he added some sage to the pot.  It turned out simply divine.  Have you tried doing this yet?

A funny story.  When the hens began laying again I looked for my vintage wooden egg holder to take a photo.  Hmph.  I could not find it.  I looked high and low, in all the likely spots.  No go.  Dayle looked extensively, no luck.  Kristi even looked for it the last time she was here and didn't find it.  But yesterday she visited before picking the boys up from school and she found it!  In the storage closet/pantry.  

Now - the story on this piece is I saw one just like it on Season 4 of Downton Abbey on the pig watering episode.  I just loved seeing that side of Lady Mary. And then to see her so at home in the kitchen making scrambled eggs for Charles Blake.  WELL... she used an egg holder and I fell in love with it.  It was wood and just the most wonderful thing.  So, I looked on eBay and there was one and voila, now I have one.. just like Lady Mary.  :-)

The last bouquet that my dear husband brought home has lasted beautifully.. I had to snap this photo of one of the lilies illuminated by the late afternoon sunshine.

And last.. but certainly not least.. I went out in my stocking feet night before last.. around 11:30 pm.. and snapped this shot of the "Worm Moon".  What a silly name for the moon.  

We are still purchasing staples to hold us over if we have to stay home and isolate ourselves from large gatherings.  The buzz word is "Social Distancing".  I have had people scoff at us for stocking up.  There are 29 deaths in Washington now and 19 confirmed cases in Oregon. I'm not panicking but I am being as diligent as possible. We just got 2 TP packs and 2 paper towel packs at Costco today. I don't consider this panic.. we will use them. We're also stocking up on canned goods, medicines, spices, sugar, salt, flour, baking soda, etc. I am in the high risk group, over 70 with underlying health issues such as chronic bronchitis, diabetes, high blood pressure. If I get this, trust me, I will likely die. So.. we're staying home more and avoiding crowds. Again.. not panic. Self-preservation. And I am not ashamed of being careful.  I hope you are taking this seriously and taking care of yourself and your family, too.
((hugs)), Teresa :-)