A Favorite Thing Saturday

I'm joining Claudia and others this morning for Favorite Thing Saturday  http://mockingbirdhillcottage.com/.

My favorite thing today is a collection of salt glazed pottery... that I started collecting back in the 1980's. I looked longingly at old pottery like this at antique shops, art fairs, estate sales, and knew that I couldn't afford it. It was so pricey. At that time Country Living Magazine had an offer advertised, where you could order these replicas of salt glazed pottery, a piece at a time. I think that the pieces were under $50 each. I loved this kind of pottery, so this was the perfect opportunity for me, as the real thing was so expensive.  I signed up and anxiously waited for my first piece to arrive. I cleared some shelves in the living room to display it. When the piece came I hurriedly opened it and found it to be just as I dreamed it would be. I think that there were maybe 12 pieces in the set altogether. I know that it took about a year to collect them all.I had forgotten, until yesterday...what company made the pottery. Thinking back...I'm sure it was Cambridge Pottery in Cambridge, Wisconsin. My husband and I made several trips to that  pottery  on our way to other places in Wisconsin.Such a fun stop on our way for me.  This was a way for me to have some of these replicas of the olden pottery from years ago.Since I have moved into a new house...I had to find another place to display it. We have a loft type area over our living room. It is very high up and hard to get to to dust :(  I took the best picture that I could last night. Not a good way to show them, but easier than scaling a ladder and taking a chance on falling. So hope you can see these pieces OK.  There is an old piece mixed in with  my collection that I will tell about next week. It has a very interesting story behind it. I hope that you are enjoying my stories of things I love. If you have treasures of your own, why not join us at Claudia's?

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A little addition to say Happy Birthday to my daughter-in-law, Renee. She's someone who I have a lot of laughs with...an easy gal for me to get along with. One of the things that I love about her is her loyalty to family. There was a need for her to step in and care for her grandson...so she and my son are raising him.Her Dad has been sick in his old age, and she is seeing to it that he has the best care. I appreciate what she does... and want to wish her Happy Birthday.
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