$4 Wedgwood and Other Monday Delights!

Another gift of a day!

The weather in northern New Jersey has been particularly fine,
and today is no exception -- sunny, mild and breezy.

These fellows, who were alongside our driveway but moved to a neighbor's lawn
when Howard brought out the camera, were enjoying the sun yesterday morning:

How many do you count?

There were nine.
When Howard turned back to the house, there was this little fella in the sunroom:

It was his frantic barking that alerted us to the deer.
Dion is convinced that he could take down those long-legged critters. All 9 of them.

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Howard's been working in our yard, pulling weeds and winter schmutz, raking, mowing, and playing with his new camera.
After all, those new spring blossoms are irresistible!

Well, the dandelions have got to go.
I don't want the neighbors coming with pitchforks and flaming torches if we let those cute yellow flowers go to seed!

But the yellow and red tulips and the white bleeding heart -- wasn't April just made for them?

This weekend, between bouts with rake and shovel, Howard also accompanied me on a couple of treasure hunt trips.

One one of the trips, three great finds -- including 6 dishes
that Howard said were just meant for me to own:

You'll get the whole picture tomorrow. They are destined to be table-scaped on Tuesday.
The second find will be revealed after I transform it from fugly to lovely.
It's still in my van.

And the third: a Wedgwood vase, trumpet shape, almost 9 inches tall, and at least 40 years old.

It's Queensware, in that blue that Wedgwood, oddly, refers to as "lavender." Cream embossed decoration, and in excellent condition except for a small chip at the very bottom -- you can see it in the picture. That's easily remedied; turn the chip to the side you don't see.

I paid $4 for it.

We interrupt this post for a message to my niece Emily: Do you want this vase? Your Mom says you used a Wedgwood blue in your dining room; is it this blue, or a Jasperware color? It's yours if you want it (your aunt being the last of the big-time spenders!) -- just tell Dion on Facebook!

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Thanks to our hostesses this Monday!

Mary at Little Red House for Mosaic Monday.

Smiling Sally hosts Blue Monday.


Rhoda at Southern Hospitality hosts Today's Thrifty Treasures!

Happy Monday! -- Cass