Good morning! We're well underway now for 2011; hope it's been good for you so far! I flew back to Texas on Thursday, and Alan and I had a quiet weekend.
Friday night I futzed around in the kitchen doing some cleaning and organizing. Two weeks ago bought myself some cute Pyrex refridgerator dishes and wanted to make some room for them in the dish cupboard. They are from the Butterprint line of Pyrex from the late 50s, and feature a cute little chicken. I've been watching ebay listings for about a year, and finally just decided to buy myself some. I found a listing that wasn't overpriced, and the dishes were said to be in excellent condition with no chips. They arrived in perfect condition!
Fitting them in the cupboard started an entire re-fresh of all the cupboards. I used to have a squishy removable foam shelf liner in the dish cupboard. It was an ugly brown color, and needed to be washed. I got it all washed up and then decided to change it out for some pretty, flowery, heavy duty scrapbook paper. I like the paper lining much better - and it was an inexpensive way to freshen the cupboard! At midnight, I was washing the silverware tray. Pretty exciting stuff for a new years eve celebration! *grin*
I've drawn winners for the 2011 On the Farm calendar blog candy, and I've got good news for two lucky readers! I have decided to give away two calendars, instead of just one.
To celebrate the new year, I figured comment #11 should be celebrated! Comment #11 was by LacyQuilter who said "Happy new year, Anna. What a fun calendar. I've just been sitting reading. No parties."
I also chose one winner at random (#48 was drawn), and big congrats go to Boulderneigh Michelle who said "Since your "farm" photos are my favorite part of your blog, I'd love to win a calendar. We didn't really celebrate at all, old married folks that we are. :-)"
Get in touch with me ladies, and I'll get your calendars out to you right away! You have your choice of standard size (11" wide), or small (7" wide).
Today I'm cooking a turkey dinner for Alan's parents, nephew, and us. We haven't been able to celebrate Christmas together yet (various travel schedules), so a nice turkey dinner seemed like a good way to wrap up the weekend and spend time with the family.
Enjoy what's left of the weekend!
Those were nice stuff. That would be useful at home. I am sure that my visitor would appreciate that if I have one of them.
Posted by: | October 04, 2011 at 08:46 PM
Sounds like a lot of us grew up with some of these rooster dishes in our cupboards. Mom still has one of these little loaf pans and (I think) a large and small mixing bowl. I never thought about it, but the pattern is PERFECT for you!
Posted by: Shellie Daniel | January 05, 2011 at 11:54 AM
How funny - I have those exact dishes and a larger rectangular dish all with covers! I inherited them from family - probably thru my great aunt. I keep telling my mom not to give away anything without checking with me first! It's not even the dollar value I'm thinking of - it's the memories. Thanks for sharing, Anna. I see we have many of the same tastes :)
Posted by: cheryl R | January 04, 2011 at 02:00 PM
They are indeed cute. The Pyrex refrigerated dishes are adorable. I really wanted one for my mom because she really loves to cook and often keep things like this one. She even had a cabinet full of porcelain and other kitchen utensils. Thanks a lot for sharing and hope you had a great holidays. More power.
Posted by: CFD Trading Strategies | January 03, 2011 at 10:35 PM
My dad still has the set of 3 nesting bowls in that same chicken pattern, they must be close to 45-50 years old now, no chips! They are a great memory from my childhood!
I have never seen them square like yours! They are perfect for you and Alan. I love your blog, for the non-crafty stuff as much as the crafty stuff. Thanks for sharing your talents and life with the rest of us....
Happy New Year!
Hugs, Sandy
Grand Junction, CO
Posted by: Sandy | January 03, 2011 at 06:52 PM
Oh, my mom had those when I was growing up! I loved them.
Posted by: Yvonne | January 03, 2011 at 05:24 PM
Lord...are those things worth something??? Have had some for many years thatr I got just because I like them...yours are lovely. and congrats on cleaning the silverware draw.Having been raised on a farm in Wisconsin, I love all the animals...looks like home
Posted by: janet | January 03, 2011 at 03:30 PM
I like New Year's Day celebrations more than New Year's Eve. We always meet my niece and her growing family for lunch at a Chinese Buffet Restaurant! We're all tired of cooking by then, and justify all we eat by taking a long walk afterwards.
Posted by: Aunt Min | January 03, 2011 at 11:03 AM
Thanks for the walk down memory lane! My mom had the same dishes in the 1960's. How fun to see them again. Happy New Year!
Traci
Posted by: Traci Davis | January 03, 2011 at 08:24 AM
Hi Anna,
Yay you got them! I love mine so much, and they sure do put a smile on my face when I open up my cupboard to use the butter.
Sure beats the plastic stuff eh?
Big hugs and love for a new year,
Di
Posted by: Diana Gibbs | January 03, 2011 at 08:14 AM
Finally getting caught up on blogs I haven't visited for a week. I missed your calendar blog candy and your pictures of snowy Newport. Hope your luggage finally showed up. Love your new old dishes. Happy New Year a little late!
Posted by: kathynruss | January 03, 2011 at 05:48 AM
Love the new (old) refrigerator dishes! That's the perfect pattern for you! A few months ago I too bought some old depression glass refrigerator dishes...made by Federal. With all the talk about chemicals in plastics I decided to change the way we store our leftovers. I LOVE using theses old containers! I hope you enjoy yours as well!
Posted by: Kathy Martin | January 03, 2011 at 05:08 AM
Excuse my manners; I got too excited. THANK-YOU!
Posted by: michelle | January 02, 2011 at 05:27 PM
Oh, WONDERFUL! I'll take a big one, please!
Posted by: michelle | January 02, 2011 at 05:27 PM
Hi Anna , Glad to hear you are safely home again. Did you ever get your luggage?
What a strange thing .... I cleaned my silverware drawer yesterday too !!
LU Gramma
Posted by: Opha Maudlin | January 02, 2011 at 04:21 PM
As hard as you work on that farm, I'm surprised you could stay awake until midnight! But - you GO girl! I was awake when it was midnight in Boston (unfortunately, I'm much closer to the west coast). :-)
Love the cute dishes - yes, they do have chickens on them!
Posted by: Sharli | January 02, 2011 at 03:19 PM
My mom had the Pyrex mixing bowls of the same rooster pattern. So, I have them now in my cupboard...I love them..there were three, two white with blue roostres, and one blue with the rooster in white. They don't make mixing bowls (or even Pyrex) like they used to! Happy New Year...glad you got home safely. I noticed we didn't get together again this year! :(
Posted by: Jeanne in Idaho | January 02, 2011 at 03:01 PM
Oh, I just love vintage Pyrex! And that is a great pattern! A big congrats to the calendar winners!
Posted by: Dee in N.H. | January 02, 2011 at 01:21 PM
Anna, cute pyrex -- cleaning out the silverware drawer sounds like an EXCELLENT way to start the new year to me! I was asleep (unless you count midnight in Paris or Brussels where 2 brothers live, then I was up partying!) Actually, the kids went to dinner with us, then Charlie went out to a friend's house and Sarah came home and went to bed -- she had to work Jan. 1. It was fun reminiscing with the kids about what we did when they were younger -- fondue and root beer floats!
Posted by: Queen Mary | January 02, 2011 at 09:40 AM
My daughter has some pyrex in that pattern-some I gave to her-I like it really well.
Congrats to the calendar winners!
Posted by: Bev J. | January 02, 2011 at 09:20 AM
I love that Pyrex pattern! A local consignment store had quite a bit of this. All from the same seller. I was able to buy about 20 pieces last year. They had 90 day layaway which helped a lot! Happy 2011
Posted by: Michelle | January 02, 2011 at 09:17 AM
Cleaning the cupboards sounds like as good a way to start the new year fresh as anything I did not do! I am looking forward to another year of checking in with Sassy and Sweet daily. Big Hugs to ALL....
Posted by: Carol Dee | January 02, 2011 at 09:02 AM