I'm A Collector

I love and collect a couple of things besides wool. I love milk glass and I also love Lustre Ware and they couldn't be more different. This was my current collection of milk glass.




A couple of days ago I went to my local Value Village, a reasonable thrift shop for buying books. Since I'm waiting on a library list for the current bestsellers I've run out of reading material. As is my wont my eye travels quickly over the glass and plate area of the store and a piece of milk glass caught my eye. Of course once I started looking I realized there was more. So I grabbed it all.




I got six pieces for about 7 bucks, a real bargain in my mind. The little vase below is my real favourite of this haul.





















I really like the Lustre Ware as well and have a lot more of it. I own some bowls, casserole dishes, cups and saucers and various little bowls.

I also like to hang it on the walls, mostly because I've run out of cupboard space in the kitchen. I have the tiniest kitchen known to man with a serious lack of cabinets. Not much I can do about it though unless I buy a bigger house. That's not on the agenda.





I consider myself lucky to have found those pieces but I'm sure my offspring will hate me someday when he has to clear out my house, tough...these pieces make me smile and we all need that...