I didn't mean to let this posting slide in September or October but hit a busy spell of time and poof! there it went. However, I do have a few things I'd like to share that are new to me or which are old things but favorites.
For one thing, I splurged a bit in late August and bought these
from Amazon because they were pretty and I really wanted them. There are two sizes in the set. I absolutely love this color. You'll find it in nearly every room in my home and often find it in my wardrobe as well!
I didn't need mixing bowls but I had need of salad bowls and since these are a little shallow in my opinion for a mixing bowl I thought they'd be nice to use at table. I haven't regretted the expense even once. They do very nicely for a lovely serving bowl for fruit or salad either one.
In September, when the electricity went out after Hurricane Irma's visit, I used my old thrift store purchased aluminum percolator to make coffee on the top of the stove. One of my guests is a coffee drinker like myself and a little bit of a coffee snob. When we took our first sips of coffee that first morning we both looked at one another and said "Ooh! This is good!" at the same moment. I was so impressed by the end of my four days of perking coffee that John and I decided it would be nice to have percolated coffee on all but work mornings. It takes a little time to come to a boil and then 9 minutes of perking before it's ready, but it's worth every minute it takes. We find the perked coffee smooth and less acidic for whatever reason, even though we didn't change brands just at first.
