Just arrived

 

pop! pop! pop!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What could that noise be?   BUBBLEWRAP!!
Oh, the joys of having $12 worth of Bubblewrap to play with for an afternoon! 😉

It came inside this big box from Gary Rith, my pottery-making friend in upstate NY.  If you haven’t yet checked out his his blog, go do it!  He makes a lot of fun, useful, whimsical pots.   I just know you will find something you’ll fall in love with, and his prices are incredibly reasonable!

MY NEW DISHES!!

 
All of that Bubblewrap, cardboard, styrofoam, and newspaper were protecting my much-anticipated special order.  Gary’s pottery is lead-free, microwave-safe AND dishwasher-safe!  And the glazes are gorgeous – photographs do not do them justice.

 

new bowls and plates waiting to be used

 

I carefully unwrapped each piece and set it on the sideboard, because they are too pretty to be put away in a dark cupboard just yet!  So they snuggled up next to the bunny bowl and waited…

 

 And here is the table set for dinner:

before beverages & 2 huge pizzas moved in

Delicious (and vegetarian!) pizza

Now those beautiful dishes are nestled in the dishwasher. 
Happy, happy, happy!!!  New dishes, hooray!