Pressed Glass Pitcher

I picked this beauty up at an antique mall a few years back. If I remember right, I paid $18 for it, thinking that it was a fairly good buy. When I set the pitcher from the auction next to it on top of the refrigerator, you can certainly tell the difference in cut versus pressed glass !! When I was growing up and all those big meals were being served to farmers, relatives, or friends, a pitcher full of lemonade, iced tea or coffee, or water with ice, was always set on the table along with all the bowls and platters full of wonderful food. I think maybe I used to set a pitcher of iced tea on the table at meal time. Your Dad always loved his iced tea in the summer time !! Strange, how little things like that are something a person forgets about or doesn't think about. Then, some memory button is pushed and it seems almost as plain as if it happened yesterday !!!

Another Auction Buy

Did I say I found my Saturday pastime ? This past Saturday, I again went to the auction house for their weekly sale. This time, my friend, Sharon went with me and she is "hooked", too. Next week, our mutual friend, Lana, wants to go along. There are still a few pieces left from Willa's estate that have yet to be auctioned and a couple of those pieces, I would like to have. This week, I purchased this 9" tall, cut glass pitcher - I believe it is probably Waterford crystal, although I am no expert in that field. It is certainly a beauty and I could not believe my bid of $7.50 was the winning bid. Hopefully, next week, no one will want that vase that I have my eye on !!