Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Vintage Vespa
Sometime, I feels like going for a ride with a vintage Vespa on a nice Sunday afternoon and looking stylish. I'd like to ride it far away, just enough to feel the freedom then come back home and make fabulous dinner.
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Antique Rose
I have these antique roses for over 2 years never once bloom. Here come the third year with many blooms. The flower buds open in time for mother's day (USA) earlier in May this year. Both of them are climbing rose and are the type that have repeated blooms. The first wave finish about a month ago and this week I started seeing more buds form the second wave of flowers, hopefully will last until late Summer.
They are very fragrance so I planted both of them where we pass by frequently.
Zephirine Drouhin 1868
The pink can be intensely pretty when flower bud first open, but it fade to light pink with time.
Souvenir du Docteur Jamain 1865
Red color of SDJ turns darker with age. It could become purple plum color towards the end. When there are cold days in spring, it help flowers last longer but in Summer I doubt we will see many plum flowers.
They are very fragrance so I planted both of them where we pass by frequently.
Zephirine Drouhin 1868
The pink can be intensely pretty when flower bud first open, but it fade to light pink with time.
Souvenir du Docteur Jamain 1865
Red color of SDJ turns darker with age. It could become purple plum color towards the end. When there are cold days in spring, it help flowers last longer but in Summer I doubt we will see many plum flowers.
Monday, June 21, 2010
Table Dressing - Sunday Breakfast
It's been a while since I started collecting brown and green color dishes, bowls, cups etc. The 2 colors always look great with food so I stick with it although I do have other colors to spice up the table. I like mixing up different patterns of similar shades.
Here are some examples of what I have so far....showing with typical breakfast on lazy days.
Green marble pattern plate at top left is from a French ceramist. I found her on internet when I was researching marble pattern ceramic. This is really a favorite piece.
Solid brown plate at bottom center is from Califonian potter, Edith Heath. She was around 90 years old when I bought this plate over 10 years ago. I fell in love with brown plate the first time when I went to a restaurant called "Once Upon A Time" near Surawong/ Silom road. It's now gone, but memory remains!
Brown speckle coffee cup and saucer is a vintage from 1960's. The pattern is created by using sponge, dipped in colored glaze and stamped all over to create pattern.
Oval dish in the middle of photo is actually the same as marble plate but it is on doll size. Very adorable mini little thing. I fond doll size ceramics can be used at table as accent nicely.
Here are some examples of what I have so far....showing with typical breakfast on lazy days.
Green marble pattern plate at top left is from a French ceramist. I found her on internet when I was researching marble pattern ceramic. This is really a favorite piece.
Solid brown plate at bottom center is from Califonian potter, Edith Heath. She was around 90 years old when I bought this plate over 10 years ago. I fell in love with brown plate the first time when I went to a restaurant called "Once Upon A Time" near Surawong/ Silom road. It's now gone, but memory remains!
Brown speckle coffee cup and saucer is a vintage from 1960's. The pattern is created by using sponge, dipped in colored glaze and stamped all over to create pattern.
Oval dish in the middle of photo is actually the same as marble plate but it is on doll size. Very adorable mini little thing. I fond doll size ceramics can be used at table as accent nicely.
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