I drove my car today

Doesn't that sound weird, well it is I haven't driven it for four weeks. There's nothing the matter with it, except it just sits in the garage, I'm not a shopper or need to go here there and everywhere type of person. It is a cute car, I bought it ages ago as a 50 b-day reward, it's a 1995 968 Porsche convertible, midnight blue with taupe ragtop and leather interior. Lovely car with only 45K miles on it, I should sell but there it sits. I keep saying my sister and I should do a Thelma and Louise, except for the last part in the film, we don't want to do that even although it might be quite thrilling with the top down.

Semi back to story, I purchased some lovely dishes several years ago with the intention of giving them to my daughter and son in law, however, they told me they didn't have room for anything more in their flat. At the time they lived in a really cool (no heat) San Francisco victorian, I loved it reminded me of our 1890 brick home back in Illinois, huge wooden sliding doors separating rooms, enormous ceilings with moulding and shutters. Anyway I digress, these dishes I bought in an antique shop, I loved them, translucent, plain, simple and looked absolutely wonderful. About 2 months later I see the same dishes in Martha Stewart's Living Magazine, Eva Zeisel no less. Okay the kids don't have space and they aren't really what they want, I keep.

This year I suggest they have the christmas holidays in their home, especially since they are new parents and it's so much work to load everything up and trudge up to the mountains. Well, we don't have enough dishes for everyone. Okay you want the Eva ones? Can we use everyday? Nope! We like retro like Fiesta ..... great, hence the need to drive.

I found some fabulous pottery. Fiesta, is minor I found LuRay, I found Hollywood, seriously I found wonderful pieces for a song, and no I am not sharing the place that I found a stash because I will be going back. The little gravy bowl, was 5. I looked online, please add a zero to that 5. In fact everything I bought except the fiesta stuff is from the 30's 40's and 50's. I think my daughter and son in law now have dishes for everyday use and entertaining with friends and family. I love the colours and it's retro. I love the ceramic lazy susan (made in calif)

Something Wanted Still - EML 1945

I ask of earth no more than this
A little of her wealth
Some place of of blessed peacefulness
A plenitude of health
And then (but this is more of heaven)
that someone's love to me be given.

Some other things I'd wish but these
Are quite a common need
A quiet retreat wherein, at ease,
To site + muse + read.
And then, ah, yes I'd wish to share
My joy with someone sitting there

A few good friends to meet at times
And talk of olden days
With joke + jingling of rhymes
And such like pleasantries
And then, ah, yes I'd like to see.
The smile of someone close to me.

To music still I would aspire
And give allegiance strong
And pledge unquenchable desire
In memorable song.
If in my praise I might combine
Some voice in harmony, with mine.

I know that, in my humble way.
The things the world holds good.
The garish lust of luxury.
Were foreign to my mood.
Sufficient if I'd but possess
The luxury of one caress

And should.

Written by my mother in the mid 1940's shared by the sisters' studio.