Box lot. A lot!

Before I share my Auction finds with you I have to

show you what we found at Costco today!

Looks like a Huge bon-bon, huh?

But it's not! It's a chocolate and

caramel covered Granny smith apple!

So good!

Yesterday afternoon we took a little drive up to Wilksboro to attend

the monthly showroom Auction at the Great State Auction company. We

go mostly for the Entertainment. Some of the attendees are pretty interesting

and the auction house Staff is always good for hours of hysterically funny

commentary. Not just about the items up for auction either. They get

pretty riled up about the Bidding performance, or lack thereof of their

crowd too. We've witnessed a Brawl between customers and we were

present when the owner of the auction house called everyone cheap

so-and-so's and ordered everyone to leave. No. Seriously - It's Fun!

I'm here at the Kitchen sink washing up all the items from

the Box lot we picked up and it looks like I'm being watched!

By this beautiful Cardinal in the butterfly bush!

He's watching me from Feeder too!

Of course, his Sweetheart is here too!

Okay! Everything is clean now... I had zero interest in this Box lot, but there

was a 1973 Frankoma pottery plate to commemorate the signing of the

Declaration of Independence that Mr. B wanted. So he bid on the box... And,

was high bidder for only $20.00. When we got home we found the Plate he

wanted is a pretty common e-Bay piece worth about $7.00. However, a few

of the other pieces made the box worth quite a bit more than $20.00! For

instance, this Vase... It's not a piece I'd buy in a store, but it's not horrible

It's stamped Italy and the stand is marked Italy Himark. Given

the size of our spring and summer cutting Gardens, I believe

that I might be able to put this vase to good use!

Now this Funky little tureen is the Find of the box lot...

It's Mikasa's Day Dreams and it's exactly like this one!

It came Complete with its ladle too, which I decided

to use here in the Tureen I have in the dining room!

When I saw this meat platter I immediately liked it because I'm always

looking for something to bring things into the kitchen from

the Grill. Finding out that it's Theodore Haviland, New

York made it even better. Take a look at this one!

These tiny vases were also in the box. They are

marked, Make in Occupied Japan. Not my

thing but as part of the box... Why not?

Here's a pretty English breakfast plate - just an Odd-ball piece

Perhaps something to serve Crumpets on at breakfast!

Here we have a set of mixing bowls by Pyrex. These were

super-filthy! But, after a good scrub with Soft scrub in

scalding hot water, they revealed themselves to be in

Never-used condition. You know me... I can always

use another set of bowls! And, I'm more than

happy to give old Pyrex a new lease on Life!

Love them!

This is the last piece of our Box lot. It's Spode - and alone,

this little dish makes our $20 box lot worth every penny!

Did you know that today is National chocolate cupcake day?

Well, it is. And I can't think of a Better way to break

in my box lot set of Pyrex bowls! Can you?

Oh! I also Picked this up at Costco today!

It's a Chef's kitchen gel mat. It's going

to make all the hours I spend at my

island a whole lot easier on my feet!

Now excuse me while I go ice some cupcakes!