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Heirloomgardens
My Garden Journal
My Garden
| | Posted on Tuesday, October 02, 2007 - 09:08 am EST : |   |
I acquired the pumpkins just last weekend. 
Heirloomgardens
- Massachusetts,
Zone "5b"
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Lovinlife
| | Posted on Tuesday, October 02, 2007 - 10:57 am EST : | |
You wouldn't want to see mine DJ (laugh). They're the ordinary dept. store variety. I have a whole collection of antique sugar & creamers, but when I moved the last time they never even got unpacked. LOL
Lovinlife
- Utah,
Zone "5"
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Heirloomgardens
My Garden Journal
My Garden
| | Posted on Tuesday, October 02, 2007 - 12:59 pm EST : | |
How sad!! I finally sort of have my antique kitchen items on display, but mainly only because I couldn't stand the doors on our ugly kitchen cabinets and took them off. HAHA!!
Heirloomgardens
- Massachusetts,
Zone "5b"
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Flowerfreak
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 03, 2007 - 09:49 am EST : | |
Flowerfreak
- Ky,
Zone "6a"
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Heirloomgardens
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My Garden
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 03, 2007 - 10:09 am EST : | |
Oh, my gosh! HAHA!! Go Wildcats! Now I wish I had seen some S and P shakers when I was at GA Tech. Yellow Jackets!
Heirloomgardens
- Massachusetts,
Zone "5b"
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Dahlianut
 Supporting Member
My Weather
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 03, 2007 - 11:16 am EST : | |
Here are a few of my over 350 sets !!
Linda Washington State Zone 8 |
Flowerfreak
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 03, 2007 - 11:29 am EST : | |
YEAH!!
BOOOO!!! I was beginning to think we had a lot in common until now! hehe
NEAT collection! How long have you been collecting them??
Flowerfreak
- Ky,
Zone "6a"
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Heirloomgardens
My Garden Journal
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| | Posted on Wednesday, October 03, 2007 - 02:11 pm EST : | |
Wow, Linda, leave some for the rest of us! HAHAHA!! That is an awesome collection. So what is the story... gifts? yard sales? flea markets? heirlooms? What are you missing that you're just dying to have?
That's okay... I didn't like Tech anyway!!! HAHA!!
Heirloomgardens
- Massachusetts,
Zone "5b"
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Dahlianut
Supporting Member
My Weather
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 03, 2007 - 05:17 pm EST : | |
I guess I have been collecting salt and peppers for over 45 years.
I like unusual ones. I don't care for wooden ones much. I have some very old ones. One set belonged to my grand mother and she died in 1955. I have a black America set that is worth about $125.00 the last time I checked. One time when we were in Reno there was a salt and pepper shop on one of the streets and most of the sets were $4.95. I bought quite a few there. I have picked up some at garage sales and people give me ones they find since I don't go to many garage sales anymore. Someone told be they saw a tooth brush and tooth paste at a garge sale but they didn't get it for me. I don't have room for anymore. Plus cleaning them are the PITS !! I just try not to move them, LOL. Collecting S&P'rs is just as addicting as growing dahlias.
Linda Washington State Zone 8 |
Heirloomgardens
My Garden Journal
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| | Posted on Wednesday, October 03, 2007 - 05:51 pm EST : | |
Linda, I just love reading stories like yours. What a lot of fun and great memories you must have (and remember!) for each and every one of your sets. Thanks for sharing some of them. I'm so glad you don't live in hurricane or tornado country!
Heirloomgardens
- Massachusetts,
Zone "5b"
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Sunnyday2day
Supporting Member
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| | Posted on Wednesday, October 03, 2007 - 10:03 pm EST : | |
Waaaaahhh...no cool s & p shakers here. We use the not so fancy grinders.  Cute sets D.J. Yours are cute too, Lisa. Linda... That is some AMAZING collection.
Sunnyday2day
- Tanya-Michigan,
Zone "5"
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Loretta
Supporting Member
| | Posted on Thursday, October 04, 2007 - 12:19 am EST : | |
Linda, you might be able to charge admission with all those shakers.
I'm not a collector but I have these. I had another bride and groom, both given to me at my shower, but they broke. The silver shakers is my every day set.
Loretta
- NJ,
Zone "6"
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Heirloomgardens
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| | Posted on Thursday, October 04, 2007 - 06:39 am EST : | |
Thank you, Tanya.
Loretta, how pretty! I love the swans and the glass shaker. They look very old. It's too bad your other bride and groom broke. Doesn't that just make you sick? I have a little sugar "bowl" that looks like a tree stump with a little yellow bird on top. It used to be my Grandmother's. I used to call it Tweety Bird when I was growing up (even though it's not Tweety). One day, something fell out of my cabinet and knocked Tweety right off his stump. I still have it, but I haven't put it back together. It's just too sad to deal with.
Heirloomgardens
- Massachusetts,
Zone "5b"
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Flowerfreak
| | Posted on Thursday, October 04, 2007 - 08:49 am EST : | |
Yes, thanks Linda :)
Aw, thanks :)
I know what you mean, DJ. I have a special little trinket I gave to my grandmother when I was little & she gave it back to me before she passed away. I have to be so careful with it. I am afraid to touch/move it in fear of dropping it or breaking it. It would be sad if it broke. Sorry your "Tweety" got knocked over :(
Flowerfreak
- Ky,
Zone "6a"
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Heirloomgardens
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My Garden
| | Posted on Thursday, October 04, 2007 - 09:52 am EST : | |
Try a steel safe and wear the key. You'd be surprised what could go wrong.
Heirloomgardens
- Massachusetts,
Zone "5b"
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Flowerfreak
| | Posted on Thursday, October 04, 2007 - 02:26 pm EST : | |
hahaha...with my luck, I wouldn't be surprised!
Flowerfreak
- Ky,
Zone "6a"
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Mary
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My Favorite Photo
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My Garden
| | Posted on Saturday, October 06, 2007 - 11:05 am EST : | |
Mary
- Minnesota,
Zone "4"
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Heirloomgardens
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| | Posted on Saturday, October 06, 2007 - 06:38 pm EST : | |
Oooohhh, Mary, those are very intricate and look quite ancient. Do they have a story? So lovely!
Heirloomgardens
- Massachusetts,
Zone "5b"
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Mimi
Supporting Member
My Weather
| | Posted on Saturday, October 06, 2007 - 10:47 pm EST : | |
OH MY MARY!!!!!!! I was a Victorian antique dealer for many many years. WOW! Those are loverly. What is the mark on the bottoms?
Mimi
- Wisconsin,
Zone "4b"
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Mary
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| | Posted on Saturday, October 06, 2007 - 11:43 pm EST : | |
No story, I had collected a few ornate metal pieces to display together and these fit into the grouping nicely.
first pair 18% EP W.B. NS 3002
second pair DSP Co 205
Maybe Mimi can help tell us how "Ancient" these are?
Mary
- Minnesota,
Zone "4"
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