You know what I miss? The Sears Wish Book. Baby Boomers like me will remember when that gloriously thick catalog landed in the family mailbox each fall, and every kid in America (no lie) immediately began circling items or dog-earing pages so Mom and Dad would know which presents the kids had their hearts set on for that Christmas. The closest thing I have to that these days may be Tea Time, because with every issue that lands in my mailbox, I have a new "Wish Book" full of things I'm wishing for.
This issue, I'm in love with the shape and design of this Hammersley & Co. Cornflower Blue teapot, which the magazine informs me retails for $359.95 at Replacements, Ltd. I'm not willing to spend that much on this teapot, so I will happily "wish" for one until it lands at a thrift store or antique mall for $25 one day. (Such things have happened to me before, so why not?)
Also in this issue, Bruce Richardson has a nice piece on Sir Thomas Lipton, whom I always enjoy reading about.
And despite all the yummy sandwich fillings offered in this issue, these Chocolate-Walnut Brownies are what I'm most eager to bake. These are made with bittersweet chocolate, cocoa powder, and espresso powder, so they sound especially decadent and are my recipe "wish" in this issue. Do you remember the Wish Book?
Oh, yes, I remember the Sears Wish Book! My sisters and I would eagerly look forward to it and to the Christmas catalog that came later, too. And I agree that Tea Time Magazine is like a wish book as well. I've already gone through this issue finding things to wish for. I hope you DO end up with that Cornflower Blue teapot someday!
ReplyDeleteI do remember those Wish Books, and I understand the Tea Time magazine having that same “wishing” reaction. Love that cornflower teapot and the pretty china on which the brownie is so enticingly displayed.
ReplyDeleteI remember looking through the Wish Book with my friend after school... dreaming of doll clothes etc...what fun!
ReplyDeleteI remember the Wish book. It was fun to dream.
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