On Saturday, I drove over to Anniston, Alabama, to have lunch with my sister-in-law and brother-in-law as well as their middle child, Susan, and her oldest daughter, Sophie. I was delighted when Susan told a shopkeeper I was her "aunt-friend." I am her aunt by marriage, and since her uncle Alex is in Heaven now, I am delighted that the McRae side of the family likes to keep in touch as much as they do. So when I got word that Susan and Sophie were coming down from Connecticut for a visit, I was pleased, but I was absolutely thrilled to hear that Sophie wanted to know if she could go antiquing with me. You betcha!
Once I'd told her that I'm collecting red, white, and blue vintage items for a possible book with a patriotic theme, she was on it, pointing out things I hadn't even noticed. It was then that I realized I could actually use an associate. While she was spotting two busts for me, I found a box of these old calendar plates, which I'd seen before, but I had resisted paying $25 each for them, figuring I could find them cheaper. These were $5 each, and Sophia helped me select these two.
She spotted this "old" flag, but as we looked at it, we learned it was stiff and probably new but perhaps tea-stained because of the irregular coloring of the "white" stripes. Tea-stained? I could do that!
And along with my plates, I found a teacup in the Wedgwood Potpourri pattern, which had some dusky reds and blues. It was a fun Saturday, and I sure hope Sophie will volunteer to go antiquing with me again on her next visit to the South!
What fun! Even better than the things you found (which were great) was that you found them together!
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