got green!

"Looking for anything in particular?," the man asked as I checked out tables of items at his yard sale on a recent Saturday in Abington, PA.

"Got Pyrex?," I queried, although I didn't spot any on a table crammed with assorted kitchen items of every shape and size. "I have a piece in the house I don't use," he replied, and returned shortly with the green bowl from the primary bowl set.

Although not in the greatest condition (there's some color loss around the rim), I was still pleased to get it for a dollar. I already have the largest yellow bowl, so I'm "keeping watch" for the red and the blue bowls.

The yard sale guy told me he had the blue bowl, but wasn't quite ready to part with it. "I use that one all the time," he explained.

stangl server

I've seen this type of plate with handle referred to as a tidbit plate. Found this mint condition piece in the New Life Thrift store in Glenside, PA for $5. The basket floral pattern is called "Florette." Although this pattern is not the same as other Stangl dishes I have from my mother (called Apple Delight), it goes with most anything. I've used it sometimes to serve cookies on -- a very pretty presentation.

owl cookie jar

As mentioned on another posting, I like owls. Although I hear their hooting occasionally from the sparsely wooded area surrounding my neighborhood, I have never seen (other than at the zoo) a real owl in the "wild."

I found this McCoy brown owl cookie jar at Stephenson's auction house in Southampton, PA, and won the bid at $35.00. This piece dates from the 70s and was manufactured in several shades...have come across it in pictures in a lighter beige/brown.
I've read that it's sometimes referred to as the "patriotic owl" because one wing is positioned in a pledge-of-allegiance pose.