Category — things I love

Today I took a long stroll up Broadway to Fishs Eddy for some sturdy new dishes.  As I hit the checkout counter, I saw these out of the corner of my eye and laughed out loud:

Oh, yes, it’s all our favorite statesmen and women, both past and present.

In the Republican camp:
George Bush, Newt Gingrich, John Ashcroft, Joseph McCarthy, Herbert Hoover, Richard Nixon, Trent Lott, George W. Bush, Strom Thurmond, Spiro Agnew and Tom Delay

And for the Democrats:
Harry Truman, Jesse Jackson, Al Gore, Jimmy Carter, Barack Obama, Hilary Clinton, Bill Clinton, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Eleanor Roosevelt, Robert Kennedy and John F. Kennedy

Of course I succumbed to the impulse purchase.  How could I not serve my darling husband a steaming cup o’ Joe in one of these?

Today I am digging this…

It’s my dining table, devoid of scraps of paper, drawings, weeks-old mail, fabric, quilting paraphernalia, sewing machines, cameras, books and toys.  I seldom see the surface of my own table, and because it’s often loaded down with things, it is seldom used for dining.  Today I am enjoying this clear, unburdened space.