Shine On

via erinjaneshop on Etsy

I liked her right away.

Sure, someone tried

to make her blend in

with the others.....

But she had a 

style all her own.  

Curves

Tiny feet

Elegant lines

She shone.

Crouching, I dug her

out from underneath

plain metal trays,

cookie sheets and

banana bread pans.

Her complexion

wasn't perfect, but 

to me that meant that

her previous lives had

not taken place upon

shelves or in the deep

recesses of dark cupboards.

She'd seen the light

of day and carried

her share of burdens.

She had stories 

to tell.

Yes, my friends, this

is why I love vintage things.

  Their memories.

After I brought my

tray-chic friend home

from the Goodwill Store,

 I set about polishing

her up.

The tatoo on her backside

read

 John Seymour, LTD.

Silver on Copper

Made in England

England!

Alas, what looked like

just tarnish was actually

corrosion that went deep

down to her copper core.

Pretty details

My researcher {aka, Mom}

 read that this can happen

 when citrus comes in 

contact with silver.

As I polished ~

and polished

and polished

and polished ~

I began day dreaming

about my shiny new friend.

How did a beauty from

England end up under the

banana bread pans at a

thrift store in 

Vancouver, Washington?

Her cute feet : )

Was she passed down from

generation to generation,

lovingly serving tea and perhaps

cold pitchers of lemonade

to family and friends?

Did she possibly accompany

her last owner to a rest home,

only to be tossed as junk

due to the imperfections

caused by the lemonade?

She can't tell me.

And it doesn't matter.

She will go home with me 

to Minnesota and like those

that owned her before, I

will not let her languish, but

will press her into service.

Love the scalloped edge

I might even have her 

re-dipped, so she can shine

like she did in the old days.

Or I may just love her as 

she is.....perfectly imperfect.

Now, I just need a name.

{Yeah, I'm weird that way.}

Any ideas?

There is a kind of 

beauty

in imperfection.

~ Conrad Hall

xx

Suzanne

PS:  I did an internet search

and found the exact same

gallery tray selling for $285.

Yowzer!

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