Silver Sunday... Mother's Silver

Joining in the first Silver Sunday at the Gypsy Fish Journal hosted by the fabulous Betty... Jump over to visit Betty and check out the list on her sidebar for other participants... perhaps you'll join in yourself!

In November, my sister decided to send me my half of Mother's Silver. Sister doesn't use silver... she's a more practical kinda girl... but I made her keep half because of the sentiment... That's the kinda girl I am...

It came a little tarnished... not having been used in many years... Mother lived in a nursing home the last year of her life and passed away in February of 2007. Sister has been trying to get me to take the silver ever since...

So, as I do with all my silver... I polished away... and as I did... I began to feel the love for this precious gift grow within my heart...

The silver was marked Reed & Barton... but I didn't know what the pattern was... Thankfully, my blogging friend Mimi at In the Middle of Nowhere, did. This is a 1954 Reed & Barton pattern... Classic Rose... and this was my mother's wedding silver...

Then, as it should be, I used Mother's silver on New Year's Day for a simple meal of Black-Eyed Peas, Pork and Potatoes...

and perhaps, Mother was looking down and smiling on us...

Happy New Year to one and all... and Happy 1st Silver Sunday...
from down here in French Lique...

The Etsy Shoppe is Now Open for Business!

My crafty sister has made a beautiful apron for my booth in Geronimo... but while I'm waiting for it to arrive in person... I'm listing it in my new Etsy Shoppe...

The fabric is Robyn Pandolph Wild Rose Farm Pink Roses on Jadeite... a beautiful fabric from my favorite ebay fabric seller, Susan at Urbangardens.

I buy the fabric, my sweet sis does all the work, and then I sell it! Not a bad deal for 2-sisters living nearly 600-miles apart.
This is a photo of the back... a big bow sash... I love it!
So if you'd like to buy a beautiful handmade fancy bib apron...
just link right here...
and visit Dixie's Etsy Shoppe...
with handmades by Lili Angelique... aka Dixie's Little Sis...
and that's what's happenin' today down here in French Lique...
Thanks Sis!

Pink Saturday... A tribute to my little sis...

Welcome to Pink Saturday in French Lique... If you'd like to see other Pink Saturday posts, visit Miss Beverly's Blog, "How Sweet the Sound" by clicking on the Pink Saturday here...

My little sister, whom I adore, likes to sew. One of the things she likes to sew for me... aprons. I buy and send her fabric (enough to make 2 or 3 aprons), and she in turn makes an apron for me. Here are two that she's made for me in pink... the bright pink with large florals, she gave me for Christmas last month.

Sometimes she even remembers to sew in her little tag that says "Handcrafted by Lili Angelique"...

This one she made me years ago... I wear it all the time...

and then... I sent her several yards of different pink fabrics that I love...

and this was my reward, my Christmas gift 2008. Beautiful isn't it?

and a few weeks before Thanksgiving, I asked her for a special favor. My sweet sister came through for me and so...

this one, made especially for the Panda from my very favorite pink teacup fabric... a gift delivered by Grandma (me) at Thanksgiving. The little yo-yo pin (on Panda's upper left bib), my sister made long ago and matches the apron I wear every day. For years, I just kept it attached with a safety pin to my apron. I decided to attach it to the Panda's apron before I gave it to her, so that a little bit of me would be with her every time she wears it.

Pretty pink aprons, sisters and grandaughters... that's what I'm thinkin' about on this beautiful Pink Saturday... down here in French Lique.