English Pyrex & Bad Mom

Is it wrong to love a gravy boat so much?

Thanks to the keen sleuthing skills of Vonlipi, I've been able to find out a little bit of info on the JAJ logo on the bottom of my recently acquired gravy boat from the Goodwill in St. Catharines.

Here's what it says on Pyrex Love:

JAJ = James A Jobling, who acquired the rights from Corning to produce Pyrex in Sunderland. His initials stamp, along with the Crown symbol means it is Pyrex that was made in England. It’s sometimes also called “Crown” pyrex. It is rather rare to find these pieces in the U.S., though I’m told they are plentiful in Britain.

Now, I must go and wash dishes. We're having a heat wave in Toronto and I've been putting off washing dishes for a couple of days. Last night, Duncan needed a bowl for his ice cream ball. I told him to get one from the cupboard.

"There aren't any."

"Then get one from the drying rack in the kitchen."

"There aren't any clean bowls."

"Yes there are. Just look hard."

The poor boy returns holding a melting ice cream ball in one hand and a humongous stainless steal mixing bowl in the other.

"Can I use this?"

Bad mom.

Two Down a Few to Go

I have the big casserole dish and the juice carafe. If I'm lucky, I'll stumble upon the rest.

Erin

P.S. I'm not having much luck finding out about JAJ. Thanks for the comments about my last post. Vonlipi, let me know if you find out anything else.

A Few Weekend Finds

I was hoping to hit many garage sales in St. Catharines on Saturday, but as it was a semi-holiday weekend, many people had taken off or decided not to hold yard sales. I bought a few teacherly things, which I'll share on my Foolscap Flyer blog later on. I also got a repro tavern sign, you'll see below. Dejected by the lack of goodies in my satchel, I asked my dad if we could drive to the Goodwill down the hill from where they live. There, I bought this gorgeous fifties or sixties woven tablecloth for $3.99. It's in good condition.

I love the mishmash of colours.

It's pretty from all sides. Our dining table was filled with teacher clutter from the end of the school year, so I couldn't really open it up and photograph it properly.

Love the textures too.

This tea towel is seriously kitschy in a seventies way, but I loved it all the same for $1.99. I like that they actually printed the designer's name on it. I may give it a good ironing and hang it in my class next year for fun.
Here's the tavern sign. I got it for $1.00. Even if this is a reproduction, it still looks like an old reproduction. Every "hors" likes a nice pint of beer after a hard day's work.

Alright Vonlipi. You know this ain't Pyrex, yet it's Pyrex-esque to be sure. On the back is a crown insignia with JAJ Made in England. Do you know anything about this? I got it at Goodwill for $1.00. I'm surprised Pyrex didn't sue. I still like it a lot.

P.S. To my Ontario readers, the Goodwill in St. Catharines has a big NO HST sign on the front. The guy working cash said he believes that thrift stores will not charge ANY tax on anything because they're selling used goods. If this is true, this is really great news for thrifters in Ontario. Not that we needed an excuse to buy used stuff.

Erin

Vintage and Repro Yellow Pots

Welcome to my latest follower Aclaire. Thanks for joining in on the fun.

This yellow swan pot holder used to belong to my grandmother. When she died, it was passed to my mother, who passed it on to me. The other day we visited Ikea. I had to have this planter for $5.99. It's so retro cool.

Hey, look Mom Wald - the coveted drainage hole!

The lemony saucer was a nice touch. I never get tired of Ikea.

Song of the Week - Wait for it

Alright, I'm not the world's biggest Cher fan and yet, she's been great in a lot of good movies: Mermaids, Moonstruck, Silkwood, Mask... I feel like I'm forgetting some.

Anyway, it's Canada Day. We're about to head out to watch fireworks and this video seems fitting, even though it's so American. I remember when I first saw this video, I was shocked by Cher's outfit. I'd never seen someone wearing fishnet stockings, hockey tape and a leather jacket all at once. You gotta admire her sense of style, even if it's over-the-top tacky. Go girl!

Hey, do you think those big guns rising up in the sky were meant to symbolically represent the sailor's patriotism or maybe something else???? Just asking.

Enjoy every campy moment.

Erin

Happy Canada Day - Eh?

To all my fellow countrywomen and men - Happy Canada Day. This is a pretty good country to live in, despite all of the things we love to complain about.

I'm hoping to hit some yard sales in St. Catharines this weekend. Let's hope it doesn't rain on a Saturday for once.

Erin