I’m plugging along on the Pomotamus sock. More information soon…
In other news, I’m so close to being done with this grant, I can taste it. This has nudged a little into my knitting time, but when I’m done, I should have a good thirty pages of a chapter finished, and that’s uplifting.
Recently, I’ve noticed that some folks have been posting about creative interests beyond knitting (too many to link to here, but seriously — everyone’s button collections make me want to start collecting buttons. I’ve got a weakness for collecting). I find it inspiring to see what catches other peoples fancies. So I thought I’d let you guys in on my dirty little secret. I collect saucers.
I love them — their usefulness, versatility, tiny beauty. It’s so much fun to dig through junk shops and antique stores looking for beauties that meet the rules (yes, as with most collections, there are rules — Well, one rule really — each saucer in my collection is an “orphan.” That is, it doesn’t have an accompanying cup, nor did I find it in a store with others like it. They must be lonely saucers, in search of a good home. This keeps me from bringing home every beautiful saucer I see). The above photo is a selection of my current favs from my collection. There is the saucer that inspired the saucer obsession:
A little wedgewood number that I snagged at an antique store in Staunton, Virginia. I love it.
Then there is this puppy:
I got this one in Memphis when I visited last February. It’s a store sample, and the little polka dots make even the dullest day chipper.
And this one? Well, the reason why I love it should be obvious 
You’ll notice that my idea of saucer does not necessarily mean that it once had a corresponding tea cup (which, coincidentally, I’d also collect if I weren’t, as my dad constantly reminds me, mobile. I’d collect tea pots too… god, I can’t wait until I have my own home!). I’ve included small plates in my “saucer” collection. Like the blue depression glass — That plate is also the only plate that has violated the “orphan” rule. But I maintain that it was, indeed, technically orphaned, since Jenfee bought all the others and it would have been orhpaned if I hadn’t lovingly bought it. So there.
What do you all collect?
