Tada!

This morning I took a quick look at librarygirl's recent post at livinginthekingdomoftoomuch.com to see -drool- that she had a new Winkle - a pattern I'd never seen before called "Sombrero". I was feeling a little blue as I headed to the dentist, thinking that I hadn't found a new Winkle for aaaages. THEN on the way to work, finding I was a little ahead of schedule, I swung by my local thrift shop and LO AND BEHOLD:

It's a serving bowl in a pattern called "Agincourt", a totally new one for me. The colours are gorgeous. And the price, at $3.00, was more in line with what I'm willing to pay than the recent Rushtone serving bowl that they had priced at TWENTY ONE DOLLARS!

I actually had a happy little thrill when I picked it up. Aaah. A lovely way to end April.

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In an effort to control my propensity to hoard, I don't often buy dishes that are NOT Winkles, but sometimes I just can't help myself. Here are a few recent cuties.

My new favourite coffee cup - front...

and back... (bottom says "Woods England")

LOVE the texture on this plate (back is really hard to read as it's stamped into the plate, rather than printed. I think it says "Codela Spode"? Any guesses?)

Lovely apple blossoms (surprisingly called "Blossomtime", by Royal Swan, Staffordshire England)

and finally these cute sandwich plates ("Nestor Vellum" Coral Island, Swinnerton's, Staffordshire, England).

Cheers!