Because bad taste is better than no taste at all.....

Wednesday, March 4, 2026

#171: A Country Calico Kitchen Mystery




So here we are in 2026 and apparently everything old is new again. I've been seeing this kind of stuff on eBay and Etsy for a while now, and I have to smile. Mom collected this kind of stuff, especially if it had the cow on it. Mom loved cows. 
Nowadays they call it "cottagecore" or something like that, really this would be more "farmcore" if you ask me. But I digress. 

Yesterday I did my weekly thrift store run. I found a nice red flowerpot. I haven't decided on whether to put one of my own plants in it or spruce up one of the plants I take care of down the street. 






I also found an interesting necklace: 







I'm assuming the sparkly stuff is what they call "druzy", the stuff you find in geodes. Although I'm more fond of silver, it looks pretty cool anyway. And it was 99¢! 









There were some other fun things too, that I didn't take home. 





I briefly considered buying this, and if it's still there next week I may still grab it. 

My boss suggested she had a box that she kept ready to give gifts in, including gag gifts. I think this is an awesome idea. Nothing too expensive or elaborate, just "oops I forgot their birthday was today" kinda thing. 









But back to the previous thing--poking around the Salvation army, I found... this...


I can honestly say I have never seen one of these, as this is plastic and the usual ones that pop up on sites like Ebay are metal, like the round one up top, or smaller ones with a single critter on them. 

I'm not even sure this is a legit one, or just a knock-off as the only identification  is part of a "George Good (Japan) " sticker on the back. I suspect this came off something else as George Good is known more for ceramics. But you never know.  It was cute and only $1, so I snagged it. It's a cute little tray. And it reminds me of home.  

If you recognize it, and want to let me in on who produced it, let me know. 

In other news, I start my summer job towards the end of April. I'm excited and can't wait to get back out there in the Nature . I hope to still be able to handle my cleaning/organizing gigs as well as they're only a couple days a week. 

Stay tuned!
Aye,
Kraneia

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