American Fiesta

There is a new Broadway play that will premiere next month. American Fiesta is about a collector of Fiesta Ware and how fiesta relates to both 'blue and red' states. Blue and Red were original colors when Fiesta was introduced in the 1930s.

The spin on the play is that homosexuality has to be brought in. I am not sure if it is because it is trendy to talk about homosex or because Fiesta has become so popular amongst this population of people (well, the men anyway). It is a shame that a great play about an American Icon has to be ruined with same-sex trash. Straight men can collect Fiesta too (I hope)!

Maggie's Mac and Cheesey Fiestaware Luncheon

Today Maggie "Scott" Porter came over to make lunch for us. She made home-made macaroni and cheese. It was really good. She stayed for family worship which is always a nice thing. I love when company is in our home to worship with us.

She stayed for coffee and dessert that Lydia made. It was a fudge brownie oatmeal bar that was so rich that I had three teeth fall out while eating it. It was washed down with two hot cups of Starbucks' French Roast coffee (Owen ground the beans for me).

We talked about blogging for a while. She made fun of me for having a category entitled, Fiestaware, which reminded me that I found a great Fiesta Persimmon vase while I was in Pennsylvania. I was in a dusty unorganized bookshop looking for Glasgow's History of the RPCNA from 1888. Of course the book was not there, but the vase was a nice way to soothe the pain of another failed attempt at locating the book. The vase is a nice addition to my Fiesta vase collection. I think I am over a dozen now. (Notice vase is a subcategory of the Fiesta collection.) I need to blog more about the Fiesta collection.

I had to go to work, so I sent her home with 12 lectures on prayer by Dr. Michael Haykin to listen to on the ride home to Southfield. Ask her if she listened to them. A test is sure to follow!

Shake it like it's hot!

My first day away from Lydia and Owen. It was hard last night without Lydia. Anna cried a little for Owen and Mama, but overall she did great!
We went out for breakfast this morning at Perkins. Anna ate nothing but was offended that her grandfather ate the sausage off of her plate.

After breakfast we went to a few antique stores that are here. Corry has some really nice ones. I bought a Fiesta mixing bowl from the late 1930s that was pretty nice. We then went to the 'Whistle Stop Antique Mall'. The owners were bustling around and trying to put out new mechandise. There was a late 1920s tin train that I had my eye on but it was way too much for my budget. But I did get a find. There was a forest green Fiesta salt and pepper shaker set that was from the early 1950s. Forest Green is one of those hard to find fiesta colors that people do not know too much about unless they are collectors. It was not marked so I asked the guy that putting new merchandise out how much it was.

What is the date? he asked. I was not sure where he was going. It is the 26th so... (I knew where he was going- I thought he was going to say $26 which I would have easily paid.) He said $2.60!!! I bought it before anyone could argue about the price. We also got a few Hardy Boys books and a 1930s Fisher Price counting pull toy. Very nice!

When I got back to my parents I went to Medium Green online which is a Fiesta collectors resource. They price my new salt and pepper shakers at $45 EACH. That is $90 worth of Fiesta for $2.60.

I love Corry PA!

Cafenomics 101

Coffee is meant to be served in small amounts. Example: 6 ounces for Coffee and 4 ounces for Espresso.
To serve 20 ounce Cappuccino is something that the Italians would show to be another American supersized adventure!

Starbucks will serve you the short Cappuccino...but they do not tell you that they do. Although, officially, I drink Latte which is a completely different story, this is worth reading for an Economics 101 lesson:
Coffee Economics

Coffee Snobs?

Lydia and I are known to be coffee snobs. We love to buy fine beans which are roasted under specific instruction. We then grind the coffee ourselves and we percolate the beans as the preferred method of brewing. This is not to be pretentious mind you, but because we enjoy a fine cup of this ancient treat.

We have also been known to pay a bit more than others will for the beans that we use. We use Starbucks a lot of the times but are willing to try other things as well. Often I will attempt to find a new bean variety that would be for special occasions.

Despite the price of tag of $175 per pound, we would not buy this coffee.

Coffee, Coffee, Coffee *said in fat-crazy-lady voice

Anna is like her father in many ways. She enjoys freshly ground Starbucks coffee that is percolated at a high temperature to assure the best use of the bean.

She enjoys helping to grind the coffee as well as watching the water tap the glass top of the percolator. (I loved that at my grandma's when I was little.)

She also enjoys drinking her coffee out of Fiestaware. (For those of you who do not know, Fiestaware is the classic vintage American choice of dinnerware.) Her grandparents got her the "My First Fiesta" tea set for her first birthday, and she is now beginning to use it.

Tea parties are fun...Coffee parties are better!