i dreamt about pyrex.

These are my absolute dream pyrex dishes!!! They are rather extraordinary, don't you think?? The colours are delicious and the pattern just blows me away! I've tracked down a few pieces online but, they are in far away countries with the most ridiculous shipping costs....looks like they are going to have to remain a dream for a little while longer. Best thing about them is: they go with the mixed up set of dishes that I am currently putting together so, when I do find a piece or two, they'll fit right in. If you happen to have some of these that you are willing to part with, please do be in touch with me.

putting together a daily dishware set of pyrex.

My family (grandmothers, many aunts, countless cousins, my mother and now brother) adores dishes from across the ages. My mom and brother are in the midst of a pyrex frenzy and I've caught the bug. I won't be 'collecting' per se but, am in the process of assembling a daily set of mixed and matched white and turquoise pyrex. My darling brother has started for me! He is a lucky duck living near a bunch of dope thrift stores in Pasco County, Florida. You can see his finds and part of my mom's collection on my brother, Stephen's flickr: PyrexScout. He's a total dream pie for gathering pyrex pieces for me. He's scored 6 plates (white with a thin turquoise ring around outter edge) and 2 oval platters (white with a sweet turquoise band around edge with white leaves and pretty detail) for me. Here they are:



I like the idea of being open to mixing and matching. Maybe I'll just keep it to different pyrex as long as its basically white with colour detailing. So after browsing all the lucious pyrex on etsy, I've made up my mind. I am going to mix up white & turquoise/aqua, brown & white AND red pyrex pieces!!!

Here are some pieces that I think might go together nicely for my set:

To go with the ovals plates above.

These ramekins are listed for a song on etsy! & will be adorable with pyrex's woodland pattern!

Aren't these square bowls the bomb?!

Woodland mixing bowls-2 of them as a set.

Love red & turquoise together...these fridge dishes are so useful!

These can be used for a zillion different things.

These plates just to mix in more red.

I can't wait to have a decent looking set of dishes. For being a dish-head, I've survived a year without my beloved Fiesta Ware (at my Mom's house, safe and sound) and have used the motliest crew of lame dishes. Well those days are numbered and I couldn't be happier!!!!!!!

a peek at the sidedish shelves

My little online vintage store, sidedish, has been through yet, another period of neglect. But, I am most happy to say that I have the time, inspiration and perfect space to give sidedish some love! While I may fall out of habit or not have time for sidedish here and there I never fail to collect pieces for sidedish. So, here I am once again with an empty store and an excellent stock of items!

Here are 2 snapshots from the shelves of sidedish.

new like: papaya!

I've never like papaya, whether it be fresh, juiced or in a dish of any kind. It's mainly always been the smell which, consequently is exactly how it tastes! Well, I think the main reason I've never liked it is that I never knew how to property eat it!! Now I love it! All it takes is: squeeze some fresh lime juice on it and a little sprinkle of sea salt, viola!!! A delicious and very nutritious fruit!






The papaya is a big fruit, which is a good thing. I cut it up and put it in a container in the fridge to use mostly for my breakfasts but, it also makes a great snack!

PS-Check out that rad container. Love it!!!

my very own little pila from guate.

I just plain fell head over heels in love with the pilas in Guatemala! We found this little clay pila in Santiago on Lake Atilian and it's the only time we saw them at all. I am so happy I acquired it! I use it by my kitchen sink to hold my rings while washing dishes. Super cute!!!

Oh, Fiestaware!

I have been collecting Fiestaware as my daily use dishes for over a decade now.

I have 17 colours of the 4-piece place settings and 

smatterings of serving ware.

Over the years I have skipped over colours like black & both

of the purples. I've been whining forever that they need to make a chocolatey brown and guess what?? One was just

released which I will be ordereing from homerlaughlin.com right now (if you order from them you get a free fruit bowl!). I need marigold too but, I'll have to wait for my next big sidedish sale to order it! 

I love my Fiestaware collection (it's the collection I've stayed truest to), I get giddy every time I look at it!