Day 9 of Mornings with Mary and Friday Shoot Out

Mornings with Mary sponsored by the talented Rebecca has been a joyous meme for me.

I feel I am very devoted to Mary and did not know I did have so many Mary's in my life story.

This meme has not been about Mary as a religious figure only but about the very womanhood and motherhood of a very famous woman named Mary.

Probably the most painted, sculptured, portrayed and sung about of any person in history.
Statues of Earth mother go back even before the story of Mary began.

Now I have seen many candles in the shape of Mary but this one is a little different.

 Several years ago while shopping one of my granddaughters helped me select this.

"Now QMM you know that candle is not for burning. How could anyone burn Mary?

Now you just put it in a candle stick and leave it alone."

Well I did and every time she comes to visit she always checks to make sure I have not lit that Mary candle.

I would say I have had it about 10 years.

My gd is 18 now and every time I look at my Mary candle I will remember the tender, loving child that helped me find her.

Haiku my heart


 Light of my heart
glowing, inspiring, uplifting
Madonna of the Light.

It will be hers when I don't need it any more.

Abby I love you so.

A closer look.

Go here to see more Mornings with Mary.

 Friday Shoot Out.

 The theme this week is wheels.

Wheels of color

Vintage wheels

Wheels on the sewing machine go round and round.

Wheels for tracing patterns.

Second from right.

Wheels of skating

Wheels of music.

Go here for more FSO

VTT- Grandmother's meat platter

I have had many of my grandparent's things which had passed down to my mother and now share them with my brother and his children and my children and grands.

We always had huge family dinners at Thanksgiving and Christmas.

One of the highlights of those holiday meals, was the meat platter.

Whether it was turkey, country ham, or pot roast this was the meat platter used.

Richard Alcock Platter
Royal Ironstone.

It looks white, but it is ironstone and is cream colored.

There are a few wear marks on it. My mother told me it was a wedding gift for my grandparents wedding in 1912.

There is no visible mark on the bottom but I can see where the mark has been worn away.

This is what I found on research.

"Central Pottery
This old established pottery was formerly worked successively by Hopkin & Vernon, Hulme & Booth, Thomas Hulme, and Burgess & Leigh, who were succeeded in 1870 by Richard Alcock, by whom the works were considerably enlarged, rebuilt and remodelled.
At Mr. Alcock's death, in 1881, the works passed into the hands of Wilkinson & Hulme and then, in 1885 to Arthur J. Wilkinson.
Earthenware for the home markets was formerly made, but the operations were afterwards confined to white graniteware for the United States. In addition to this. Mr. Wilkinson introduced with considerable success gold lustres on the graniteware. The mark was the royal arms surmounted by the words ROYAL PATENT IRONSTONE and beneath, in three lines, ARTHUR J. WILKINSON. LATE R. ALCOCK, BURSLEM, ENGLAND.
In about 1896, Messrs. A. J. Wilkinson took the Royal Staffordshire Pottery, Burslem ...

I have had this meat platter for at least 40 years. My children see it every holiday meal we have.

It is very heavy and will easily hold a large turkey or whatever we decide to serve.

I am hooking up with Coloradolady for Vintage Thingie Thursday.

Go here and check out some more beautiful and vintage thingies. 

Day 4 of Thanksgiving expressions.

I am thankful for our yardman. He is honest, dependable and works very fast.

His respect is the first thing you notice when you speak to him. 

Our landscape is so neat and clean and expresses our appreciation and gratefulness for our home.

 

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