Banana Nana Foe Fanna, Fee Fi Fo Fanna, Banana!

I just had to share this super cool and unusual piece with you today!  My friend, Mr. Tracy, brought this piece into the store a few weeks ago to sell in his space.  I have never seen a banana box like this, have you?  The only ones I have laid my peepers on are the cardboard ones in the produce section of the grocery store.

Just look at the old worn wood, the super fantabulous metal handle, and distressed yellow paint!  Old goodness to the maximus!

 It is marked to sell under $80.00.  If you are at all interested, it is for sale at The Antique Warehouse – here’s the address and blog, too.

Bits and Bobs On a Butter Pat

One of my favorite way of displaying like objects is to group them all together in a jar, bowl, box, tray, etc.   A small collection of old keys, a scrabble tile with our initial, an old gym locker tag, old military button and a very faded portrait of a girl on metal is simply displayed on an English ironstone butter pat.   Objects of the past that have come together from different parts of the world to be cared for under my roof, on a little shelf, in a simple display.  Who is the little girl that found her way to my home?  Who is RMH?  What jacket did the button come from?  And what did the keys open?  Questions often pop in my head about the old things that seem to find their way to my little home.  Unlike new and shining decor, these little treasures are sweet and aged to perfection – the way I like it. 

Till next time……