Just a bit of a Trip Down Memory Lane..

...Although I abandoned my Piggie Tuesdays, since no one else was participating, have to share this little Xmas care package I received from my first online friend, who just seemed to know what would appeal..so, not starting up Piggie Tuesday as a regular 'feature', unless I get a bunch of positive response to do so *ahem!* but coun't resist showing you these..

Good morning *sniffle* It's Piggie Tuesday! *cough*

(You'll have to excuse me, I'm in the midst of a really persistent cold, the first one I've had in a couple of years..)

Today I'm featuring a lovely little handcarved piggie..it's about 3-4 inches high, and 4 inches long..probably from Asia somewhere, since it has decidedly un-piggy like eyes and expression..but still nice, with it's rough-cut finish and hand-polished glow..hope I captured it a little in the photo..remember, if you have any piggies to share, or recipes, or piggie adventures to tell, please, don't be shy!

Hello There!! It's Piggie Tuesday!! (sort of...)

Okay, technically a hedgehog is a rodent, not a pig, but they are called hedgehogs, and they are extremely cute, and my collection does contain a few of these token members of the porker family..
This is my most interesting one. It's a cast iron hedgehog doorstop that once had a brass finish, but it's worn off- can't remember where I picked this up, but it was long ago...at least 5-10 years, anyway..
Just to show you that it is in fact a working doorstop, I've put up two views of the wee beastie..in case you were suspicious about it's utility, and thought it purely ornamental...

Catching the Brass Ring: It's Piggie Tuesday!!

Happy Tuesday- a mild but rainy one here..and this is my offering for the day..had to take the photo outside in a chair, due to the dark weather..
This 'brass' pig is, in actuality, about 15" long and about 5" high..he would sit majestically next to my fireplace if I had one...and his 'brass ring' is his tail, which is how I lift him from the floor-he's heavy!
I got him for way too much money, at a store in Vancouver called Wonderbucks..and it is a wonder..I did a whole bunch of buying there when I still lived in that city, so my brass pig is a souvenir of those days..
like all extravagant purchases, I shouldn't have, but could not resist..besides, I make up for it with all my fabulous thrift and garage sale finds, right?
At least that's what I tell myself...

Good Morning!! It's Piggie Tuesday...

Today I decided to share my one and only bought-as-a-collectible, my official, still in the box "Olivia" porcelain tea set, opened for the first time today...but just to take a picture for your amusement.

Isn't it wonderful..and Olivia is such a great character...it's interesting to me that, since George Orwell wrote "Animal Farm", most pigs in literature and entertainment (Wilbur in "Charlotte's Web", Babe, Olivia) are heroes, or at least sympathetic creatures, as opposed to villains..
Enjoy, and I'd love to have you participate by sending photos of your own piggies, if you only would...♥

Piggie Tuesday ...Again!

Ths week's little porker is a tiny flying pig I bought at a holiday craft fair last year.
It's ceramic, has gold wings, all handpainted, and I'm particularly fond of it's tail, which you can just get a glimpse of in the picture..it's abut 2 inches by 2 inches...a cutie, yes?
Haven't had any "Piggie Tuesday" joiners yet, but I live in hope..pictures, statues, recipes (wicked, I know, but so scrumptious!)
Please, don't be shy!

IT'S PIGGIE TUESDAY!!!!! (Yes, again...)

Hello there..
Today my offering is a bit odd (not that piggies are 'odd' per se, but...)
This is a copper/brass sculpture cut from flat stock and mounted on a bit of a stand..don't know who made it (initials R.C. on the base) but I saw it one day in a gourmet ktchen type store where I was shopping with a friend, and ranted and raved about how much I loved it..of course, got it as a gift from her at Christmas..I like it's rusty patina and the crudeness of the welded feet..I think perhaps it's supposed to be a bit of a bookend, but I just admire it ..maybe someday I'll use it for my cookbooks or something..in the mean time, here it is in all it's piggie glory..enjoy! Anyone have any piggies to share? Send 'em in and I'll post them...