Those memories of childhood stayed with me, and as I gained a household of my own, I began to collect bits and pieces of pretty china, especially patterns I loved for the holidays. Brown Spode transferware for Autumn tablescapes, Franciscanware Rose pattern for Springtime dinners, and then Christmas....well, Christmas had no boundaries, and no one pattern could hold my attention...if it was beautiful, red, green, and sparkled, it had to come home.
When my vocation started to blend with my passion for entertaining, baking, decorating, and antiquing, I started to dream of what I could do with my passion. I'll jump ahead to where we are today and leave that tale for another time. For today, I want to tell you about a recent trip that Cadie and I made....both of us...the Pine Hollow Vintage girls!
In September of 2016, we flew into London/Gatwick Airport. It was a gorgeous Autumn day! We had many places to visit and a rather brief stay, so we gathered our belongings and off we went to a charming bed and breakfast set amid acres of sheep, cows, kittens on rooftops, and green rolling hills as far as we could see. The owner was a wool gatherer, who made sturdy warm blankets from the finest wool throughout England. We were told that Kate Middleton herself purchased a blanket! And, so when we finally got our weary bodies into bed that first night, those blankets were wonderful company indeed!