PeePaw's Attic

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Here we are at Leigh's "Thrifty Thursday
Treasure Trove" again.
Notice how I conveniently renamed
That for my own purposes???

This week I want you to come with me
To "PeePaw's Attic."
It isn't an attic at all,
It's a spare bed room.
But it's full of the same kinds of
Treasures you would expect to
Find in an attic.

My dad, PeePaw to his great grans,
Is trying to give his treasures to
His progeny.

I think this stems from a long
History of him having to take
The responsibility to clear
Out the homes of others
Who have already gone to their
Eternal rest.
He would prefer to give his
Beautiful things to those he
Knows will love and cherish them,
And he prefers to do so while
He is around to see them be cherished.

Unfortunately for him,
This makes all of us quite uncomfortable.
There is something way too final about it.
In fact, our oldest, Keri,
Could barely bring herself to
Even enjoy LOOKING at them.

We did consent to write our names
On the sticky note labels
Which PeePaw had prepared
To help us identify the treasures.
But we weren't even very good at that.
We each claimed an item or two,
But then felt remiss to go any further.

So, I'm afraid when we headed home,
PeePaw's attic still looked
Very much Like this:

Can you believe an 80 year old man
Made this gorgeous display?
I hardly can, and I grew
Up in his home and KNOW he
Is a one-of-a-kind
Treasure himself.
You can see more about him here and here.

The quilts in the background
Are part of the treasures to be
given.
Now, let me take you around
The table on a closer tour.

One item I want you to specially
Notice in this photo is
The blue, white, and gold Haviland China
In the lower right hand corner.
Shown here is one place setting plus platter
Of an eight piece set.
That will be coming here to live with me.
For those of you who don't know,
My maiden name is Heavilin.
We believe, by online research
Of genetic lines, that our
Heavilin clan is a branch of Haviland.
I am excited beyond measure
That these delicate, lovely
Dishes are coming here.

See the Candlewick collection?
My sister and I each already
Have a piece or two of Candlewick,
And since what PeePaw has isn't an entire set,
We may share this.

Top, just right of center are
Two pieces of green depression glass.
Left center is a candy dish,
Sugar, and platter in a pattern
We have always called "Foster Block."
However, I'm not finding it by
That name as I google for it tonight.
Keri will be getting the block pieces.

A canning jar with a glass lid
And pop bottles with porcelain "corks."
Do you see my mom's
"Sprinkling" bottle in the mix?
Do you know what THAT was for????
(Hint - - - most of us DON'T do it now)
I'll tell it's story later - - -

Baked bean pot with matching bowls.
This pot was a crock pot forerunner.
It is a pottery crock that
sits on a little electric base.
Made some mighty good beans in its day.

And last but not least,
Another Burr Camp pitcher.
I believe this one was a milk pitcher.
Sister Pam will get this
Since she doesn't have any other
Burr Camp pieces and
You've already seen mine here.

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