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We are so lucky to be living in Ottawa! There is simply no end to amazing things to do and see; plenty of museums, galleries, festivals, farmers markets, the Rideau Canal – the list goes on. That said, there are so many quaint little villages and towns to explore surrounding our Nations Capital.
Will someone please tell me why I have not been shopping for dishes in antique shops before?
Don’t get me wrong, I have spent many a rainy afternoon browsing the offerings of dusty, quaint, creaky floored antique stores. But for some strange reason I would always skip over the aisles or tables with the dishes, choosing instead to head straight for the dusty books, anything wood or worn, or things to hang on my walls. Yet I ignored the dishes…me who hosts dinner parties? Boy have I been missing out!
My love of tea parties and fine china teacups began as a six year old aspiring princess, huddled around a make shift table sipping imaginary tea and eating imaginary scones with my friends (the human, stuffed/plastic, and imaginary kind). This was a serious affair. Choosing the friends to invite, and those that would have to watch from the sidelines (my baby brother and dolls with choppy haircuts and missing limbs). Setting the table with hand picked daisies, and risking life and limb to reach the coveted china teacups stored out of reach of my six-year-old hands.