We have had a spoiling ourselves time looking for little colourful household goods for our barn and farmhouse. We both inherited heirloom kitchen equipment from our parents – Brown Betty teapots, blue and white stripped milk jugs, Judge enamel pans, wicker baskets, pie dishes and cast iron griddles amongst them. We have a mixture of English and Romanian. Stalwart practical implements that have stood the test of time over generations.
The English revolves around pie making, pastry and cake bowls. The Romanian, polenta pans, herbal tea pots and wooden spoons. The local gypsy community provided the latter and hand hammered pots and pans. In the late afternoons you can sometimes hear them working away, beating out the brass still.
We have invaded charity shops for old spoons with their almost black patinas, crazed cake stands, water-filled rolling pins and stoneware cider kegs. There is a sense of history and nostalgia having this vintage in our modern world. Our grandmothers loved to cook. Somehow it jumped the 1960’s generation of our mother’s, but we are back preserving or canning as they say in the US, baking and nurturing sourdough.
Today we went chicken crazy. Bright colours and plenty to cluck about!
A French Homestead Life 
You do know about what Ms.Storyteller calls the kitchen street in Paris, yes?
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Curious?
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I was just asking if you knew about it. We go there whenever we are in Paris.
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No. Whereabouts?
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It’s all around Les Halles where the old produce market used to be. It’s kinda price for us, but Ms. Storyteller (Musical Miss) is a wonderful cook so it’s worth it. For you, you avoid certain taxes and like that
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Ah yes I sort of remember. I tend to frequent the Fabric centre up by Sacre Coeur. Aiming to visit Paris more often now in France permanently.
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I doubt we’ll be there this year…
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Funny if we passed in the streets ! Just trying to buy a car.
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You need a truck. Since I think trucks are the bane of modern man, that’s saying something. Something lod and funky. Funky but chic.
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Well you read my mind. Will put up a post..but yesterday I bought a bright green Citroen 2CV. A lawnmower with a cabin basically. Love them. We have a van and a Toyota Hilux for the heavy stuff. So this was the loud and funky part. Hopefully chic enough!
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I know them. Good for you. 🙂 As the song says, you should paint dark metallic brown…
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Wow! I absolutely love those rolling pins!
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I am so looking forward to making cookies with them.
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Yes please, I will have all of those. Love the rolling pins too.
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So many bright and pretty things. I look forward to seeing what you make with those rolling pins.
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