Dutch Treat!

Lessons Learned

I found this adorable spice rack when I was out

treasure hunting on Saturday and I didn't buy it.

If I did I would have gone over the budget I set

for myself for each weekend, so I passed on it.

I found it in an antique shop that is over an hour 

away from my house and on the ride home I was

telling Mr. Wonderful how much I really loved it.

He said he liked it too.  So now I am in non-buyers

remorse.  How many times have I said, if you see

something you love, get it while you can!  

And I didn't...

I went to over 10 antique or thrift shops that day

and only spent $5, I got 3 small blue willow bread

plates and 3 candlewick glasses.  

And all I could think about was, yep, you guessed

it ~ the spice shelf.

Wonderful happened to be off today and we 

decided to head back to the far away antique

shop.  We were crossing our fingers that Murphy's

Law wouldn't act against us and have us show up

to find the shelf was gone...

But no, luck was with us and it was still there.

We had thought it was German but when we 

googled some of the words we found out it was

Dutch!  Even better, I have a thing for kitschy

Dutch stuff ~ I bet that comes from growing up

across the street from my Dutch neighbor, Mrs. C.

I should have known it was Dutch just by the 

painting style.  I'l have to consult with Mrs. C's

daughter, the Delft expert.

I love that someone wrote the English translations

on the back of the drawers.  The person got some

of them correct, some were written in Dutch and

some of the spices had the names mixed up. 

I find that to be adorable too.