This painting hanging on my thrift art gallery wall is not very big, on a hand stretched canvas, the materials look old, and the frame even older.
I see this boy on a raft, heading home at sunset. Someone else saw what may be fish that he caught. I wonder of the artist, was it a memory or an imagination?
During the holidays, I love to get out the hand me downs, one of my favorites being the boxes of silverware collected randomly from relatives. I don’t really have a full set of anything, but I have enough of a few sets to make a fun festive table. And I have a lot of serving silver which I think are so fancy and fun.
Thanksgiving Serving Pieces above
I have several funny little pieces that no longer are necessary today – but one of them I completely love. It may be intended for something else but use it as a meat fork in a buffet style. It has two prongs, and a plunger, so when you stab your piece of meat and lift it to your tray, you can single-handedly release the slice of turkey or roast beef on to your plate by pressing the plunger. It is just genius in its simplicity of operation, especially when you are holding your plate in one hand and maybe carrying a wine glass as well.
stab your slice with the fork
and the little plunger pushes off!
I don’t find them new anywhere, but if you see one of these gems in a thrift or antique shop, pick it up. It will help you serve up a little slice of holiday heaven.