A New Collection

I have numerous collections but have been giving thought to starting a new collection. I have been admiring other bloggers collections of milk glass for a while now and thought to myself, "Do I really NEED to start a new collection???" Well, it seems that I do.

About a week ago some family members did a Baby Shower for my daughter who is expecting June 24. One of the young women who was co-hosting this event was given the task of doing table arrangements for all the tables. She chose to use vases from her Milk Glass collection and I immediately decided that I wanted to begin a collection of Milk Glass. It didn't take too much of a nudge.

One of the pieces of my daughter's friends collection was a ruffled hobnailed vase. This past weekend being Mother's Day my daughter had remembered that I had admired those lovely antique vases. She was going through Applachicola, FL on Saturday and decided to stop and shop at a couple of antique shops there and she found this.

I was just thrilled when I opened her gift to me for Mother's Day. BTW, that is my dear mother in the photo wearing the Emerald Green tea length gown. It seemed appropriate to sit this lovely vase in that spot.

I told my daughter that the first thing I was going to do was to cut some of my early blooming hydrangeas for this vase. I think the hydrangeas look especially beautiful in this lovely vase. That corner of the couch is my usual spot when I sit in this family room too so I can enjoy them even more.

The table is an antique mahogany English Pie Crust table that I have had for many years.

Every new collection has a story and this was a cherished Mother' Day gift from my daughter and I will enjoy adding to this collection for many years to come. Hopefully, when I am accompanied by my dear daughter.

Today I am linking to Marty's blogging party, Tabletop Tuesday at a Stroll Through Life.

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