A Milk Glass SCORE at Goodwill

Outdoors, today, it is sunny and a little bit warm; 
a beautiful Fall day, and the calm before tomorrow's expected storm.  

I took advantage of the brilliant light in our sunroom this

morning to snap a few pictures of my latest Goodwill treasure.

What's square and white and glossy all over?

This -- a square milk glass pedestal cake plate.

I wish I had a lovely small delicate cake to put on it.  But I don't.

Instead, a candle and candle ring, both in red.

I like the lacy edging, on pedestal:

 and on the square top:

 One of my favorite markets just happens to have a Goodwill outlet right next to it.

Serendipity.

When I brought this piece to the register, I found out it was 25% off.

Double Serendipity.

When I took the tags off this piece last evening to wash it, I realized it had just hit the shelves that very day.

Triple Serendipity.

And if you can bear a quadruple Serendipity . . . 

I did my usual research to find out if I could identify the maker and pattern,

. . . and it turns out that it is by Westmoreland, in the Ring and Petal pattern.
I even found the very-hard-to-find "W" impressed in the base.

It's worth a few bucks to a collector; Kovel's in 2005 put it at $125.
Stop laughing. . . .

 I like it cause it's pretty, but finding things like this at GW helps me explain to Howard why I go!

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And speaking of going, that is what summer is doing here at That Old House.

Just outside the sunroom door, the red begonias are collecting fallen leaves among their thinning blossoms.

Up along the driveway, the Autumn Joy Sedum is morphing yet again,

its pink giving way to a deeper rusty red.

It will get very dark red before Halloween.

Midweek -- Wednesday -- over the hump day!  May it be filled with sun for you, too -- Cass

Wednesday Link Parties

At It's A Very Cherry World, it's time to show off our Reds!  Visit Sue -- Click here!

Kathleen at Faded Charm is hosting White Wednesday, but is in the midst of a

family emergency.  Visit and wish her well, then check out the other participants -- Click here.

 And Susan at A Southern Daydreamer is hosting her blockbuster Outdoor Wednesday.

Loads of Fall color to lift your hearts!  -- Click here!