table service blog

"they dined on mince and slices of quince which they ate with a runcible spoon." from THE OWL AND THE PUSSYCAT by Edward Lear.

Lol....I'm not sure why, but I have quite a liking for odd and ornate vintage cutlery and tableware utinsels; something to do with my oral and food fixations, I guess... I currently have an ebay eye on a couple lovelies, but fear I will get outbid of my price range. :(

two beautiful examples of pairs of grape scissors:




Info on grape scissors:
http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/silver-grape-scissor

icecream forks which could also be a sort of runcible spoon...


Info on the poetry of spoons (thank you Mr. Lear)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Runcible_spoon
http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/1228/whats-a-runcible-spoon>

and some absinthe spoons while I'm at it.

ebay store of reproduction absinthe supplies: http://stores.shop.ebay.com/ABSINTHE-ON-THE-NET

Next up, on "these are a few of my favorite things", maybe some sewing paraphenalia....

today's exercise

2.5 mile lunchtime jog. Windy and cool. My legs felt good today, and I was able to do a quicker pace; hopefully keeping it short and easy today means I won't be back to being stiff kneed or achy tomorrow. Have I mentioned that getting older sucks sometimes?