a vast interlude

I had recently learned the silverplate pattern name that the Internaional Silver Company paired with Wexford in two of the sets I have. Interlude. Tina Spain MacDuffie gave me the name and confirmed that my second little votive cup jam server came with the correct spoon (the first had no spoon with it in the […]

pouring through the data about pouring the wax

Recently in the FB Wexford group, there was a question posed about pouring wax into Wexford pieces and if there would be issues with the glass holding and burning a candle. The overall concensus was “No! Wax bad!” and while I don’t wholly disagree with any of the anecdotal evidence offered, I do feel like […]

the regency christmas mantle:

I’ve been missing my normal enthusiasm for holiday decorating the past couple of years, but the recent turn torward a Hollywood Regency mantle vignette has provided some inspiration:

how it’s going: checking in, part 2

The decision to move forward strictly with Wexford glassware from my thrifting excursions was easy to make: that long ago, the shelves were packed with the double-diamond details of the prolific late-ish Anchor Hocking pattern. It was too old to be new, too new to be ‘valuable’ old, and it had belonged to everyone’s mother […]

flickers of color

Two new colored votives arrived yesterday, one Wexford and one imposter.

today’s bonus

Every misstep and delay that could happen as a pharmacy refills a prescription happened to me over the weekend and into today. What turned around my day? A processing time of thirty minutes with thrift stores enroute. For the first time ever I found a sorbet cup styled candleholder in a thrift store. This makes […]

top 10 for 2020

The Top Ten Wexford moments for 2020? Honestly, it’s closer to a Top Five list with a six-way tie for fifth place, but here we go: Number Ten: The Gathering of Parts for Homemade “Cobble”ware None of these parts were found with Wexford glassware, but a few used Early American Prescut (EAPC) also by Anchor […]