Last spring I went to the GBMC Nearly New sale (Baltimore hospital with legendary twice yearly thrift sales). It was on bag day where you can buy everything you can fit into a paper grocery bag for about $2. I did not think there would be anything outstanding left. I was wrong! Sitting on an almost empty shelf was this wonderfully simple teapot without crack, chip or stain. How could something so wonderful have survived 3 days of hungry bargain hunters? It was waiting for me. I quickly put it into my bag with a odd assortment of leftover craft items and headed for the checkout.
I use this teapot almost every day for my morning tea. Tea just seems to taste better when it is brewed in a teapot. And this is the perfect size for one mug of tea.
Lessons learned. 1) What I think of as treasure does not appeal to everyone. 2) No matter how late or out of the way a sale or store, it just may have what I am looking for – check it out. 3) Luxury does not always have a high price tag.
Enjoy your luxuries.
