Mrs. P. Pierce

Who Are You?

Okay, I admit it, I have a problem with

thing for silver.

I'm always on the quest for another

interesting piece for my collection.

I have LOTS of silver polish because when

I travel and find something new, I have to

polish it up to see the treasure beneath.

Someday, I'll wise up and bring along some

polish in a little travel bottle.

Does it bother me if someone else's

monogram is on it?  No, not at all.

That just makes it more interesting.

I never buy things at some chi-chi antique

store ~ that's no fun!  I want to rummage

through old boxes and bins at a flea market

or thrift store or garage sale.

It's all about the treasure hunt.

And that's how I found the Mrs. P. Pierce

spoons.  I was on my way to a quilt show

in Marion, IN, about a 1/2 hour from my

home and just as I was pulling into town

I spotted a huge sale at a church.  I had to

go!  Now I had $10 dollars in my pocket,

it was the cost of admission to the quilt

show.  I found a box filled with silverware.

It was the box that a case of soda would come

in,  when I asked the price they said it was

whatever I wanted to give.  I asked, "$10?"

So much for the quilt show....

But I've never regretted it.  I find this monogram

to be so strange, it is so specific.  Wouldn't it

be more common to just have a "P" or even 3

initials?  Did Mrs. P. Pierce have many sets of

silver and she needed something different on

this set?  I guess it's a question I'll just have to

ponder.  But in my house, you are an honored

guest when you get the Mrs. P. Pierce spoons.

My Mum always gets one with her tea.

And whenever I eat ice cream, I use one of

these to eat it, it just makes it taste better

somehow.