Room at the top.

Everything is out in the open and ready to use.  

I may need a chair to reach the assorted goodies but there they are, handy and convenient. 

Just the other day the cucumbers and beets were growing in my kitchen garden. 

One from Italy, the next (in the back) from Spain and a jug I painted.  All ready to hold another bunch of country flowers. 

 One from Mexico, one from Portugal and one more from Italy.

Almost all of them from Portugal, Italy and Spain.  

There is a foreigner amongst them.  A spode plate from England.  The one that I like to use for hors-doeuvres

Have you spotted it? 

Albarelli (Apothecary jars) from Italy, 
They hold flower seeds I gather at the end of the Summer.  

No kitchen is without pasta and flour.  

What do you do with the space above your kitchen cabinets?

Have a great week dear friends.

Gina 

I've been painting

A few little trays

A few little hors' d' oeu'vre trays.

They measure 9 inches long, 5.6 inches wide and

1 inch deep.

They're the perfect little serving dish.

Even large enough to hold a cup of coffee and a croissants.

You will find so many uses

Only $18 each in my Etsy shop

And just for fun I had to paint another "antique" Albarello.


xoxoxoxoxo
Gina

Albarello - Albarelli

Have you seen my most favorite maiolica vessel?

Albarelli (plural) were first produced in Italy, near Florence, in the 15th century. An albarello is a jar which holds medicinal herbs and ointments. Originally, very few albarelli were made with lids. Round pieces of parchment or leather, tied with strings, served as coverings. You can still find beautiful examples of albarelli, lining the upper shelves, of local Italian pharmacias.

Gina