I am so looking forward to the weekend!
I have a million things I want to get done!
How about you?
This almost Spring-like weather
has me in a cleaning frenzy!
I have collected a few copper pieces
over the years at Estate Sales and such.
Not that many pieces really.
But, down in a box in my storage room
were a few wonderful and old copper pots
and molds that belonged to my MIL.
When she passed away the brothers and sisters
got together to close the house.
We told lots of stories as we uncovered
the many treasures
that had been hidden away.
The story of this old copper pot
had me laughing and crying at the same time.
On a trip to France,
she came across this pot
in an antique store.
She loved how beat up it was
and imagined a French Chef
cooking wonderful meals in it.
She wanted to bring it home
and hang it on her pot rack.
The price was right so she carried it proudly
back to the hotel room.
Her bubble was burst when my FIL
asked her how she was going to get it home!
It was quite large and wouldn't fit in the suitcase.
Determined,
she decided
that she would
hand carry it home.
I really don't blame her
but I have to chuckle
when I think of her lugging
it all the way home on the airplane.
Look at the craftsmanship!
I just wasn't ready
until now to bring them out of storage.
The time just seems right
now for some reason.
But they needed to be cleaned.
So I Googled away
to find out how to clean them
with what I had on hand.
Martha said to use Lemon and Course Salt
but I didn't have any lemons.
I scrolled down to see the comments
and people were talking about
using Vinegar and Salt
and one woman even said
that she used a paste of Flour, Salt and Vinegar.
I had that!
I made the paste...
And started wiping it with a soft colth.
Well, that didn't work!
So I tried just plain Vinegar and Salt.
Not too good either.
Off to the store I went!
Martha said to cut the Lemon
in half,
dip it in the Course Salt
and scrub away.
Wow!
That really DOES work!
Martha!
Why are you always RIGHT!!!
Lots of Lemons
and elbow grease later...
I am ready to display my Copper!
Now I just have to figure out where to put it!
Come back next week
to see where it ends up.
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