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Post details: Blog Your Blessings & Nostalgic Saturday

02/28/09

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Blog Your Blessings & Nostalgic Saturday

Did you or you Mother or Grandmother collect the wee Red Rose tea figurines?

My Mom collects both the Red Rose, and Tetley tea figures, and over the years I've been given bunches of duplicates.

I remember growing up in the early 70's and eagerly awaiting the next box of tea my parents would buy with the little treasure inside.

My blessing this week comes in the form of someone putting out a whole bunch of these wrapped up in a tin box with a note saying "FREE" please take on it. It was like being a little kid all over again! I have no idea why these people were getting rid of them, but what is one person's garbage is another's treasure came immediately to my mind. The photos you see above are in part the newbies that were added to my own collection. In total there were about 50 figurines in the tin box.

Thank you for stopping by, and wishing you all the best this weekend, and in the week ahead

Abbey's (the originator of Nostalgic Saturday) blog no longer seems to be active, and I have no idea if anyone is participating anymore. I would like to keep it going so will continue posting Nostalgic Saturday entries. Please let me know if you participate.

Blog Your Blessings

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Comment from: Teena in Toronto [Visitor]

· http://www.purple4mee.com

My grandfather used to give me the animals that came in the boxes of tea.

Permalink 02/28/09 @ 15:47

Comment from: Paulie [Visitor]

· http://postcardsfromthenorthwest.blogspot.com/

I never heard of them before. I wish I had sicne I collect tea pots, both regular sized and mini ones. You were truly blessed to get the bundle of 50 for your collection.

Permalink 02/28/09 @ 23:19

Comment from: SandyCarlson [Visitor]

· http://slchome.blogspot.com

We have the Noah's Ark figures! They are lots of fun.

Permalink 02/28/09 @ 23:33

Comment from: Lynn Tucker [Visitor]

· http://www.motivated-motion.blogspot.com

Wow what a score! We used to have a collection of salt and pepper shakers. Eventually we had to get rid of them. They were awesome but too much to move from place to place....

Permalink 03/01/09 @ 12:19

Comment from: CyberCelt [Visitor]

· http://advertising-for-success.blogspot.com

What a great find. I collect colored bottles and shiny things to hang in my window.

Permalink 03/01/09 @ 15:30

Comment from: Nellie [Visitor]

· http://grandi13.com

What a find!! I used to collect the tiny odd shaped bottles with the cork stoppers, only about 2-3 inches tall. Had to chose the little bottles or Precious Moments. Precious Moments won by a land slide.

Permalink 03/01/09 @ 16:35

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