"Twinkle! Twinkle!" you old bat! Thrifty shopping's where it at!

Do you remember last month when Adriana and I took a daytrip to Liverpool?

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Yeah, you must! 'Cause what else do you do all day except sit around waiting for a post from this 55 yr old doughboy-shaped, arthritic-jointed, TV/chocolate/wine-addicted working mother with no sex life and a bad thrifting monkey on her back, right?

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Anway, on March 6th we went to Liverpool and, of course, we checked out Frenchies. Besides the lovely red satin blouse & scarf I bought, I found some old silverware . They were 4 pieces for $1 -- a super duper price!

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I wanted to clean them before I posted about it, and I wasn't sure what the best cleaning product to use would be. I tried the baking soda & salt with foil wrap trick; and it didn't do much to clean them. And then, I tried a generic brand cleaner which was also a disappointment. But then, I tried this stuff:

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And it did a pretty nice job. Here's the loot.

I got 4 each knives, dinner forks and dessert forks in the same pattern and 2 spoons in a slightly different pattern. That was all they had. Apparently some other woman was in the day before and stole I mean bought the 4 matching spoons that I wanted. *

But the best part of the silverware? Have a look at these close-ups.....The knives and forks!
The teaspoons!

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Isn't that so cool! The letter "D"!!! "D" -- for my favorite moniker, Doris the Great!
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Now everyone who eats at my house --- or at least 4 people --- will really know how really great I really am! (Do I sound like Sally Fields there?) I mean, after all: it's not just anyone who has monogrammed silverware! Like maybe The Donald; or Tom & Katie perhaps. But do the everyday common folk have monogrammed silverware? I very highly doubt it.
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The next time I entertain 4 deserving guests, this is what the place setting will look like!Actually, I only have 2 place settings like this. The other 2 will have to wait until the first 2 are finished with the teaspoon before they can use it. So, perhaps I'll put lesser diners in those spots at the table; like my kids when they won't do as I tell them! Or my sister who stole my sparkly dress back in Grade 6 and got a stain on it! Yeah! People like that!)

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I also found this spoon with an "L" on it for my Libby girl!
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I'll store them all in the box with my Grandma's silverware which haven't been cleaned yet.*
But I'm going to try to find some alternative to storing them there. Did you know that storing your silverware in fabric leads to quicker oxidation and tarnish?
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You learn something new every day! ............

Hopefully! .............

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And if you can believe a word I say today!

I'm feeling some residual bitterness flaring up again about that sparkly dress!

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Pray for me bloggies!