This’ll be a quick one – we’re leaving for the airport soon.
I can’t believe my time in Pennsylvania is over already. The time has flown by so fast, and I’ve had a total blast!
Yesterday morning we left out of here shortly after 8 (“we” being Nance, Rick, Shirley and I), ran a few errands, and then headed to West Virginia for the Homer Laughlin China Company, where they make the Fiesta Ware we love so much.
We did a tour of the factory, which was very interesting (what I could hear of it, that is; it gets pretty loud in that factory), and then we got to eyeball the museum.
If you’re interested in Fiesta Ware and within a day’s drive of Newell, WV, I think it’s worth the drive. You can get some really good seconds at an amazing price. After the tour of the factory and the eyeballing of the museum, I must have spent a good solid hour digging through stuff in the seconds room. I got a TON of stuff, but of course didn’t think to get a picture of it.
We left there and got lunch – would you believe that before yesterday, I’d never had a chili dog? It was really damn good, too.
We went over to this HUGE antique mall, and spent a long time poking around. I ended up with a few small pieces of Fiesta Ware, and a couple of bowls to add to my Fire King collection, and I saw a creamer that was exactly like one Debbie and I used to play with when we were little.
We left there and went to the Hall China Company, and I picked up a yellow serving bowl and some cool little plates. I don’t have any idea on earth what I’m going to do with those little plates (no picture of those either, sorry), but at $1.50 each, I couldn’t resist.
We left there and made several more stops – I honestly don’t remember all the places we stopped. I know there was a visit to Starbucks, and we stopped and got ice cream, and a stop by a bakery. Oh, and Wal-mart, which surprisingly enough was not so different from our Wal-mart at home. Go figure.
When we got home, Nance presented me with something they’d bought for me on the sly while I wasn’t paying attention, to commemorate my visit to Pennsylvania, and I was thrilled like you wouldn’t believe.
Very me, don’t you think?
And now I’m headed home. There might be an entry tomorrow, or there might not – there’ll definitely be something up on Thursday, though, promise.
Of course, I’ll be Twittering all the way home.
Maddy does not approve of this “Twitter” nonsense.
Previously
2008: Oh tomatoes, how you PISS ME OFF.
2007: No entry.
2006: Y’all are good for my yellow ego!
2005: Maine recap.
2004: Hawaii recap.
2003: Maine recap.
2002: No entry.
2001: No entry.
2000: The cats are suddenly deciding to take closed doors as a personal affront.