Here are some recent treasures that I have found around Austin. Tipsy gives me a skeptical look every time I walk in the door with bags (or, on particularly fruitful days, boxes) of thrift store loot.

I found this postmodern muddler holder (actually a flour canister, I think, missing its lid) at the Goodwill by my house. It is made by Block china, the pattern is called Sextet and was manufactured between 1982-1986, according to my sources at replacements.com.

My Gay Pride Muddler Holder from the PoMo 80's

The Renaissance Festival Wench of soda siphons, this model is decked out in chain mail from head to toe.

This shaker come from a time when Daiquiris consisted of rum and lime juice, and Martinis (gin, of course) still had a dash of orange bitters.

Tipsy and I have been planning an elaborate dinner party called Le Renaissance de Élégance. The menu at this dinner will be Les Grandes Cuisines de los Anns. 1970's, the dress code le faux elegance. Did you know french was my second language? Like most elaborate plans that Tipsy and I come up with, the R de E dinner may never happen, but we have been stocking up on supplies in the event that it does.

All that glitters... if you liked silverware, you'll LOVE goldware!