Silver Sunday No.3 ... Silver Spoons and Soup

Silver Sunday No.3 .... Silver spoons and soup. Nothing fancy or frivolous. Simple and satisfying.

It's been cold ... really cold ... not just here on the East coast, but it seems everywhere ... and it's still flu season ... my family hasn't been suffering from the flu ... just two rounds, for everyone, of a yucky stomach virus.

What does the bestest ever Mom-Mom do for her family? ... Soup, she brings soup ... her best homemade chicken noodle soup !! What does a good Mom do? ... serve it with her favorite silver soup spoons, of course!

I'm blessed to have a Mom who lives around the corner from me and who is generous and willing to do anything for me {without asking} ... tonight she showed up with soup ... she always shows up just at the right time, just when she's needed ... she always shows up. Nothing fancy or frivolous. Simple and satisfying. Thanks Mom .. I love you!

These are my most used silver items ... my silver soup spoons ... I LOVE soup and eat it year round, doesn't matter if it's 102 degrees outside ... I'll eat soup, but I never had the right soup spoons ... until I found these at a small flea market this past summer ... a great bargain at $2.50 for all six spoons! ... they are engraved with an "N" ... our last name begins with an "H" ... doesn't matter to me, they work just the same!

Not only does my Mom know how to cook, but she has a few kitchen tricks up her sleeve ... here's one she passed on to me a long time ago ... you can use toothpaste to polish silver ... yup, not only does it polish your pearly whites, but you can shine your silver with it as well ... try it, I swear it works.

As promised last week ... we have a winner of the silver chalkboard tray give-away! First though, a huge thank you to everyone who participated in this giveaway ... those who became a follower of my blog, those who blogged about my giveaway, and mostly to those of you who left for me such wonderful and sincere words in your comments ... THANK YOU!! ... I wish I had 100 plus trays to give-away ... but, there's only one and it's going to {drawn by my favorite Gypsy Prince!} ..... Maija at 'maigirlz' ... congratulations, Maija!!

Here are two things to keep in mind for next week .... 1.) another silver Sunday giveaway and 2.)An exciting announcement about Vintage Black Friday ... remember Vintage Black Friday? ... stop by next week for the latest VBF update ...

Thanks to Beth for dreaming up Silver Sunday, make sure you visit ALL of the participants ... may take a few days ; )