A local house-and-garden store near our house is going out of business in a few days. That's the bad news. The good news is, they have been slashing prices for the past several weeks.
They started out at 30 percent off everything. I took note but didn't jump in.
Then they dropped everything to 50 percent off. I went in and looked around but didn't bite.
Last weekend, however, they hacked the prices down to 70 percent off, and I pounced.
I bought six of these gorgeous, big, aqua-glazed garden pots for a pittance:
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Here, my shoes give you a sense of how big these beauties are (the pots--not my feet!):
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I intend to plant herbs in these babies soon.
The pots have a classic shape, a rolled rim, and a beautiful scattering of speckles.
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The glaze is crackled in some places:
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and flows slightly in others:
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The glaze continues inside each pot, where it ends in yummy-looking drips, like melted turquoise ice cream:
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The pots attracted the attention of the pugs, of course. Nothing that invades "their" garden goes unexamined:
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Mu Shu moves in for a closer investigation.
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Monkey see, monkey do, Pao Pao .
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All checked out! You may proceed to plant the pots, mom.
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Only, please...
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Could you first lift us out before you pour in the dirt?
LOVE the pots...LOVE the pugs...AND...LOVE the pugs IN the pots - SO darned cute!
ReplyDeleteOh, those pots are great!! The turquoise really complements the pug's eyes!! So, so, so cute! The herbs will look great too, but not as cute!
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