Vacation finds

Hello fellow Pyrexers! I haven't had anything to post lately because I was on a somewhat self-imposed Pyrex hiatus. That all changed this past week when I was on vacation in Tennessee, and North Georgia. I found some great Pyrex at pretty good prices, and left a lot of over-priced Pyrex behind, lol! So, without further ado, here's the loot...

Hope that wasn't too much of a picture overload! Aside from the Pyrex, we had a great time even though it was just as hot up there as it was here in Florida. I'll have some more pictures to post tomorrow of today's flea market finds! So, stay tuned! :)

My First Verde

Had an interesting trip recently when crossing the border. We had been thrifting in Burlington, Toronto, Hamilton & Niagara Falls & decided to cross over to Buffalo in our rented car to check out some stores, pick up some Cherry Coke & some snacks.. around 5PM. When questioned about where we were going, we were basically going to play it by ear, even though I already told him that when you cross the border you tell them exactly where you are headed. He tells them we`re going shopping.. he asks us where.. he says in the mall downtown Buffalo.. he says there is no mall downtown Buffalo. Why are you crossing the border at 5:30PM?, he asks. Where is your rental agreement? Boyfriend forgot it in the apartment.


"Pop your trunk."

Scattered in the trunk the customs officer sees a 500 piece New Kids On The Block puzzle, a 1960`s Verde Pyrex divided dish, Christmas wrapping paper & tags, vintage Made In Japan horse figurines, used bed linens, a Holly Hobbie one time use tablecloth - NIP (so glad they didn`t open it!), Lily Tomlin & Connie Francis records.

I`d have liked to see the look on the guys face. Not something you`d expect to see in the trunk of 2 adult male men going across the border.


"Whose stuff is this?"
"Get out of the car, leave the keys in it & follow me."

Anyways, my first piece of Verde & my first divided dish. We never made it to any thrift stores in Buffalo.. I was astonished to find out they have such bizarre business hours!

Yours truly,
Sir Thrift-A-Lot

Pyrex Newbie

Hello! My name is Colleen and I am a Pyrex newbie, a POTENTIAL addict, an addict in the making, if you will.

I first learned of Pyrex via the web, and thought they were pretty, but didn't really think much else about them. I don't cook, so I didn't think they were for me. One fall, I went over to my friend Sarah's house for a The Office premier party, and her roommate had a few pieces of Pyrex on display in their dining room. It was seeing the beauty of these items in person that made me fall in love with them. And so the hunt for my own pieces began.

I didn't care what patterns. I didn't care what colors. I didn't even care what condition. I just wanted PYREX NOW. And I couldn't find a single piece in my area FOR TWO YEARS. I kept looking, and came up dry.

My first piece of Pyrex I obtained without even knowing it! My husband and I bought a house and when we moved in, we found that the previous owner had left a couple pieces of cook wear; a white casserole dish (non-Pyrex) that we (he) use all the time, and this funny lid that didn't go with the dish and had olive branches or something on it.

I almost got rid of it, but ended up deciding not to. It had been with the house so long, who was I to end this relationship? So it got pushed further and further back into the cabinets, soon to be forgotten about. It wasn't until I got my most recent Pyrex bowl (which I'll post about later) that I remembered this lid and decided to see if it was Pyrex.

I had fully intended on just posting the picture of it over on my blog to see if anyone would comment with info, when I came across THIS blog, and more importantly, this post, which confirmed that my odd lid was in fact Pyrex!

Now I need the bottom. So my question to you, oh dedicated reader who made it this far:

How do I find out which bottom goes with my lid? Is it as simple as going on ebay and seeing something that kinda sorta looks like it might go with it? Since I'm a Pyrex newbie, I have no idea where to go from here. Please help!