Sweet Surprises!

Serendipity is the "apparent aptitude for making fortunate discoveries accidentally."

Yesterday turned out to be a day of pleasant surprises of a serendipitous nature. There was a brief visit at my daughter's house to check-out progress on renovation. Then, on my way to do an errand, I stopped at a consignment shop and spotted a very pretty floral plate.



It was appropriately named Flower Market, by Pfaltzgraff. Since there was no price tag on it, I asked the shop owner how much it cost.



"You can have that plate plus all the others in the window for $7.00." Come to find out, the owner planned to close the shop due to health problems. While I was sad for her predicament, I loved the gorgeous dishes and bought them on the spot.



There are eight large dinner plates, two dessert plates, and a couple of bowls. Most have a pale yellow background with purple, blue, and pink flowers but there are two purple dishes, too.

Honestly, they look like they are designed especially for spring, reminiscent of Monet paintings on china!






Also found a great framed saying,for $2, that has true meaning:



With 15 minutes to spare, I made a quick stop at a Goodwill store and quickly found a hand-painted vase for 49 cents and a nicely shaped green glass vase for $1.49.







My half-hour shopping spree cost $10.98 and was a real blast! The treasures felt like an early Easter present to myself.



WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU HAD A SERENDIPITOUS EXPERIENCE?