BONJOUR MONDAY! WHERE "A DOLLAR FIND" AT HOME GOODS MAY LEAD ONE...

have you ever been to HOME GOODS and

found a shopper's "discard" in a completely different

aisle than where the item belongs?

(whew! i apologize for that awkward sentence.)

it all started with a quick little conversation between 

Mr D and i late Friday afternoon...

he called me on his way home from work and said,

"what's for dinner?"

i asked him..."what would you like?"

he said..."i feel like Chinese...take out!"

i said, "i'll pick it up!"

 "see you at home, love you!"

it just so happens that our favorite Chinese restaurant is next door 

to Home Goods.   after ordering dinner, i decided that i would run in

 and pick up a candle for an upcoming trip to Whistler, BC.

while i was in the candle aisle, i  spied...

...this cute little platter! 

it immediately grabbed my fancy, and my curiosity!

when i turned it over and saw the RED STICKER stating 

it was one dollar, i claimed it!

mind you, i didn't have a cart. i was only going in for a candle.

(you and i know that grabbing a cart at Home Goods is dangerous!)

the plate led me to the clearance aisle in dinnerware.

i found one more!

 S W E E T !

i also found a little bread plate, and a cup and saucer.

when i turned them over to check the price,

i noticed that the pieces were marked, 

ROTISSERIE 

& 

WINE

NAPA, CA

...and when i lifted that cute little coffee cup?

i took my little dollar finds, and the Alpine Spruce Yankee candle for

our mountain trip to the check out, picked up the Chinese and headed home.

after dinner, i googled Rotisserie and Wine.

i discovered that it was a Tyler Florence restaurant,

that sadly went out of business.

it looked like a lovely place.

 my curiosity also led me to Pinterest.

when entering Rotisserie and Wine there...

...it took me to a French rotisserie at the market in Beaune, France!

(Beaune...that's where Andrea at the French Basketeer goes!)

i then found some lovely images of Burgundy from Pinterest curator

 Amitié Wines here.

i am pleased to have the simple little pieces of 

restaurant history, as i love the comfort of Tyler Florence's cooking style.

the small platters will be a perfect addition to our French bread on Friday collection.

 the coffee cup, saucer and bread plate will be a special touch for my 

coffee and toast on weekday mornings, after Mr D departs for work!

"a four dollar round trip ticket that took me

from Home Goods to China...to dinner at home... to Napa...to Burgundy, and back!"

we may have eaten Chinese, but i still found a serving of French bread! 

happy Monday!

withLove.

( P.S. the Hawks won the game. i apologize for Sherman. he was totally out of "game
winning play" control! we were exhausted and turned in early. thanks for all of your well wishes.)