I’ll bet that you didn’t know that Lulu is a pack-rat great collector of junk wonderful, whimsical trinkets. Oh, yes. I have small collections of whimsy scattered throughout the house. And some people (like the morons nice people on HGTV) call trinkets “chachkis,” but I prefer to call them trinkets. Or whatnots. But never chachkis.
Anyhow, for several years now, I have been collecting salt and pepper shakers. And not just your average, run-of-the-mill S&P shakers, but cute, cheeky shakers that I find while I’m traveling or shopping at antique or thrift stores or given to me by friends. I’m not sure why I’m drawn to collecting them, because I never actually use them; they serve no purpose other than for my general amusement. And I’ll tell ya, it doesn’t take a lot to amuse me, people.
So, for your general amusement (or annoyance—whichever you prefer), I will share with you 13 of my most favorite pairs of S&P shakers.
1. Bananas. My friend, Marcus Welby MD, bestowed these little lovelies upon me. I think that they would be difficult to actually use. And they scare me.
2. Amish man and woman. I found this pair at a quaint little antique shop close to my office. Aren’t they sweet? That is, when they’re not drinking and dancing on the bar…
3. Basset hounds. I picked up these little gems from a shop somewhere in the countryside of England. And of course, they remind me of my own basset hound, Billy Ray. And he’s definitely full of both…
4. Weiner dog. Another little lovely from my friend, Marcus Welby MD. This one makes me laugh every time I look at it…
5. Deranged Squirrel. This little guy has a story. And I will let him explain…
6. Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Heart Club. Another set that I picked up in England.
Sgt. Pepper is a mean man.
7. Green Lobsters. I think these lobsters are seasick because they are green. Another set from my friend, Marcus Welby MD.
8. Gourmet Mickey. My sister brought me this set back from her trip to Disney a few years ago. I think that she thinks I cook.
9. Jose on a Hangover. I don’t know. Maybe he’s just taking a siesta, but I like to imagine that the night before he kissed all the cowboys and shot out the lights. Well, maybe not so much the kissing cowboys part.
I got this little set in Scottsdale, Arizona, where I quite possibly lived out that song…
10. Snow-woman with a vengeance. Don’t you think they make a sweet couple?
11. Corn. Take heed. Or else the corn cob will hunt you down and throw tiny, sharp corn cob holders at your beady eyeballs.
12. Aruba women. I bought these little cuties on a trip that GR and I took to Aruba several years ago…
13. Dutch windmills. I picked these up at a little antique store in a neighboring town. They’re so tiny and delicate. I’m surprised that I haven’t broken one yet.
So, that’s my quirky little collection, y’all! Have a happy Thursday!
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What a great list!
I wish I had #’s 1, 10, 11 and 13!
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Aren’t those cute! My problem would be working out where to put them all—I am really short on surfaces…
I love those! Especially the squirrel! I used to collect tea sets but space did become quite the issue.
Oh, and that song is one of my faves, though tequila is not. Doesn’t everybody have a tequila story? Mine has a particularly amusing ending. Now. Then, not so much!
Clever. I especially love #6 (sgt pepper)!
I love this list of junk, oh I mean whimsical trinkets!!!
They look fantastic indeed…
Our list is up as well if you want to stop by and have a look…
They’re all so cute! I really like the bananas and the corn.
The weenie dog cracks me up!
Great collection (or part of) Have a happy tt!
These are absolutely cute shakers! Happy TT!
The Lost Nut is my favourite. It is sooooo very hard to go through life with only one single sorry little nut…well, I’m assuming here - I’ve gone through life nutless for a pleasureable 34 years, but can conjecture that to have once had 2 nuts and then to have lost one: pure hell, I’m sure.
Love The Photo Captions! That was a great list!
Happy TT’ing
Absolutely love these! (Especially the buttermilk colada and the squirrel’s missing nut.)
I have a good friend who collects S&P shakers, and we always bring back a set for them when we travel somewhere unusual.
Mine’s up–Thirteen of my Favorite Spoofs.
That’s a fun collection! I really liked your captions too.
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He, he, now that is a fun list. I never suspected you could get salt and pepper shakers in such a variety of forms. Guess I never really paid attention to them in souvenir shops and the like. But it’s a cool thing to collect. Easier to show off than stamps, but not too big to take up too much room. And definitely not quite as strange as my own collection of animal skulls. LOL
A great collection of S & P…my pretty pink flamingos would fit in wonderfully
But, have to say it: The squirrel looks more than angry, he looks ready to commit murder if he doesn’t get his ‘P’ back!
What fun!
I love those bananas! The squirrel scares me though.
Ha! I love those! Especially the wiener dog & deranged squirrel.
My mother has a china cabinet filled with salt & pepper shakers that she has been collecting since I was small. I always like looking at it & seeing the new additions, so this was really fun for me.
This was torture. I just swore off collecting more of my own “trinkets” because our apartment is to small.
~X
Oh my gosh, your comments are hilarious! Have you started our vacation early with a few amaretto sours last night? tee hee!
I love your collection and creativity with the images.
Thanks for visiting me.
I love this! Happy TT!
wow, i never realized how polliticaly incorrect salt and pepper shakers are. the sleeping amigo, lol, the best are the ones from aruba. no one from aruba looks like that those are something called mammys,not arubans. i love politically incorrect humor myself. See ya soon.
You crack me up. I’m sitting here just a-giggling away at your commentary.
Happy TT!
Ha!! LoveLoveLOVE the basset hounds ones. The captions are hysterical.
What a delightful post! Thanks for sharing such a unique list. I loved looking at each one!
That was a fun list. I enjoyed looking through them. I have a bride and groom set. They are cute the groom is the pepper and he sneezes when you shake them.
I collect angels. I love to see what other people collect.
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I would have loved to have seen photos of them! They sound very interesting!
I love these! I used to collect salt and pepper shakers, but having kids has stolen all my collections from me. I don’t even bother anymore.
That’s quite a funny little collection! You crack me up!!