Temptation

I have resisted the temptation of the lovely blue-and-white Japanese china for months. I kept telling myself "it wasn't in my color-scheme" and "I have too many dishes already." But my resolve weakened--and I apparently didn't care what myself had to say! After all, each piece costs less than a dollar. And do you see how cute it looks to mix and match all the different patterns? And I have white everday china that goes so well with it. Do I need any more reasons? No! I now pick up a piece or two every time we are in the 100 Yen store (aka dollar store). The Okinawans seem to have a "natural recycling" program with glass items. They all end up in the ocean. (Broken dishes, bottles, etc.) Thus the lovely sea glass we find on the beachs--and the pretty pottery shards you see here. So this is actually kind of a "before" and "after" shot.