Little Chef

Hi, everybody! It's been a rough week at work (I know, I know, I give all appearances of being an indolent sloth, but even *I* have to put forth some effort some time ;), and I've had no time for my blogging fix! I've been reading, though, oh, yes, checking in all of my favourites just to see what everyone's up to!

Continuing the Teapot of the Day series, here's a favourite of mine: the Little Chef. We got the Little Chef on the same trip to the UK as when my mom bought this one, though under entirely different circumstances.

We toured around Scotland and England for three weeks and were trying to be thrify in our meals, so we were glad to discover the Little Chef restaurants. They were tasty. They were inexpensive. They were EVERYWHERE!!

I became quite enamoured with the teapots, cute, sturdy, little things that they were, and one day my mom asked our waitress if she could buy one for me. Our waitress went to ask the manageress, who came over and said, "You just take it, as a wee present from me to you." (Yes, she really did say "wee"!) I was as thrilled as a teapot-loving teenager could be, and promised to take good care of it. I remember being VERY concerned with packing it in a carry-on bag, wrapped in a bunch of clothes :) 17 years later, it's still going strong, safe and sound, and I'm as enamoured as ever.

Dear Manageress of the Little Chef somewhere off one of the main highways somewhere in England: Thank you. Your gift of kindness, every bit as much and even moreso than the teapot itself, has stayed with me. Whenever I see it or use it, I think of you :)

Kimberley