Ducks in Chinese legend represent affection and fidelity. Mandarin duck, or yuanyang, symbolize lifelong couples. There is a Chinese proverb that uses the duck to describe a loving couple, “Two mandarin ducks playing in water’. This is often represented at weddings.
The Legend of the Osterhase
Shop Easter decor @ Time’s Tin Cup ! The legend of the Easter Bunny can be traced back to Germany in the 1500s. The stories say that a poor woman decorated colorful eggs and hid them around her garden. Children would hunt for these colorful eggs within the garden. While hunting for the eggs, a…
#MorrisCty are you Crafty?
#MorrisCty‘s own Fosterfield’s Living Historical Farm often hosts programs of yarn making from wool, flax and cotton; as well as, sheep shearing! If you enjoy working with fiber, then stop by Time’s Tin Cup for this Double Squirrel Cage English Yarn Swift! An endearing vintage treasure any crafter would love! SOLD! View More items here…
A Celebration Treat for Train Enthusiasts
This #Railfans cake topper is vintage chalkware. Chalkware was a popular medium for figurines during the Great Depression. Use it ‘Time after Time’ for all of your Train Enthusiasts Celebrations! Hey #Railfans of #MorrisCty ! Did you know pop artist, Cyndi Lauper, filmed the video for her 1983 hit, “Time after Time” at the Morristown…
Hey Motorheads! The People’s Car
In 1945, a car developed from an idea of Adolf Hitler, styled by Austrian designer Erwin Komenda, and innovatively engineered by Ferdinand Porsche, became the best-selling car of all time. The Volkswagen was the ‘People’s Car’ and beloved by all from California surfer dudes, college kids, free lovin’ hippies and desired by fervent Nazis. Production…
Humpty Dumpty Sat on Time’s Tin Cup
According to the 17th century Oxford English Dictionary, “humpty dumpty” was slang for a short and clumsy person. The actual riddle of Humpty Dumpty is referencing a clumsy person falling off a wall and becoming hurt beyond repair.
Why are Horseshoes Lucky?
The lucky horseshoe is an Irish folklore of the story of a blacksmith, Saint Dunstan, who was visited by the devil. Saint Dunstan secured red hot horseshoes to the devil’s hooves. The devil howled in pain. Saint Dunstan only agreed to remove the horseshoes if he would agree to never visit anyplace that had a…
I’m Mad about MAD!
Who remembers MAD Magazine? I loved that edgy humor! MAD was a groundbreaking voice in social satire and an innovator of parodic humor! Remember the comic strip Spy vs. Spy featured in MAD Magazine? That comic strip was authored by Antonio Prohias. He actually escaped Fidel Castro’s Cuban Regime. He was labeled a spy working…
Cupid, a Mischievous God of Love
Cupid was known to the Greeks as Eros, the god of love. He toyed with the emotions of both gods and humans with golden arrows that would arouse desire and leadened arrows that would ignite aversion. In the 19th Century Eros was popularized as the cherub, Cupid and trended on the Valentine’s Day holiday.
The Flour Box Means a Welcoming Home
In the 1800s, housewives suspended flour and salt boxes on the wall near the stoves and ovens to keep free flowing salt available for cooking. Back then, salt was only available in lumps and had to be pounded with a mortar and pestle for use. The salt box was a symbol of hospitality and a…