So folks, what do we do with an old silver hotel saucer we don't have any more use for? And the nice little plants that grow between the tram tracks (ok not the big green one, only the little red ones!)?
We make what I call an ALADDIN VASE. 
It's for sale only if you live in Zürich and can pick it up, no shipping on this one!

Today's story is about my friend's Ellie's mom, a sweet French ladymarried to a lovely Greek man.

I visited them this summer in Athens, and she showed the silver spoon that her Grandmother received for her wedding on September 14, 1927.
It was accompanied by the wedding dinner menu (a 16 course dinner!), and on the bottom and back of the spoon handle is engraved the number 14, for the date of the wedding.
Now those are my kind of stories! If you have some too, don't hesitate to share them with me!

***NEWS OF THE DAY***

A few weeks ago, a found this big set of old cutlery from the American airline UNITED AIRLINES. I won it at an auction happening in Seattle WA.
They were pretty nasty, very dirty and heavily tarnished, but by now I know how to take care of that (it took me couple of days to clean them up though!).
I have had a couple people asking me what they could get their friends who were leaving work, or going traveling.
This is my answer :)
They can be personalized, and I have a few pieces from other airlines (Western Airlines, created in 1925 and Northwest Airlines created in 1926 and closed in 2010, Pan American airlines, created in 1926 and closed in 1991).
I only have 3 sets of spoon-fork-knife, and a few more spoon-knife sets. You can get them directly here: http://thelovingspoon.net/products/united-airlines-sets-of-3-pieces-can-be-personalized

The lovely store Wohnreich in Rapperswil has been carrying The Loving Spoon for the last week.

In case you're on the other side of the lake and don't have time to come to Zürich!