Rose goes An-TEAK-ing

Teak bowl from thrift store--what is it??

Last month I spent a Saturday afternoon visiting a few thrift stores. One thing my daughter and I always have an eye "peeled" for is teak--her eyes primarily peeled for mid-century furniture, while I will look at anything teak. Teak things are no longer as readily available new, since Thailand placed restrictions on exports of teak.

I have a used teak recipe box, bread box, paper towel holder, napkin holder, cheese tray, serving tray, picture frames and a more recent (new) vase from Indonesia, shown below.

So I found some more interesting pieces. Here is another one:

Teak tv tray??

When I returned home I announced that I had been out an-teak-ing. Nobody caught my clever little play on words! 

One more:

One coaster un-oiled, the rest freshly oiled--I use old olive oil

When I was actually in Thailand the only teak I could find to take home was a wooden fork and spoon from the night markets of Chang Mai. I was disappointed. I didn't even see a teak tree--as far as I know.

Another disappointment was a bout with the stomach flu while staying beachside in Hua Hin. I remember throwing up down a sewer grate. The smells coming up from below were worse than what I was adding. The sewer odors in Thailand were the pits. They smelled worse than poop!

Thai King celebrates birthday in Hua Hin today! Check it out--sitting on his blingy throne:

http://www.bangkokpost.com/learning/learning-from-news/383330/thais-celebrate-his-majesty-the-king-s-birthday