THE VINTAGE VIBE

This is not an Omelet Pan

From Ashes to Eggs: A Hilarious Antique Mix-Up

K. Bennett, Kinley’s Vintage

I heard my husband in the kitchen rattling around, and from the sounds, he was getting ready to make breakfast. I wandered to the kitchen, following the aromatic smell of fresh coffee and hashbrowns.

He had made cute little herb & cheese omelets. I was impressed.

Then I saw the antique ashtray and crumb catcher from the early 1920s I had just unearthed from my deceased father-in-law's collection of stuff he had amassed as a lifelong hoarder.

“Honey, did you use that antique ashtray to make the omelets?” I asked.

I wish I could have captured the look of horror on his face when he realized it wasn’t a cool omelet pan but his dad’s antique ash catcher.

Happy Sunday!