Megan Wion

[Crazy Vibes @CrazyVibes_1]

My father-in-law worked for Homer Laughlin for forty years, which sounds like just a job until you understand what that actually meant for our family. He spent four decades making Fiestaware, those bright dishes that people collect like treasure, and when he passed away last year my mother-in-law couldn't bring herself to pack away a single piece. This display in her kitchen is everything he touched, everything he was proud of, arranged in this perfect rainbow that catches the morning light through her window. Some of these she bought directly from the factory with his employee discount, little celebrations every time a new color launched. Others she thrifted over the years, hunting down the vintage shades that were discontinued before he even started working there, like she was collecting pieces of a history he belonged to.
I helped her build this glass shelf unit last spring when she decided she wanted to see all of it at once instead of keeping sets hidden in cabinets. We spent an entire weekend sorting through boxes in her garage, pulling out plates and cups and bowls in colors I didn't even know existed, each one triggering a memory for her. "Your father-in-law worked the line when they made this color," she'd say, holding up a piece of persimmon or peacock. "He was so excited about this one." I found a custom acrylic display maker through a shop who helped us design the shelving to hold the weight properly, and later I started selling vintage Fiestaware myself on my own shop because sorting through her collection made me understand why people care so deeply about these dishes. They're not just plates, they're someone's entire working life made visible and beautiful. Every time I visit her now, she's standing in front of this display with her coffee, just looking at it like she's talking to him. Thirty-five complete place settings in every color they ever made, and she still says it's not enough to hold everything he gave her. I get it now. Some collections aren't about having things, they're about keeping someone close.

Credit - Elizabeth Young

[Megan Wion @MWion1]

@YMMauthor Nope!

[Mathew Bowyer @mathewbowyer5]

Turmeric is the No. 1 anti-inflammatory substance.

It lowers cancer risk, reduces inflammation by 30–50%, and strengthens your immune system.

Here’s how to use it properly & get all the benefits (science-based): 🧵

[Kyle Sockwell @kylesockwell]

SWIM NEWS: The NCAA is considering allowing 5 years of eligibility for players in all sports moving forward.

Thoughts, comments, concerns?

[Megan Wion @MWion1]

@NBCOlympics Someone needs to tell NBC it is just called 400 Medley Relay - that the IM means “Individual Medley”

[NBC Olympics & Paralympics @NBCOlympics]

Kate Douglass set a NEW WORLD RECORD in the 200m breaststroke today, clocking a 2:14.16 at the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup in South Korea. 💪🇺🇸

[St. Thomas Swim & Dive @TommieSwimDive]

When Mother Nature cancels your open swim plans...

#RollToms

[NO CONTEXT HUMANS @HumansNoContext]

They won at parenting

[Team USA @TeamUSA]

The first armless archer in history to win Paralympic gold!

@ArmlessArcher is changing the game 🇺🇸🥇

📺: @peacock

#ParisParalympics

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

How to tie a butterfly ribbon

[Nature is Amazing ☘️ @AMAZlNGNATURE]

I was today years old when I found out owls could swim 😳

[Megan Wion @MWion1]

@todayyearsold Did anyone think…why does she have “glass” in the pool? Just curious…she does a great job balancing it!

[Church in Poland @ChurchInPoland]

83 years ago, on 29 July 1941, in Auschwitz, Fr Maximilian Kolbe volunteered to give his life for a fellow prisoner, Franciszek Gajowniczek.

[World Aquatics @WorldAquatics]

😍 🎀 What a moment for Ryan Murphy! Congratulations!😍 🎀 #Paris2024

[USA Swimming @USASwimming]

Torri invited Gretchen to stand on top of the podium with her 🥹🤍

@TeamUSA | #Paris2024

[USA Swimming @USASwimming]

Maybe the real medals are just the friends we’ve made along the way 😌

(And Olympic medals. Those are real too.)

@TeamUSA | #Paris2024

[USA Swimming @USASwimming]

THE CAPTAIN GETS SILVER 💪

@TeamUSA | #Paris2024

[dawnstaley @dawnstaley]

Let me know if you caught this?!! 🫣🫣🫣

[Ohio State Swim/Dive @OhioStSwimDive]

𝙏𝙬𝙤-𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚 𝙊𝙡𝙮𝙢𝙥𝙞𝙘 𝙜𝙤𝙡𝙙 𝙢𝙚𝙙𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙩 @ArmstrongH_ 🥇

Armstrong swims a phenomenal third leg in the 4x100 free relay to help propel Team USA to its first gold medal of the 2024 Olympic Games‼️ This is Armstrong’s second career Olympic gold 🇺🇸

#GoBucks