Guinan's expression was smug, like a cat licking out the cream pitcher.
Speaking of cats, you looked like you'd been raiding the cream pitcher.
Nothing toyed with the cream pitcher, shredded the corner of a paper napkin.
Somehow, the Sea Folk were the fly in the cream pitcher, and he had not a clue how to pluck it out.
They'd found their missing teacup or cream pitcher or whatever.
Gabriel turned scarlet and went back to messing with the cream pitcher.
People did not rise to the top of the cream pitcher without intent.
Karla suddenly leaned forward as if to speak, then only reached for the cream pitcher.
Juanita came to her feet swinging the handiest thing available, which happened to be an empty cream pitcher.
The wonder of dinner plates and cream pitchers.