I'm wondering about dishes
By Amy
@artemis432 (7474)
Abernathy, Texas
May 16, 2008 6:55pm CST
I'm wondering about dishes and cutlery. I wonder how important it is to you...do you use special dishes or serving pieces passed down in your family? Did you get some at yard sales or thrift shops? Did you take a lot of time before marraige - if married - to choose patterns and types? Did you get a set or two as presents? Do you have a set for family and one for company/holidays?
What do you have and how important are things like that to you?
3 responses
@jillhill (37353)
• United States
17 May 08
I have my grandmothers peach luster dishes. I also have some called summer harvest that I use everyday and I absolutely love them! I have a set of china my mother gave to me.....and snowman dishes....and christmas dishes....dang! I got a lot of dishes! I didn't pick any out before I got married.
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@artemis432 (7474)
• Abernathy, Texas
17 May 08
Wow you should take pictures and show them to us. Did you pick all those out after you got married or were they wedding gifts? My husband and I eloped - well kind of - to Las Vegas - so no shower or wedding presents.
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@webeishere (36313)
• United States
17 May 08
I do not have any dishes passed down in my family. But I do have a special apple themed set that we use for Thanksgiving and Christmas and Easter dinners only. We have that set and the regular daily used ones is it.
HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~

@webeishere (36313)
• United States
17 May 08
My wife and I bought them at a garage sale actually.
HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~
@artemis432 (7474)
• Abernathy, Texas
17 May 08
That's cool that you have a special one for holidays. Was that your choice to get them or someone else's? Did you help pick your dishes out?
Happy postings yourself Granpa Bob!
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@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
17 May 08
Well I only have a few pieces of my great-grandmother's old chinaware, but ironically not plates themselves, just a large serving platter, gravy boat, and one soup dish..LOL. My mother had a real bad habit of breaking things, uh, especially when she had one of her temper flare ups..yikes.. I did buy a set of nice chinaware some years ago, and reserve those for holidays only...otherwise just use regular plates I got years ago. As for cutlery, same thing...used to have the old real silverware, but over the years thing disappeared...my mother had a wacky habit of throwing things out by accident..don't ask, very long story as to why.



@artemis432 (7474)
• Abernathy, Texas
17 May 08
Darn, you won't share? That's kind of a curious statement. :)
I love your answers, they are always so detailed and interesting. Yet as detailed as they all are, they leave me wondering even more - like the story of your ancestors. Thanks for that.
@webeishere (36313)
• United States
17 May 08
So how old are the serving pieces then?
HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~




