Julie cut my hair this afternoon, so as soon as she left, I changed out of the clothes that had little hair bits on them and into my pajamas. Yes. I was wearing Sponge Bob at 4 pm this afternoon. I had no make up on, had rolled the bottoms up, put on my runners and cleaned up all the recycling in the garage.
A vision of loveliness, oh you bet.
It's no wonder I never remarried. Look at all the effort I put into looking alluring.
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Anyways, after all the cardboard was flattened and piled nicely, I moved on to doing the laundry. Max and Drew were at their dad's place, and Clint was still rocking with his friends at the Sasquatch Festival - so I puttered all evening. Moving things from here to there.
This little guy is now in charge of watching my potpourri:
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Hey! Want to see my new furniture again?
Come on in ...
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The tulips are from my mom, "To help you celebrated your new furniture..."
:)
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I decided to move my great grandma's old china from the baker's rack in the living room to the bottom of the dining room hutch.
I took a few pictures of it, because once I put things in the bottom of that hutch, they never see the light of day again.
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Quite pretty.
Elegant.
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Fine and feminine.
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Antique-y looking.
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I can't imagine using it.
Love the details though:
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So that's it.
It's packed away now til I move.
Know what else in the bottom of that cabinet?
Another set of china:
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"April Rose" by Mikasa
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I started collecting it when I was 16.
I stopped when I was 22.
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That's when I got married and I couldn't figure out when to use it.
Seemed too 'girly' to put out when we had friends over.
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Oh? You want to see the top of my buffet and hutch?
OK.
It's a little cluttered ... I may have to remove some of those photos.
You'll notice I don't display china on those shelves. That's because I love the pottery. It's made by Delphine and I got all of it as a wedding present from my mom's friend, Hildegard:
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The colours are so rich. The details so awesome.
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These pieces I use all the time.
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Except the tea pot. Holy cow, what a useless piece of art. Totally un-useable. It dribbles when you pour.
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OK, so getting back to the bottom of the cabinet, I have yet another set of china. This is because I am Mennonite. And we start filling our hope chests at an early age.
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This set is called "Cumberland" by Noritake.
It was my rebellion against Royal Albert floral dishes with the gold scalloped edge.
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I guess it still is classic.
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So.
It's all tucked away.
What a waste.
Maybe I'll have a grand-daughter someday who will love all the things her grandma has no use for.
2 comments:
wow, how is it you can take pictures of china and stuff and make it so interesting. Me, I could take the same kind of pictures and it sould be like, "Ya, so what?" You truly have a gift my dear.
Oh and about facebook you can block stuff so you don't see it. I have and it has made my life easier not knowing.
Welcome to the darkside-menopause!!
Oh and one other thing, I love that your mom celebrates your new furniture with flowers. She's very cool-and thoughful!!
I found this post interesting - I know all about each china set. I still have my April Rose candy dish from you! ast
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