tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post5265612905864707866..comments2024-03-27T06:22:50.868+01:00Comments on From My Mental Library: For Every Day or Special Occasions?Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-90387466245519934642016-03-22T09:57:10.650+01:002016-03-22T09:57:10.650+01:00That is how I feel about these things, Graham. Use...That is how I feel about these things, Graham. Use them and enjoy them, not just look at them!<br />Do you know, I've just realized I can not remember what crockery I had before I inherited the cream-gold service from my Grandma! I moved out from home to my first own place in 1989, and my Grandma only died in 2001. So what plates and cups etc. was I using all those years? I honestly can not remember!Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-74614162572193446952016-03-22T08:26:55.496+01:002016-03-22T08:26:55.496+01:00All my crockery is plain. My concession to 'be...All my crockery is plain. My concession to 'best' is pure white with a silver rim. I do have some bowls and the like from the manufacturing pottery I used to have. I've never believed in just putting old things in a cupboard and looking at them. My brother has all the 'family crockery' but I have a lot of the glass. It gets used constantly even though some of it is arounf 100 years old. If it gets broken (and very little has and some of the sets are complete) then at least we've had the enjoyment of them in the meantime.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-80898271726556300172016-03-22T08:19:09.900+01:002016-03-22T08:19:09.900+01:00Thank you Meike's Mum. I was going to ask what...Thank you Meike's Mum. I was going to ask what the Herend china items were.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-23157437839616539462016-03-18T10:36:58.549+01:002016-03-18T10:36:58.549+01:00As I don't drink tea unless I feel very cold o...As I don't drink tea unless I feel very cold or ill, I mostly use my coffee mugs for everyday. But the plates are in daily use, and much appreciated and treasured.<br />It is nice that you have something still from your great grandmother!Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-50831001024929939632016-03-17T19:32:22.145+01:002016-03-17T19:32:22.145+01:00I love china too. When my mother died I could not ...I love china too. When my mother died I could not get rid of some of her china, but I have no space to store it so it sits in the loft. I also have a beautiful tea set that belonged to my great grandmother, but who uses tea sets these days? I think it's lovely that you can use these family heirlooms every day. Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-77707660424442822092016-03-17T08:54:05.481+01:002016-03-17T08:54:05.481+01:00You're Honorary Member, YP! Here's your me...You're Honorary Member, YP! Here's your membership card :-)Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-91840550901321028422016-03-16T12:06:22.289+01:002016-03-16T12:06:22.289+01:00Well I am a transvestite! I was wearing a blonde w...Well I am a transvestite! I was wearing a blonde wig and one of Shirley's floral dresses when I wrote my comment so am I allowed in the club?Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-35608189556238896502016-03-15T19:29:41.251+01:002016-03-15T19:29:41.251+01:00I agree; it does make a difference whether one eat...I agree; it does make a difference whether one eats out of the cardboard box brought in by the pizza delivery man or from a nice plate. When it comes to a clean table, I am very finnicky and can not enjoy the food properly if a restaurant or other eating place lacks cleanliness.<br />Glad you found this one interesting, Neil - everybody else having commented here is female!Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-7186611172404739822016-03-15T19:27:02.403+01:002016-03-15T19:27:02.403+01:00You should indeed, Maggie! And of course it would ...You should indeed, Maggie! And of course it would be a shame if anything broke, but to be honest, it would only be something material.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-68072103390141234292016-03-15T16:11:53.855+01:002016-03-15T16:11:53.855+01:00Nowadays people seem far less bothered about crock...Nowadays people seem far less bothered about crockery than they used to be but nice, well-designed tableware, like good cutlery tends to enhance mealtimes. In England, most families - even working class families had glass cabinets in which they kept their best china. Regrettably, that habit has almost faded away. Another interesting post Meike.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-56578617163367397222016-03-15T11:54:38.515+01:002016-03-15T11:54:38.515+01:00I love China tea sets and have one or two nice tea...I love China tea sets and have one or two nice teapots and cups and saucers. Why does tea taste so much better from fine china? But as I get older collecting things seems less appealing, so it all sits in cupboards looking pretty but never used. It's the fear of breakages I suppose, but we should enjoy them while we can.Maggie Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15938216505505274248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-87941979174402822302016-03-14T18:36:26.467+01:002016-03-14T18:36:26.467+01:00Hello Carol, if I am not mistaken, you are "C...Hello Carol, if I am not mistaken, you are "Carol in Cairns", aren't you? :-)<br />Thank you for popping in and leaving a comment!<br />Will you use your collection, or are those Christmas gifts and family heirlooms only on display in the china cabinet?Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-82869172984941926432016-03-14T08:52:34.528+01:002016-03-14T08:52:34.528+01:00I thoroughly enjoyed seeing your Mum's porcela...I thoroughly enjoyed seeing your Mum's porcelain china Meike. There is a china cabinet at my Mum's, with my name on it, full of things that have been handed down, like in your family. My son has started buying me a teacup and saucer each Christmas, and I am quite looking forward to starting my own little collection.carol in cairnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13361149279309934814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-11517019749700711622016-03-14T07:52:02.810+01:002016-03-14T07:52:02.810+01:00The sauer/ash tray was thrown away afterwards?! Wh...The sauer/ash tray was thrown away afterwards?! Why wasn't it just washed and used again? Strange!<br />I love old-fashioned things, Kay, whether it be dresses or dishes, books or food. I am not as naive as to think everything was better in the "good old days", but certainly not everything has become better by modernizing, either.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-24756648720040254272016-03-13T19:36:44.550+01:002016-03-13T19:36:44.550+01:00You might call them old fashioned, I call them gor...You might call them old fashioned, I call them gorgeous!<br />I love to watch the Antique Road Show from England, they very often will have beautiful china to show us.<br />One thing...I remember being at a family gathering at my in-laws, and my mother in law handed a small blue and white saucer to a guest, it was quite old and to my eyes, just perfectly beautiful. To my surprise, he used it as an ASH TRAY for his cigarette! I was astonished. I think it was thrown away afterwards. So, by telling you this, you might understand my love for something pretty, even a dish that no one thinks anything about! :-)Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-86399421684036809232016-03-12T19:56:55.120+01:002016-03-12T19:56:55.120+01:00Yes, "Romanze" is from Rosenthal. I don&...Yes, "Romanze" is from Rosenthal. I don't know all the detail as you (and my Mum) do, but I am sure my Mum will read your comment and probably reply, too.<br />Maybe now is the time to start using it, Friko :-)Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-62798667978960226482016-03-12T19:08:54.321+01:002016-03-12T19:08:54.321+01:00Well I never!
Isn’t Romanze in Blau from Rosenthal...Well I never!<br />Isn’t Romanze in Blau from Rosenthal’s Studio Line? I have the Kaffee Service out of the same stable, and the same decade, only mine is the one with a gold basket as decoration. Unfortunately I have forgotten the name but I have several times re-ordered replacements for broken pieces which are still available from Rosenthal itself.<br /><br />Even more unfortunately, I never use it. It sits in a glass fronted Schrank, showing off. My dinner set is Thomas, that gets used every time we have guests and even on Sundays for our Sunday lunch.<br /><br />I gave my daughter a dinner set from Germany out of my own collection. I think it’s all broken now. If I don’t use my china somebody else will only break stuff which I have kept safe for years.<br /><br />How stupid of me.Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-61357174476267594242016-03-12T08:34:47.452+01:002016-03-12T08:34:47.452+01:00That's true! And I am always careful with them...That's true! And I am always careful with them, trying not to lose any more. Years ago, my husband dropped one of the dinner plates, diminuishing their number from 6 to 5... we briefly thought about gluing it back together but decided against it, it would have just cracked again.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-58470207854281497422016-03-11T22:25:44.834+01:002016-03-11T22:25:44.834+01:00It's great that you use and enjoy them each da...It's great that you use and enjoy them each day, you are making new memories with them, not just letting them be dust catchers.messymimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10649529601786689712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-27051100874665891282016-03-11T19:19:47.427+01:002016-03-11T19:19:47.427+01:00It would never do to have all these put away where...It would never do to have all these put away where nobody can see them, I agree!<br />Like you, I would not be able to tell one manufacturer from the other by just looking at the pieces and not at the stamps. There are a few I recognize, though, such as the typical Ludwigsburg shape and pattern, and some Kopenhagen pieces I guess I'd know, too.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-44587485639552711052016-03-11T19:18:05.704+01:002016-03-11T19:18:05.704+01:00Jennifer, neither my Mum nor I need excuses to thr...Jennifer, neither my Mum nor I need excuses to throw parties - we love to entertain, whether it is a proper dinner or just an informal gathering of friends (more likely to be the case at my place, as I don't have a large dining table).<br />I like using our "gorgeous stuff", as you call it :-)Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-60037078469126766802016-03-11T19:16:47.801+01:002016-03-11T19:16:47.801+01:00You have a Ludwigsburg child's tea set? I'...You have a Ludwigsburg child's tea set? I'd love to see a picture of that! I hope it will stay in your family for many more generations to come.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-2420067897553681612016-03-11T19:15:55.164+01:002016-03-11T19:15:55.164+01:00They are beautiful, aren't they!
I am not surp...They are beautiful, aren't they!<br />I am not surprised you are familiar with Herend, given your heritage. It is nice to have things passed through the generations.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-33455485486239055082016-03-11T18:41:32.528+01:002016-03-11T18:41:32.528+01:00Thanks for the mention, Meike :) and thanks to you...Thanks for the mention, Meike :) and thanks to you and your mum both for showing these. How special to have some locally produced china painted to match nice cups you already had. I like those Meissen cups, I think it's nice when things match without being exactly the same. The names Meissen and Rosenthal are familiar to me in connection with china (although I would never be able to tell what was what from just looking at it, without seeing stamps)... I agree it's nice to have some things with a personal history connected, and also to be able to use them (not just have them put away in a cupboard where you don't see them).DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-51242684695871791942016-03-11T17:37:35.930+01:002016-03-11T17:37:35.930+01:00Oh, Meike...! All that old china is so beautiful!...Oh, Meike...! All that old china is so beautiful! I'd be looking for excuses to throw parties to show off such gorgeous stuff!Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12512800812290518552noreply@blogger.com