tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9910550.post8972367358328373455..comments2023-11-18T11:24:52.834-08:00Comments on Tales from the Den of Chaos: Methinks they mistake me for someone elseMother of Chaoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12176092618150502244noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9910550.post-70882935815175823912009-11-28T19:42:19.462-08:002009-11-28T19:42:19.462-08:00tee-hee! this post cracked me up (no pun intended!...tee-hee! this post cracked me up (no pun intended!)!<br /><br />We have no less than 4 sets of china. I came into our marriage with 1 complete set of plain white dishes. We received 2 different full sets of china for our wedding (someone must have been having a sale), and then i received a set of delicate china from a relative. And do I use any of these? No. We use the plastic dishware from Lydeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16432065838864216001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9910550.post-26147078187258997212009-11-26T04:07:49.211-08:002009-11-26T04:07:49.211-08:00I can so relate to the discontinued china right af...I can so relate to the discontinued china right after the wedding. Before I put it on my registry I called the company to find out if there were any plans to discontinue the pattern in the next year. They said they couldn't promise anything, but there were no plans at that point to discontinue it. About 9 months later the store started calling me to suggest I complete my registry because theyClairenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9910550.post-52042411857216675792009-11-25T20:46:20.168-08:002009-11-25T20:46:20.168-08:00Ah, we have formal china--beautiful Wedgwood in a ...Ah, we have formal china--beautiful Wedgwood in a totally frivilous pattern that was probably out of "style" the second we bought it. But we did get 8 place settings, and I do drag it out verrrrry occasionally. Foolishly we picked a pattern with a gold edge, which you cannot put in the dishwasher or it will vanish...and well I just cannot bring myself to do that and I hate the pain ofScience PhD Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03927647627619995276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9910550.post-25800758599808121432009-11-25T19:50:58.147-08:002009-11-25T19:50:58.147-08:00"So, really…I don’t feel the need to search o..."So, really…I don’t feel the need to search out the salad plates that go with the dancing reindeer dinner plates, you know? (If they even have such a thing."<br /><br />Um, there is such a thing. Ask me how I know... <br /><br />As an aside, my husband and I could care less if our china or our "china" all matches. In fact, I haunt the thrift stores looking for pretty place Kerenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9910550.post-78974763989543778362009-11-25T18:14:29.902-08:002009-11-25T18:14:29.902-08:00I'm actually in the process of boxing up my fo...I'm actually in the process of boxing up my formal china (and my grandma's, which I inherited) to put into the attic for the once every year or two I use it. I need to storage space downstairs way too much for that! I also just replaced our everyday china (boxed for the teenager to take to college, probably his little brother, too). We bought sixteen place settings of plain white with Elizabeth L in Apex, NCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9910550.post-23002222276734690532009-11-25T13:23:05.784-08:002009-11-25T13:23:05.784-08:00I inherited 8 place settings plus serving bowls of...I inherited 8 place settings plus serving bowls of real <i>china</i> from my grandmother. They are from the 50s with pink and blue flowers which don’t clash too badly with the wall paper, so whenever we have a nice dinner I pull them out and use them. Cause it’s fun to do the whole fancy table thing and while I would never have picked the things I don’t actively dislike them. Ya know? <br /><Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9910550.post-55255027966034536592009-11-25T11:08:25.563-08:002009-11-25T11:08:25.563-08:00I inherited some nice silver pieces from my friend...I inherited some nice silver pieces from my friend Paul, including a tea set which I LOVE and got me hooked on collecting silver, which I can't even dream of affording, but I love it so. <br /><br />Matching "china?" Wow. I have matching plates (mostly). Does that count? I just say I have eclectic taste and mix up all the nice "china" with my Big Lots plates. It's Renahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15911608453762091207noreply@blogger.com