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[Mominohio]

I'm just loving this! My name is mominohio, and I'm a dishaholic. My family never had real china, but I've admired the old patterns all my life. When I was growing up, our "good" dishes were the blue and white Currier and Ives that had been given/purchased through the grocery stores by Royal China. Those were used for Sunday dinners, as well as for holidays. When my mom sold her house and I was in my 20's, she gave me her dishes (and they had been given to her by my grandmother). I also received her hutch and keep them displayed in there today. I have enlarged the collection and added all the accessory pieces through the years, as well.

I love to use and look at those dishes, because so many generations have shared food and fellowship over them and many of those people have now passed on. Every time I use them, I feel like my great grandparents, my grand parents, and my great aunts and uncles are at the table with us still, in spirit.

I have a large collection of Pfaltzgraff Village that my mom got as her everyday dishes in the 1970's and has since passed down as well. I love to use and decorate with them as well. I collect Corelle patterns from the 70's for my everyday dishes, and have several sets of mid century modern fun patterns from the 50's. I change the table like some change their shoes and handbags.

We eat with a tablecloth and cloth napkins at every meal, and I love to change out my various dishes and bakeware with the change of season or holiday. You may eat breakfast on Corelle, lunch on a mid century atomic design, and supper on something as new as Temp-tations. If you add in my obsession with vintage Pyrex (especially the mixing bowl sets that I must have in at least 10 patterns) you can see I need an intervention.

Much of our life's memories revolve around food, and the dishes and vessels from which it was served. I'm very attached to the dishes of my past, and have a love of all tablescapes, regardless of the price of the settings or the era from which they come.

[ilovedaisies]

We have two sets of dishes. The everyday dishes are Fiestaware. I love them. I have mixed several colors that look nice together. Imhave lots of bowls and casserole dishes to complete it. Our "good" stuff is from Bavaria and my mom bought it for me for Christmas one year when she visited us in Germany. Our crystal is from Germany, too. I'm about to hand it all down to my daughter because she's the one that does the holiday dinners now.

[little miss sunshine]

Lenox is no longer made in the US; it's made in China (surprise surprise). We will be married 50 years next year and Lenox was our pattern of choice too. We used ours all the time even with 2 kids, assorted pets, etc. Someone once told me that there's no one more important coming to your dinner table than your family. So, it was Lenox every day. It was so durable that in all of that time, only 1 bowl broke and that was by my MIL. About 2 years ago I decided enough was enough and I donated my Lenox, service for 12 and bought a new set of another brand. I kept all the serving pieces and still use them. I can say that the Lenox of old is durable. I don't know about today.

[Puzzle Piece]

On 4/3/2014 mominohio said:

I'm just loving this! My name is mominohio, and I'm a dishaholic. My family never had real china, but I've admired the old patterns all my life. When I was growing up, our "good" dishes were the blue and white Currier and Ives that had been given/purchased through the grocery stores by Royal China. Those were used for Sunday dinners, as well as for holidays. When my mom sold her house and I was in my 20's, she gave me her dishes (and they had been given to her by my grandmother). I also received her hutch and keep them displayed in there today. I have enlarged the collection and added all the accessory pieces through the years, as well.

I love to use and look at those dishes, because so many generations have shared food and fellowship over them and many of those people have now passed on. Every time I use them, I feel like my great grandparents, my grand parents, and my great aunts and uncles are at the table with us still, in spirit.

I have a large collection of Pfaltzgraff Village that my mom got as her everyday dishes in the 1970's and has since passed down as well. I love to use and decorate with them as well. I collect Corelle patterns from the 70's for my everyday dishes, and have several sets of mid century modern fun patterns from the 50's. I change the table like some change their shoes and handbags.

We eat with a tablecloth and cloth napkins at every meal, and I love to change out my various dishes and bakeware with the change of season or holiday. You may eat breakfast on Corelle, lunch on a mid century atomic design, and supper on something as new as Temp-tations. If you add in my obsession with vintage Pyrex (especially the mixing bowl sets that I must have in at least 10 patterns) you can see I need an intervention.

Much of our life's memories revolve around food, and the dishes and vessels from which it was served. I'm very attached to the dishes of my past, and have a love of all tablescapes, regardless of the price of the settings or the era from which they come.

Mom - We could be good friends! I'd come by and have lunch with you and 'the dishes' and you could come by my place the next day. A dishaholic! That's a new one but I like it! Maybe there could be clubs or conventions for gals like us. Like you, I have a Pfaltzgraff set when it was made in the USA. The Winterberry for the winter/holiday season. Including my red glass collection - French contemporary that I also put together.

I won't give away my Lenox until my last days. Like you, the memories and fellowship are just too precious. I wonder, do dishes haunt? Someone who gets my treasures may on occasion have me visit!

[Puzzle Piece]

Little Miss Sunshine - Yes, the Lenox brand is now made abroad. I am glad I purchased mine before the move. Makes it even more dear to me. Thanks for your post.

I Love Daisies - FiestaWare. My mother in law has her collection. It's a mish mash of various colors and items. I wonder if she will leave it to me, then I will have FiestaWare as well. I admit the sets from Bavaria are fancy and lovely. At the time, when I purchased our Lenox, my husband insisted that I buy American. I had no problem with that request as I felt a certain pride with a product made in the USA. If there was a pattern I liked from Mars, I would have some of those items as well as I have a weakness for lovely dishes. Thanks for your post.

[geezerette]

I believe I just read on the Lenox website that their bone china is made in Kingston, North Carolina--the only bone china made in the U.S.

[Puzzle Piece]

On 4/4/2014 geezerette said:

I believe I just read on the Lenox website that their bone china is made in Kingston, North Carolina--the only bone china made in the U.S.

Geezerette - Thanks for the info.