Tag: dishes

DISHES AS DECOR, PART 3 – BY ELLIN CURLEY

I use all kinds of plates and dishware as decorative elements all over my house. It makes sense in the kitchen and dining areas, but I also use them in my bedroom and bathroom and in my bookcases. On the large wall of my bedroom, I used a mid-century mirror from the Algonquin Hotel in … Continue reading DISHES AS DECOR, PART 3 – BY ELLIN CURLEY

RETURNING WEDGEWOOD – Marilyn Armstrong

It must be something about me. Dishes come back. First, there was the Spode's Tower, which was passed around the family for 25 years until one day, it came home. Again. This time, it's the Wedgewood. This morning, a large heavy carton arrived via UPS. It was from my sister-in-law who lives in northern Maine. … Continue reading RETURNING WEDGEWOOD – Marilyn Armstrong

POTS, PANS, AND OTHER COOKERY – CEE’S FUN PHOTO CHALLENGE

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Dishes, Pots, Pans, Silverware

ODDBALLS: PLATES AND DISHES

Cee’s Odd Ball Photo Challenge: April 23, 2017 Last week during the "Pease" section of the black & white challenge, I got into plates. Antique plates from Japan and China. Decorative plates from Maine and locally. So this week, we have PLATES.

RETURN OF THE WEDGEWOOD

It must be something about me. Dishes come back. First there was the Spode's Tower, about which I wrote several times. This time, it's Wedgewood. This morning, a large rather heavy carton arrived via UPS. It was from my sister-in-law who lives in northern Maine. I haven't seen her for a long time, though we've … Continue reading RETURN OF THE WEDGEWOOD

THE COAT OFF HER BACK

The year I was 16, I entered college where I discovered the true meaning of angst. I'd had a difficult childhood, but no one except a teenager can fully engage in suffering. By the following summer, at 17, I was deep in the thrall of breaking up with my first love. I had become a moaning, weeping, sodden wreck … Continue reading THE COAT OFF HER BACK