Amanda the Great by Amanda El-Dweek for October 15, 2023

Nephew and bride did exactly that. They requested no specific pattern except that it had to be blue and white. You break the cup and it really becomes a mish mash and does look as tough you visited the local charity. Well at least they may remember who gave them which pattern.

My mother got most of her dinner wear from garage sales or flea markets, nothing wrong with that. (Greatest Generation, lived thru the Great Depression.)

Amanda the Classic.

Heirloom dinner sets are a curse for later generations, and things inevitably get broken through use. The meals and the joy are the important bits.

My Mom and Gram collected an entire set of China for me from the weekly “buy $xx and get that weeks featured giveaway table ware”. I used those pieces all the way from first apartment to being able to afford to buy my own. (I did get tired of the pattern but as China goes the pieces were close to indestructible.) When it all finally landed in a garage sale, one customer was ecstatic to see the serving pieces and took all of them. If you have ever wondered where all that blue and white pictorial China found in every thrift store and antique shop came from, it is those 1950’s store promotions. My flatware was from Betty Crocker box tops and if I remember correctly, there were 6 or 8 patterns to choose from. Not at all a bad way to furnish a starting out household for next to no cash which was very appealing to the Depression generation.

And how are you going to have favorites if they are all the same?

Fitting strip for your anniversary week!

Hope thing calm dow a bit for whatever. Meanwhile I get to check out some of the comix from before I started following. Nice!

Amanda… please, take a few weeks off if you wish.

We do not mind reruns. Heck, your reruns are better than most comic strips’ first runs.

It’s funny how people have been sold on having everything match. An eclectic collection seems far more creative!

Reruns are fine!

In the Haight-Ashbury District of San Francisco, there used to be restaurant that I believe was called “Plates” (perhaps “Dishes”). Every table service included a matching plate, cup, saucer, etc. but no two table settings were the same. The walls were also decorated with mismatched table settings.

I went to eat there once. Other than the plates, it was imminently forgettable and did not last long.

Grew up with each of us having their own special plate. Memories, good ones, of whats essential. Thanks Amanda, looking forward to these new old ones.

I like how you think, Amanda!

In the 80’s I collected the set that was available for ‘points’ at the local IGA. They were really pretty. I don’t remember what happened to them.

You can see how your art skills have improved in the last 5 years miss Amanda ✍️(◔◡◔)

My home is furnished early Salvation Army.

I collect different patterns of Corelle plates. I prefer them over fancy-smnancy plates. As long as they are the same circumference and stack properly, they are useful. Breaking a plate is no big deal, either. I’ll eventually find the same pattern or a different one. Which patterns do you have Amanda? Be proud of your plates. It’s the time you and Dan spend sitting around the table eating and enjoying that Ham of ’92 and such that are the real memories…