ON A similar subject, why are we saving the good china?
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We've used our china 1 time in the 5 years we've been married. I think that means I don't like to entertain  We will be breaking it out again this year for Thanksgiving. As of the moment, Steve's family is coming to our house, but we'll see... |
| ok what about you and hubby having a "special dinner and useing it? What a better way to say something special. |
We were told not to register for China since most people never to very rarely use it. ...at least people like us. If we have people over, they're happy with our nice every day dinnerware. 
I think it's great to take out for holidays although I hate being out of the loop when it comes to games after dinner [since the ladies are usually left to clean dishes]. |
| Jo you are so funny, thanks for the lift tonight, I neededit.
I got my china when I lived in Germany. It is very good. But how good when I never use it. I can not use it in the micro because it has gold edgeing. Hate it. Much to fancy for me now. But that was over 40 yrs ago. |
| I gave my service for 12 very seldom used 90 year old good dishes left to me by mil to my daughter, thought it was time for her to look after them |
I would use mine more if I didn't have to hand wash them. They say they are dishwasher safe but my husband wants me to handwash them to make the gold edging last longer  |
OES Mommy wrote: ok what about you and hubby having a "special dinner and useing it? What a better way to say something special.
Eh, too much work
The last time (which was the first time) we put them in the dishwasher on the china setting, but the silver edging had water spots. I had to sit there and wipe every last stinkin' plate and bowl with Soft Scrub (per Lenox advice). We don't own real silverware. I registered for a nice design that can definitely go in the dishwasher. Why is it that at my MIL's house, everone helps out without being asked. When everyone comes by us, Steve and I prepare, Steve and I clean up  My Mom helps a ton though! I love my Mommy...and her cooking |
| I have lovely "good" china from my first marriage 25 years ago. And I make a point of it to use it, for every holiday dinner whether we have have 2 people or 20 people. Example, last Thanksgiving, we had 15 people (I have service for 20) and we used it. Last Thursday (Rosh Hashana) we were just 3 people, and I used it...last New Years Eve, Tony and I stayed in, and we used it. Not only do I enjoy using it, but years from now, I want my kids to remember that holidays, no matter how big or small, are special, and that they used "their mother's good china"...and hopefully they will carry on the tradition. |
| I'm with Deb, I LOVE my china. I have a beautiful set of Haviland given me 30 years ago by my Grandmother (it was her wedding china) and I treasure and adore it. I use it at every opportunity and sometimes "just because".
When I was single I would often eat meals all alone on my china just cause it made me feel so good. I don't have a dishwasher and have to hand wash everything anyway so it doesn't really matter. But then, I'm kinda a "dish freak" . My "everyday" dishes are wedgewood pottery and I enjoy them too. SOmetimes in the evening Doug and I have coffee in the good china, just makes a casual time extra specail. |
| There is something ***so*** special about drinking coffee from a beautiful china cup (with a real saucer!) |
| I flat out refused both of my Grandmothers' china sets.
The last thing I need is something else I will never use taking up space in my house. I am sure eventually I will end up with at least one set eventually. 
I do have a beautiful set of china for two, that my Grandmother gave me. I have had it for years and have only used it twice. At least it doesn't take up much space.  |
debcram wrote: There is something ***so*** special about drinking coffee from a beautiful china cup (with a real saucer!)
ABSOLUTELY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! These "youngsters" just don't know what they are missing  |
debcram wrote: There is something ***so*** special about drinking coffee from a beautiful china cup (with a real saucer!)
So true!  I'm not a "fine china" person myself, but I LOVE handthrown, unique pottery. Every show I do I give myself permission to buy one special piece. So, of course, very little matches...but I do pick out similar glazes (purples, blues and greens) so oddly enough they all work together. My hubby always rolls his eyes at me, when upon arriving at the show, I insist upon buying a lovely mug before hitting the coffee booth, so I wont have to drink it out of a paper cup! |
ravenmoonart wrote: debcram wrote: There is something ***so*** special about drinking coffee from a beautiful china cup (with a real saucer!) So true! I'm not a "fine china" person myself, but I LOVE handthrown, unique pottery. Every show I do I give myself permission to buy one special piece. So, of course, very little matches...but I do pick out similar glazes (purples, blues and greens) so oddly enough they all work together. My hubby always rolls his eyes at me, when upon arriving at the show, I insist upon buying a lovely mug before hitting the coffee booth, so I wont have to drink it out of a paper cup! HAHAHAHAHA, I HATE drinking coffee out of paper or foam. I almost always carry my own mug!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
OES Mommy wrote: ok what about you and hubby having a "special dinner and useing it? What a better way to say something special.
I agree! What a fun way to have a romantic dinner at home.  You could light candles, put fresh flowers on the table, open a bottle of wine, and use your beautiful china! Besides, if it's just dinner for 2, the clean-up can't be too horrible. Better than washing all 12 place settings.
I love my china! I'm only up to 7 place settings so far, but my goal is 12. And when I'm not using them, they look beautiful in my china cabinet. My grandmother uses her grandmother's china, and it's always really special to bring it out. I think too many "special occasion" things get put away for too long. We just need to create more occasions to use them. |
Tasker's Mom wrote: debcram wrote: There is something ***so*** special about drinking coffee from a beautiful china cup (with a real saucer!) ABSOLUTELY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! These "youngsters" just don't know what they are missing I have given my friends, as gifts, a beautiful china cup and saucer as a present. I always attach a note to the set and explain that every woman needs to have a special saucer and cup to sit and drink a cup of tea/coffee to make her feel special. I have a special china cup that belonged to my great grandmother that I drink tea out of when I need a special boost for whatever reason. I also have a part of my Grandmother's China and my China from my first marriage. I do use my China on holidays and Birthdays and any other special occasion that comes along. I love it. |
Tasker's Mom wrote: debcram wrote: There is something ***so*** special about drinking coffee from a beautiful china cup (with a real saucer!) ABSOLUTELY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! These "youngsters" just don't know what they are missing Hey! Don't lump all youngsters together! My grandma's best friend gave me a beautiful 4-piece cup and saucer set for my wedding. When she passed on a year later, my husband and I drank a cup of coffee in it for her memory
Ginny--I have wedgewood as my everyday china too |
Our china place settings are sitting in the original boxes we received them in as wedding gifts......15 years ago!  They are probably china shards by now, after being moved a bunch of times.
I used to have the itch to use the good stuff, but we never have just 12 people over, the bane of being Greek I guess. Our Thanksgiving Dinner is up to 48 people, so can't even use my china then! Luckily, I have about 100 of my everyday plates, and tons of spare flatware, so no paper plates here! Maybe I should sell my china on e-bay....... 
Or start feeding Oscar off the plates!
Laurie |
| i love my good china, but i love my crystal more...the thinner the better....I hate drinking out of super thick mugs or glasses...i seem to dribble more....every evening, I have a glass of wine in a crystal glass...hehe |
Darcy wrote: i love my good china, but i love my crystal more...the thinner the better....I hate drinking out of super thick mugs or glasses...i seem to dribble more....every evening, I have a glass of wine in a crystal glass...hehe
Are you sure the dribbling doesn't have more to do with the amount of wine you're consuming and less with the thickness of the glass? |
| I make a ponit to use my china, crystal and silevrware as often as possible. What's the point of having pretty things if they'rr just going to sit in the drawer??? Every special holiday, occasion or family gathering out they come. I love using them. I think it adds a certain beauty to the table. I'll take out my good cyrstal for wine too. It kjust makes me feel good to use them. Plus, crystal can develop cracks if not hydrated periodically, so don't let it sit on the shelf, dust it off and use it!!!! |
ButtersStotch wrote: Darcy wrote: i love my good china, but i love my crystal more...the thinner the better....I hate drinking out of super thick mugs or glasses...i seem to dribble more....every evening, I have a glass of wine in a crystal glass...hehe Are you sure the dribbling doesn't have more to do with the amount of wine you're consuming and less with the thickness of the glass? Ahhhhhh, so THATS the problem!! |
| Joan and I used to love the "Autumn" pattern by Lenox. It is colorful and has these little handmade dots of glazing(?) all over it.
We hemmed and hawed and finally decided not to buy it. We revisited that decision several times each time coming to the same decision. What we did buy was a set of 4 desert-sized plates and coffee mugs of an abstract eastern influenced(?) black background. It has been a while since I've seen them and I don't recall if it has gilded outlines of the design. We used them whenever we had one or two people over for a dinner thing, which wasn't very often (now is non existent). Every so often, perhaps once or twice a year, we would take them out of the china cabinet and enjoy them ourselves. We love doing that, but we took them out of the china cabinet before our big trip (2002) and gave the china cabinet away... they must be packed away somewhere. I should go find them, but without a china cabinet where would we keep them now anyway? |
| Ron, my mom doesn't have a china cabinet, so she just keeps hers in one of the kitchen cabinets. That way, they're easily accesible. She uses them on Christmas, Thanksgiving, and Easter, but also uses it any time there is something to celebrate... ex. when somebody graduates (they have 4 kids, 4 graduates from HS, 2 from college, and 2 from grad school...lots of chances to use china!!), romantic dinners (w/ dad), nice dinner with the family for no reason, etc.
China is fun if you get to use it at least 3 or 4 times a year. She does want to get a china cabinet some day though. Oh, and I agree with Darcy about the crystal. Jason and I drink out of our glasses all the time! It's fun and it makes the wine taste better! |
| As I said in my earlier post, I'm a pottery lover, not a china fan....but I would like to tell my "family china" story, just 'cause I think its sweet
When My sister and I went to divide up our inherited stuff (my dad sent it all to us in our twentys) My sis was astonished when I ceded all of the lovely gold rimed fine bone china from our mom's mom to her, and asked for my dad's mom's super-funky apple and chicken decorated dishes.
It wasn't that I liked them, so much, as that I adored my grandma (she largely raised me) and the goofy dishes reminded me of her! Well...fast forward to when my niece Jenny (who I raised as a teenager) moved out on her own. I was packing away the apple dishes because we had amassed enough pottery to feed a large dinner party, and Jen asked if she could be the new caretaker for them. Me: "I never knew you liked these!" Jenny: "I don't, really, their kinda hideous, but they'll always remind me of living with you guys!" |
| This is a good question that I was actually just thinking about a few days ago. I have had the fancy china out a few times in the four years I've had them but not recently. I think my set (8 piece) is absolutely beautiful and at one time I wanted to expand my pieces. But now I wonder if I should have not gotten them at all or just two sets for when my husband and I use them. I think I need to use them more or start having more people over. Otherwise I guess there is no point to me having them. |
| Good question, my answer for the kids to inherit along with grannys passed down good china set too. |
| my hubby and i got a lovely set of denby jet for our wedding pressents and first aniversary (got and 8 setting plus the extras like tea pots and salt and pepper and serving dishes) it kind of chunky but indistructable (oven, microwave, diswasher and freezer safe) and i'm really upset that i had to leave it in the uk
we move into our own place this week and i really miss it it has a lot of setimental value to me (my late grandparents on my my mums side bought the main dinner service for me) and other family has bought the rest. my father in law has bought us a set from mikasa to use in our new place there are a few bit missing but i will get them as and when i can find them they are not really my taste but they go really well with the decor in the new house. and hubby likes them. it maybe years before my denby get shipped over from the uk at over $100 for the tea pot and more than $30 for each plate i will just have to wait any way they would have the sentimental value if i just replaced them and 50 + pieces is a lot to replace. we used ours everyday in the uk and we always eat at the dining room/ or kitchen table (lots of people don't anymore in the uk my parents dont) i think it very important for my son to sit down with his family everynight for dinner. |
| Just as an FYI, ebay is a fantastic source of replacemtn china. You need to be patient and wait for a piece to appear but I have replaced some broken pieces for an amazing price!!!!!!!!!!!! |
| Darcy, sounds like my mother! She too feels she dribbles with the heavier cups and glasses. Drove me nuts trying to find mugs with a thin lip and a pretty botanical print, but I found them!
Mom's sister bought fine china, Haviland, for her everyday dishes. With no children, she only broke one cup and chipped a dish or two in 20 years! I have this set and another fine china set from her, but don't use them. ARGH! One 12 place setting is enough, but try two. I keep thinking, well, why not use them, they don't have all their gold edges, but something about letting dogs lick off Haviland just doesn't set right with me. |
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