tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512016234721021680.post2994666673865278437..comments2023-06-28T04:30:57.146-04:00Comments on By The Brook: One for the Random filesKithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016763543666450600noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512016234721021680.post-75895011022410652512009-03-21T02:39:00.000-04:002009-03-21T02:39:00.000-04:00I just read your comment on Kasia's blog and I lov...I just read your comment on Kasia's blog and I love that you have enough dishes to pass on to your girls. <BR/><BR/>I have <I>four</I> girls. That means I should have four full sets of dishes, right? Now I have a good excuse to fill out the services that are sparse... <BR/><BR/>(Currently I have our wedding china - Wedgwood Amherst, service for 14; my husband's parents' good china - VERY cool Gretchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06406460857609798732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512016234721021680.post-16122505387519342082009-03-20T12:37:00.000-04:002009-03-20T12:37:00.000-04:00Karen's right. Imagine Hermione Granger, but witho...Karen's right. Imagine Hermione Granger, but without her slightly rebellious side. Could you stand her? No, thought not...<BR/><BR/>I posted a sanitized version of my family's dish story. (Aunt P. is the mother of my now-banned cousin, so it is possible that she reads my blog...and I don't want to step on too many toes with this...)Kasiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12252276821520357094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512016234721021680.post-48669435614284792032009-03-19T23:40:00.000-04:002009-03-19T23:40:00.000-04:00I like using China seasonally. And I re: regards ...I like using China seasonally. And I re: regards the smashing thing. All goody two shoes people should have a little anarchist in them, otherwise they'd be insufferable.<BR/><BR/>Karengemoftheoceanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05521207668262592414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512016234721021680.post-60294324241626342732009-03-19T18:14:00.000-04:002009-03-19T18:14:00.000-04:00Canuck's beloved wife here...I will, in the next f...Canuck's beloved wife here...I will, in the next few days, post the (ridiculously long and complicated) story of my family's issues with dishes...I'll drop you a line when it's done.<BR/><BR/>I say you post the patterns you're considering and let us vote! ;-)Kasiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12252276821520357094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512016234721021680.post-80601313478907225252009-03-19T14:18:00.000-04:002009-03-19T14:18:00.000-04:00We (my mom and me) don't go in so much for seasona...We (my mom and me) don't go in so much for seasonal dishes, but we do quickly get tired of the ones we have. Mom has at least 4 sets that will seat 8 or more, plus ? sets of 4. I don't have near that, but I'm gaining. Because we do get tired of the patterns/colors, we tend to go for the inexpensive kind.<BR/><BR/>LOVE the blue on white pattern!<BR/><BR/>As to smashing glassware, I don't know Packrathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02986387347283221427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512016234721021680.post-31143481294998619452009-03-19T13:38:00.000-04:002009-03-19T13:38:00.000-04:00You should ask my beloved wife to tell the story o...You should ask my beloved wife to tell the story of her family's relationship with dishes. It goes back generations ...<BR/><BR/>I'd attempt to tell the tale, but I'm sure I'd muddle it up somehow ...Joseph Tremblayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03059855248204608512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512016234721021680.post-49971817915858893252009-03-19T11:36:00.000-04:002009-03-19T11:36:00.000-04:00On "Mythbusters," they set up display racks with t...On "Mythbusters," they set up display racks with thrift-store china in a pen and allowed several bulls to wander through, seeing if the "bull in a china shop" scenario would ensue.<BR/><BR/>It didn't! The damned bulls daintily picked their way around the display racks. However, after the bulls had been cleared, the crew had a merry time smashing everything.The Digital Hairshirthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15585915716220088744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512016234721021680.post-80888604533083865352009-03-19T08:36:00.000-04:002009-03-19T08:36:00.000-04:00Can't help you on this one, Kit. But I would defi...Can't help you on this one, Kit. But I would definitely pay to watch the carnage!Larry Denningerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06015803653090711740noreply@blogger.com