What don't you need?

[catherine]

I have a set of Dansk Christmas dishes. Every year after Thanksgiving I would swap out my daily dinnerware that I keep (kept) on a big antique plate rack in my kitchen and use the Christmas dishes through to mid-January.

When I downsized, the dishes were not "downsized"--I still them stored at my house. I couldn't bear to give them up. We'll see what happens with them--since it's unlikely that we'll be hosting Christmas (although we will probably have people over during the holiday season.

So, while I gave away my Lenox wedding china, I couldn't give away my Dansk Christmas china. Go figure.

Here is the pattern:

https://www.microwavecookingforone.c...cKnitsRed.html

[Tybee]

I have a set of Dansk Christmas dishes. Every year after Thanksgiving I would swap out my daily dinnerware that I keep (kept) on a big antique plate rack in my kitchen and use the Christmas dishes through to mid-January.

When I downsized, the dishes were not "downsized"--I still them stored at my house. I couldn't bear to give them up. We'll see what happens with them--since it's unlikely that we'll be hosting Christmas (although we will probably have people over during the holiday season.

So, while I gave away my Lenox wedding china, I couldn't give away my Dansk Christmas china. Go figure.

Here is the pattern:

https://www.microwavecookingforone.c...cKnitsRed.html

Oh how nice! I like your idea about the day after Thanksgiving through Epiphany. It's fun to look forward to that all year; I bet the grandchildren will really like that. I have some Waechtersbach Christmas mugs that only come out at Christmas. They always cheer me up.

[iris lilies]

Dishes are a real problem for me.While many years ago I got rid of several sets of dishes, I still have, today, four patterns plus miscellaneous extra plain plates.

I hate one of them, the one belongs to DH and we use it at our Hermann house and it will go by the wayside after we have completed renovations there. And by then I will be ready to give up our every day dishes in use at this house which are fun and colorful but I can give those up.

I will probably rent a small place in the city and I can use the fine China, silver, and old glassware there. The one downside is that you can’t microwave on those plates so I will still need a few microwavable pieces.

That leaves my Victorian China, which I will probably display as it’s blue and white and I’ve always wanted a blue and white room.


What I’m setting up for here people is – you guessed it! A new set of dishes to go with my newly renovated cottage in Hermann! I really hate to admit this but I have looked at several sets online. I’m looking at vintage Chinzware and am looking at other types feom the 1930’s. And then yesterday I ran across some new patterns by Royal Tudor that are very cute.

[Tybee]

I have always loved Queen's calico:



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[Tybee]

OMG sorry that's huge! Don't know how to downsize my china!

[Teacher Terry]

Beautiful!

[rosarugosa]

I love that pattern, Tybee. I'm a sucker for anything blue and white. I don't really have a set of dishes, rather a mix and match collection of dishware that is mainly blue and white. The interior of my house is mainly blue and white, actually.
Catherine, those are really cute dishes, but I don't like Christmas enough to justify a set of dishes in our household. I do have 2 Portmeiron plates with a Holly and Ivy pattern that we tend to use in the winter months.

[iris lilies]

My mom had those blue and white chinzware dishes. They are nice.

[catherine]

I love that pattern, Tybee. I'm a sucker for anything blue and white. I don't really have a set of dishes, rather a mix and match collection of dishware that is mainly blue and white. The interior of my house is mainly blue and white, actually.
Catherine, those are really cute dishes, but I don't like Christmas enough to justify a set of dishes in our household. I do have 2 Portmeiron plates with a Holly and Ivy pattern that we tend to use in the winter months.

I also love that beautiful blue pattern, Tybee! I feel that going forward, DH will drive the bus on dish selection--he's a great cook/amateur chef, and his thing is presentation, and he hates dishes with patterns because they distract from the presentation of the food. If I had chosen the iconic plain Lenox pattern--just ivory with a gold band--we probably would have kept it.

Terry, we bought that set when the local Dansk outlet was going out of business so it was really cheap. It's not like me to collect dishes otherwise. I'm glad I took advantage of the deal.

[Teacher Terry]

Catherine, when I was raising my kids I always used Xmas glasses and coffee mugs for the whole month and it was fun. Your dishes are beautiful!