I swear this thing looks like the final boss is about to come through it.
That kinetic sculpture made me feel like I was tripping balls hard.
That's the thrill of living in the Hellmouth! There's a veritable cornucopia of fiends and devils and ghouls to engage ... Pardon me for finding the glass half-full.
Giles ,'Same Time, Same Place'
Natter 74: Ready or Not
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Steph L. - Aug 21, 2016 5:04:07 pm PDT #26420 of 30003
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Jessica - Aug 21, 2016 5:10:47 pm PDT #26421 of 30003
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
When my parents started cleaning out an old cabin they bought from my grandparents, they found a ton of 100 year-old Wedgwood china that my grandmother had stashed there decades ago and forgotten about. Not in perfect condition, but worth a lot more than most things you find in moldy cardboard boxes in the closet of a log cabin sinking that's sinking into a swamp!
I have dishes from Crate & Barrel that I love, but they chip really easily. (I can't find them online anymore, maybe that's why!) The bowls are giant with flat bottoms and are great for eating dishes that don't really require a bowl, but benefit from having an edge to push food up against, like pasta, or broiled fish over rice.
msbelle - Aug 21, 2016 5:11:10 pm PDT #26422 of 30003
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
WindSparrow - Aug 21, 2016 7:04:57 pm PDT #26423 of 30003
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
This [link] is ALMOST close enough. The tea cups were a more delicate shape and there were proper saucers for them as well as the sandwich plates. I think there might have been smaller bowls included, too. Also, the dishes were perfectly round. I think a slightly irregular shape is a deal-breaker, though.
Sigh.
Calamityware it is, then.
DavidS - Aug 21, 2016 8:13:50 pm PDT #26424 of 30003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
We got all our dishes through the power of msbelle-on-eBay.
And they still get compliments any time I post a food picture on FB.
Consuela - Aug 21, 2016 8:14:27 pm PDT #26425 of 30003
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Msbelle, that looks a lot like my grandmother's china, that my sister has. And my grandmother's name was also Marguerite.
Scrappy - Aug 21, 2016 9:40:38 pm PDT #26426 of 30003
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
There is a large set of Limoges with hand-painted pink rosebuds and gold rims that used to be my great-grandmother's. It could be mine, but I don't want it. Too fussy for me. It's my mom's for now.
DH and I are happy with our Fiestaware.
Jesse - Aug 22, 2016 2:26:21 am PDT #26427 of 30003
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Msbelle, that looks a lot like my grandmother's china, that my sister has. And my grandmother's name was also Marguerite.
Same! Except I have my grandmother's, and she went by Margot, but was actually named Marguerite.
msbelle - Aug 22, 2016 4:27:25 am PDT #26428 of 30003
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Grandma Margurites for the win.
Other grandmother was Marjorie, she had a sister Marg who I think was actually a Margaret and the mom was Marjorie who had sisters: Marguerite, Maude, Minnie, and Mae.
brenda m - Aug 22, 2016 4:37:07 am PDT #26429 of 30003
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
My great aunt was Marguerite, but she went by Day. (Marguerite>Daisy>Day).
Her sister, my Nana, was the very Buffistaesque Grace Matilda.