The note was written in a neat clear script. I couldn’t see the exact words from where I stood across the table at the auction house, but I was hoping it was a personal message.…
Tag: dinnerware
The idea seemed to instantly materialize in my brain. I hadn’t done any heavy thinking about it, but I knew it was time for me to step up: I’ll do Thanksgiving dinner this year, I said…
I was on the hunt for a few small plates for meals. Not the dinner plates that I tend to pile high with food just to make sure I fill them to the rim. I…
Stocking an imaginary kitchen
Posted in Kitchen
It was a complete set of Pfaltzgraff gray dinnerware that struck me with the idea. I was standing there at the auction, listening as the auctioneer desperately tried to sell the dishes for $5. No one…
On the hunt for fine china
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My friend Fatimah is starting a catering business, so I’m helping her to find exquisite dinnerware at auction prices. That won’t be hard because lovely dinnerware come up for auction pretty often. Most of the…