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Pretty dishes and a give-away winner

I spent part of Saturday evening going through some of my mom's pretty dishes. Of course she's on my mind a lot these days as Mother's Day fast approaches.
There are memories of her all around my home but mostly in my dining-room.

My mother always used the same dishes when she entertained at home but deep inside her buffet and china cabinet were many little treasures.  

There were pieces of china & crystal that she may have picked up on her travels, tea-cups passed down to her and tiny spoons that she loved to collect.


Some of her dishes had been tucked away and not looked at in years.
 I would often open the doors to the cabinet and just 'play awhile'. She always laughed about that and reminded me of how I loved playing with dishes as a child.


She loved plates, mostly.


 She had many beautiful 'singles'. I find that I do now, too. This one was always my favorite.

I ended up cleaning the cabinets and re-arranging until Trouble entered the room. The slightest sound of dishes has her running full tilt to see what is going on. She plunked herself right in the middle of everything and seemed to be in her glory. I seriously think that Audrey is a dishaholic.

"Did I hear you say I was getting a subscription to 'Tea Time'?
"No Audrey, you'd just eat the magazine."

So, we do have a winner of the tea-cup giveaway. The names were placed in a hat and the retired guy picked  http://beverlysbackporch.blogspot.ca/. So, Congratulations, Beverly. I hope you enjoy the little tea-cup and if you have a kitty, let me know. I'll wait to receive your mailing address. Drop over to visit Beverly and be prepared to get hungry. :-)

I'm linking up withhttp://houseinroses.blogspot.ca/ for Show off your cottage Monday &.http://thetablescaper.blogspot.ca/ for Seasonal Sunday.

Thanks everyone for your comments and enjoy the rest of this glorious day. Please pop over to God's Little People for an auction going on to help the homeless cats in Greece. Thanks.

hugs, Deb