What's In The Dish Cupboard

While emptying the dishwasher and putting the dishes away, I noticed that my dishes are more color co-ordinated than usual, for me, right now.  We have the Polish cobalt blue, some rust, cream (Manoir  from Villeroy & Boch) and the rusty brown, cream and green of Apple.  I could actually "mix and match".  I wish I had the time and patience to select and buy more of the solid butterscotch rusty colored stuff from Pottery Barn.  I would like the flat cereal bowls.  I bought the large dinner plates last year and we haven't used them on any day after Thanksgiving Dinner.  Today is their first day in the dish cupboard.

The Villeroy & Boch was purchased in Germany (in abundance and at discount prices).  The Polish from TJ Maxx over the years.  The Apple was purchased while waiting for a plane in the Orlando airport.  The Pottery Barn Sausalito was purchased last fall for Thanksgiving dinner.

 My other set of dishes, Petite Fleur, also by Villeroy & Boch, is in the cupboard on the other side of the kitchen.  I love these "sticker" dishes.  My family doesn't love them.  They got the name from the dozens of little flowers scattered over the surface of the dishes.  Like little stickon flower stickers.  I, at first, only purchased the large tea cups (English like the big cups) and dessert plates.  I also bought a cream jug and a sugar bowl.  When ladies came to my house in Germany, they got tea and cake.  I made the mistake of buying the rest of the dishes.  I even have rice bowls which I purchased in California and had shipped to Maine.  None of these dishes have ever been used.  "Too girly" say the men in the family.  And I don't seem to have any women coming for tea and cake these days. You can spy a few Sticker dishes in the lowest left.  Rectangular casserole dishes (used often) and behind them the soufflé dish and the large tart pan (used not very often).  Most of this was bought in Europe at vastly discounted prices.  But not all. What can I say?  I love them.

I have managed to sleep until 8:30 despite the dog's whining.  I have folded one load of wash and have my ironing ready to go on the board.  My breakfast was very nice.  Ham slices wrapped around a wide stick of Swiss cheese and then an almond, flax "biscuit" with butter and sugar free blackberry jam.  I made a second "biscuit" to take to work tomorrow with cheese.  Like a sandwich.  Unless I manage to get dressed and go to the grocery to buy more ham.  And the dog wants walking.