Monthly Archives: October 2021

Mom wasn’t born with a silver spoon, but she did have a silver cup.

Posted on October 26, 2021 by Pat Shaul

I found this little mug when I was clearing out my parents’ home a number of years ago. Never saw it before I ran across it in trying to determine what was of value (financial and sentimental) and what was … Continue reading →

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I never knew from where this came.

Posted on October 17, 2021 by Pat Shaul

This very painful to grab ahold set of cut glass was always on the dinner table whenever the good china was hauled out for special dinners. That is, until Mom decided to have a more “modern” version of serving pieces … Continue reading →

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Mom’s Stemware

Posted on October 11, 2021 by Pat Shaul

As long as I can remember the china cabinet in my parents’ home contained a number of these stemware pieces. Mom called them wine glasses and sherbet glasses. The number of these decreased over the years. I can attest to … Continue reading →

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The things my grandmother saved …

Posted on October 4, 2021 by Pat Shaul

This miniature tea cut was always in Grandma Florence’s china cabinet. It happens to be one of the items Grandma stuck a note inside: Besides having a note in my grandmother’s handwriting, this gives the provenance of the item: From … Continue reading →

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