@lloydslights wrote:
Just read of your collections, crikey.
Do you "care" for the leather with the appropriate dressing? I have always used Dubbin in the past (and yes about every 3 months or on items I use more regularly) About two years ago swapped to RM Williams Conditioner or Tenterfield Saddler wax when I can get it) I have always looked after my leather products from young - shoes, bags - anything, was just what dad expected and taught.
Ron Lee figurines - clown or culinary pieces? neither LOL - More ones like the Wizard of Oz collection, Cartoon Carachters. Even mamaged a couple of Artists Proofs! You know them, not many people in Australia seem to, I take it you have some?
What occasions do you use the individual sets dinnerware? Particularly Spring Bloom (I mean where the food doesn't "clash" in appearance with the culinary delight). Yeah that one is tricky because it is patterned whereas all the others are largely plain and have self coloured embossing sort of thing. I originally started on this one 22 years ago. Back then I was already collecting CHOP plates and the one in the Spring Bloom range was my favourite of all of them (after a black marble patterned one) so I started accumulating the corresponding dinner set and all the pieces. TBH - I really only use the CHOP plates with any frequency, I use these just as regular platters - Occasionally will use the dinner plates (28cm) as only the rim is coloured, the main part of the plate is white, so it just depends on what I am serving and to whom.(The CHOP plates are completely covered - no plain white part)
As for the others, just depends on the occassion - Henry Watson - very rarely as it absorbs grease on the non glazed areas so definitely not with any kids, plus I have only recently been able to get hold of any 28cm plates in the range (They were a limited edition, only ever mass produced in 18cm size apart from this) and so far, only 4 - whereas I aim for 16 place settings.
We use the Villeroy and Boch one every day even though it is china, it is indestructible LOL - has survived 20 odd years so far with the kids etc, (was designed for commercial use in restaurants) but only bring out the "extra bits" when entertaining kind of thing.being plain white it has always suited everything,
Have never used the one with roses on it from my Mother, and neither had she (no idea when she got it, it was just always in "the good china cabinet"
The Maze ones are still in the boxes.
but the taupe i am planning to use for an African dinner/BBQ I am hosting in September (so trying to get that collection all together first - it's the things like S&P and sugar, teapots, jugs, other bits, serving dishes, napkin rings etc that are hard to find - you know, "the other bits".)
The White one - well - it is white, so just regular dinner parties etc?
The blue one - NO IDEA - I just liked the colour - but the "other bits" of it are as scarce as
I use the CHOP plates pretty regulary as serving platters
and yes, I hand wash them all every three to six months to prevent crazing. LOL
DEB
