Some nice people came to lunch at 1880 yesterday. You would have thought that on June 5 we could have eaten outside and enjoyed the smells of all the roses, lavender, and rosemary. But no! It turned out to be a cozy, drizzly, in-doorsy Oregon kind of day. So I just went out and cut all the roses and brought them indoors!
I decided to hang the big Crinoline “chop plate” on the dining room wall. This is the pattern of Mother’s wedding china. I happened to see it in a thrift shop and had to have it. This pattern was only made from 1939 to 1944. It is so obviously the choice of a very young bride — dainty, feminine, pink rosebuds with a blue ribbon twining. I got it for $4.50. I checked and there was one on ebay that sold for $100. I’m keeping it.