tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2167015610970367792.post105618625865747016..comments2024-03-28T12:50:13.647-04:00Comments on Tea With Friends: Broken dreamsAngela McRaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10928913868086900802noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2167015610970367792.post-79075919738804006662020-09-24T17:26:04.367-04:002020-09-24T17:26:04.367-04:00Where did you get the display rack for the cups an...Where did you get the display rack for the cups and saucers? I need to give up my china cabinet but don't want to put my 12 Russian cup/saucers in a cupboard.<br /> <br />Dianenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2167015610970367792.post-4461666399791760962011-01-10T16:27:11.770-05:002011-01-10T16:27:11.770-05:00Yesterday! I chipped one of my blue and white cups...Yesterday! I chipped one of my blue and white cups in my Bombay collection. That makes 2 out of 6. It made me so mad. Because I broke them both the same way. My sink! It's white porceline. I break stuff in it all the time. Ugh!Teresa's New Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17678695577893028850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2167015610970367792.post-61727208818563612592011-01-09T09:37:00.875-05:002011-01-09T09:37:00.875-05:00Angela, I love to go to thrift shops and buy the &...Angela, I love to go to thrift shops and buy the 'orphaned' cup or saucer...I then use my mismatched set and enjoy it very much. I have always loved things that don't match but are in the same color scheme or similar pattern and my home reflects it. I was 'shabby chic' before it became so popular...I say use them together and enjoy them! Love your blog!<br />xxx<br />PaulaPaula #870https://www.blogger.com/profile/02402525158218591384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2167015610970367792.post-31177448737216297452011-01-07T22:41:16.689-05:002011-01-07T22:41:16.689-05:00Angela, I am so sorry for the broken china but I l...Angela, I am so sorry for the broken china but I like 'your Spirit,' in making lemonade out of lemons: good for you!<br /><br />Two memories of broken treasures -<br />my Godmother had given me some Heisey crystal glasses (they had roosters in the stem & roosters on top of the cocktail shaker).<br />I did not know their value, until one of our military moves & the rooster 'broke off' of one of the glasses. Then we found out these were pretty pricey roosters! But I knew Marge would be happy that we were using them and I always thought of her when we brought the glasses out, we gave her a 'toast!'<br /><br />When I was in Missouri, quite a few friends were from Ireland and they collected Waterford crystal. At that time, around 1990, there were news stories about a possible earthquake, along Missouri's Madrid fault line. My friends would actually wrap all the crystal pieces in tee-shirts & newspapers, 'have an earthquake drill' and put the crystal pieces, in their cars. (No earthquake came, but they sure were prepared if one ever did come!) We usually had a party, during these drills!<br /><br />I have a suggestion for your broken pieces: a shadow box, lined in velvet, with some pieces arranged 'artfully,' might make for a piece of art work.<br />Thanks for sharing your story, love your posts, JoanieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2167015610970367792.post-3194071845104622452011-01-07T19:41:04.549-05:002011-01-07T19:41:04.549-05:00I have saved broken teacups also for a mosaic yet ...I have saved broken teacups also for a mosaic yet to be made. I kind of like the mismatched set. I think I would use it for my breakfast tea with great JOY. At Magnolia and Ivy years ago (did you ever go there?) they used there broken cups, tieing them into a wreath they hung proudly above the fireplace. They actually made a very pretty decoration.Marilyn Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13115440271615593122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2167015610970367792.post-48165301604410704502011-01-07T18:12:57.355-05:002011-01-07T18:12:57.355-05:00angela - I am so sorry. I don't know if you r...angela - I am so sorry. I don't know if you remember the post I had about a year or more ago showing the ones our dog broken running with that plastic thing on his head. I sympathize totally!Bernideenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05323630851115338825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2167015610970367792.post-8518486698366549152011-01-07T09:18:32.862-05:002011-01-07T09:18:32.862-05:00The last thing I broke was day before yesterday an...The last thing I broke was day before yesterday and it was a strap on a relatively new pair of shoes. I'm going to take them back to the store and see if I can get them replaced because I really liked them.<br /><br />The tea item that I broke was a bequest from my step-mother-in-law's mother (convoluted I know). Ma Holden had a lovely moss rose tea pot and set of moss rose snack sets that I received when she passed away. The first time I used them was for a Christmas tea for a few dear friends. While I was pouring tea, the top fell off the tea pot and broke the cup into which I was pouring tea. My guests were aghast because they knew the story behind the tea wares. I tired to comfort myself by saying that Ma Holden would rather I use the things and risk breaking them then leave them in a cabinet to collect dust.<br /><br />The blessing side of this story is that a couple of months after I broke the cup I found a set of four snack plates that matched the one I broke in a shop on the Eastern Shore. So now I have seven cups and eight plates and I still use them as often as possible.Cynda Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08753282211630884175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2167015610970367792.post-80868769729098130612011-01-07T09:16:02.367-05:002011-01-07T09:16:02.367-05:00That mismatched cup and saucer looks pretty. What...That mismatched cup and saucer looks pretty. What a great idea to make garden mosaics with the broken pieces.<br /><br />My grandsons often break my things. I think the last couple were a Polish pottery teapot lid and a crystal butter dish cover.parTea ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17106196613047314184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2167015610970367792.post-58251514990154635972011-01-07T08:32:45.148-05:002011-01-07T08:32:45.148-05:00It wasn't me it was a mover.The last move a co...It wasn't me it was a mover.The last move a couple of years ago,(See its still fresh in my mind)when its china or colored glass I can't forget.A lid to my Aunts lavender glass sugar bowl broke during the move. I went to micheals and put a bunch of those tiny wedding flowers in it.thought it would help.Every time I walk by it I think about it for a second.Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01877661749658933807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2167015610970367792.post-42732947605924459222011-01-07T07:51:56.591-05:002011-01-07T07:51:56.591-05:00When putting Christmas candles in our living room ...When putting Christmas candles in our living room window, my hubby didn't take the time to move my muffin stand that held a bone china teapot, creamer & sugar set from Germany and a Lefton tea for one. He accidentally knocked the muffin stand over and I came home to find the broken pieces sitting on my dining room table. I was so disappointed because both were gifts and irreplaceable. BUT as much as I treasured those items the mishap became a spiritual lesson helping me realize that they were only things on loan for me to enjoy. None of my "treasures" [most of which are tea things] will go with me into eternity, so I'm trying to learn to enjoy my "stuff" without too much attachment.Phyllisnoreply@blogger.com