Seriously, I AM reasonable about most things. I don't demand a lot from loved ones, I am polite to clerks and other folks in the stores, etc.
But right now, I am peeved.
You see, it is my intent to only *Buy American* when we get into a new house.
Fabrics and wallpaper...totally covered! SPOONFLOWER! Yeah...click that link. Awesome fabrics and wallpaper, made in America! Designers are independent artists that get a small percentage from each sale.
If you sew or quilt...I am so sorry (kinda) for giving you that link...you'll be on there for hours!
I thought I had found my new dishes. Then I found out the company that made them had *outsourced* to China in around 1989.
But sadly, no dinnerware that I really like.
No, I don;t like Corelle....YUCK! Dropped one of those plates and it shattered...found slivers of glass for months! Also...saw enough Corelle to last me a lifetime when I worked for World Kitchen!
I did find one pattern from one place on that website that was *okay*...it was pretty, made in America...and $247.00 for a set for four people! HOLY SMOKE! I can't afford that!
So...I guess the search for dinner wear will go on.
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About the move....I get the feeling everything is going to lag for a bit longer...then fall into place and start gaining speed. That is what usually happens with me and moving...it will be nothing, nothing, nothing, then BAM! All of a sudden I've moved!
We are playing a bit of a waiting game here...three things have to happen before I go up to New Hampshire to buy a house....and knowing my luck, all three will happen on the same day, lol.
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All the baby goats are doing fine. I think I have decided to keep Charlie as our farm *mascot*. The Darlin' Man might protest, but I think I can make a good case for keeping the little guy around.
Have you considered painting your own dishes?
ReplyDeleteGood luck with the move, I know you will be MUCH happier when it's done, just in time for spring & summer.
Perhaps you'll have to look at vintage dishes; there are some lovely patterns from the 40's and 50's.
ReplyDeleteI ended up looking on ebay and found oodles of vintage patterns that appeal to me....and at MUCH more reasonable prices!
DeleteI love Corell. It is the only non plastic dish my husband cannot break; and he drops them and bangs them against the sink. Try getting your dishes from antique or second hand stores. A set of beautiful vintage china is really pretty inexpensive and a lot is American made. Beautiful glassware, too.
ReplyDeleteI know some love Corelle...but I guess after packaging it for a couple years before World Kitchen closed in Va., it lost it's appeal for me. I did find a lot I liked on ebay, PLUS someone sent me an email with a link to www.replacements.com, so if I do pick a vintage set, I can find any missing pieces there!
DeleteI love my Corelle because the dishes I TRULY love are so HEAVY my shelves would collapse. Not to mention having to wash them. Corelle DOES break when it hits a tile floor. I hate tile floors and guess what was in the house I bought. Tile in the kitchen. Tile in the bathrooms. Everywhere there's a chance to drop something made of glass.
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