tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post7058652422969210875..comments2024-03-27T22:32:32.190-04:00Comments on Granny Sue's News and Reviews: Washing Gertie's DishesGranny Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01129064020727041161noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-30410357262582717202012-08-28T21:29:53.316-04:002012-08-28T21:29:53.316-04:00So well and elegantly said, Jenny. I think I'd...So well and elegantly said, Jenny. I think I'd be right at home at your house. <br /><br />I think I am trying in some ways to recreate my mother's kitchen when I was a child, and also those of the elderly neighbors. Those kitchen memories can make me feel like I'm 7 again ,skipping down the street to meet Grandma Compton who is carrying a big kettle of applesauce to our house. "For the children," she'd say. The heavenly, spicy smell is with me still.Granny Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01129064020727041161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-59565714315386205742012-08-28T16:02:37.503-04:002012-08-28T16:02:37.503-04:00When I was young I so wanted the perfect house wit...When I was young I so wanted the perfect house with all new china & linens...all matched, bright & clean. Gradually, I don't know how or when, I changed & wanted my home to feel like my grandmother's house. When people visit I wanted them to feel the like I did when I went to grandma's. I didn't really plan it but one day I noticed I'd painted my kitchen the same soft spring green as my grandmother's. I used all the every day dishes I'd inherited from her & used the beautiful linens my mom had made. <br /><br />I've added a lot to what my mom & grandmother left me & my favorite gifts from friends are old dishes or linens they've found at sales & they know how much I'd love them AND use them. I often think about who used them before me, or the time spent making them. I think there will always be women who enjoy things like this so I'm not worried about who gets my stuff after I'm finished with it. I just hope it brings as much contentment to someone else someday as it has me.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00305409125105992525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-84213009605485254132012-08-28T12:35:26.207-04:002012-08-28T12:35:26.207-04:00That's what I hope for, Jai--that mine will se...That's what I hope for, Jai--that mine will select what is meaningful, even if it is plant from my gardens, my journals, or something from my kitchen that they remember from childhood. I hope the grandchildren are allowed to select things too because they love my house and the old stuff. My granddaughters once divided up my house among them, each vying for the room she liked best! It was so funny, and touching at the same time.Granny Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01129064020727041161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-30863573937876893722012-08-28T12:33:25.797-04:002012-08-28T12:33:25.797-04:00Rowan, I feel the same way. I would love my things...Rowan, I feel the same way. I would love my things to go to someone who appreciates them--even if that route is through an auction and an antiques dealer. Granny Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01129064020727041161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-44512860565354147762012-08-28T02:41:39.318-04:002012-08-28T02:41:39.318-04:00Very true reflections, Sue. What we love is not ne...Very true reflections, Sue. What we love is not necessarily what our children will love but we know that they'll treasure the things that matter to them about us. That's enough.<br /><br />JaiJai Joshihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04858987106548357551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-64781637226499720542012-08-28T01:46:23.667-04:002012-08-28T01:46:23.667-04:00How nice to know the some of the history connected...How nice to know the some of the history connected with these things. I occasionally wonder what will happen to all the things I've gathered around me during my life - I hope they end up with someone like you:) Rowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13679130612798888266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-29688807758198490942012-08-27T21:14:18.344-04:002012-08-27T21:14:18.344-04:00Amy, I know of the Wheeling Decorating Company, bu...Amy, I know of the Wheeling Decorating Company, but I don't have any of their pieces. Am I right in thinking that they bought "blanks" and then added the painting (decorating) to them? That was a common practice among many companies. Even Homer Laughlin used to do that, I believe.Granny Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01129064020727041161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-5512205310168273812012-08-27T20:46:12.816-04:002012-08-27T20:46:12.816-04:00I forgot to ask you, do you have any Wheeling Deco...I forgot to ask you, do you have any Wheeling Decorating Company glassware or china on Ebay, etc.? I just recently discovered this neat past WV company. I'm going to do a future post on the company and am linking some Etsy shops that have some of the items. If so, I'll post the pic and link to you.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14919371267142800862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-25643052425198197812012-08-27T20:39:47.560-04:002012-08-27T20:39:47.560-04:00Your post reminds me of why I collect vintage line...Your post reminds me of why I collect vintage linens and needlework. Because I sew myself, I know how long it takes to make these precious items. I feel like I'm saving some woman's personal handiwork when I bring them home with me. I've wondered many times if there will be someone after me who will also pass them on. After all, it's just my turn to borrow and appreciate them. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14919371267142800862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-39705834487150534642012-08-27T11:01:25.172-04:002012-08-27T11:01:25.172-04:00I enjoy your thoughtful posts, as I, too, wonder a...I enjoy your thoughtful posts, as I, too, wonder about the folks who owned the treasures that I find. That is part of the charm of collecting!Chicken Wranglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02450508078538561597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-83681470301704840342012-08-27T09:45:10.569-04:002012-08-27T09:45:10.569-04:00and I bet your home is beautiful, surrounded with ...and I bet your home is beautiful, surrounded with well-loved items and memories, Mimi. And, if you're like me, if you don't know the backstory of something, you wonder and make up all sorts of possible stories. An adventure in itself! <br /><br />Granny Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01129064020727041161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-21456504781823507972012-08-27T09:43:23.710-04:002012-08-27T09:43:23.710-04:00That's it exactly, Nance. Knowing that these t...That's it exactly, Nance. Knowing that these things were special to someone once is what makes them special to me. They are just things, but they carry the memories and the past of those who owned them.Granny Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01129064020727041161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-79071935112148678522012-08-27T05:17:07.218-04:002012-08-27T05:17:07.218-04:00:'(
Well, that went right to my heart and I h...:'(<br /><br />Well, that went right to my heart and I had a wee cry.<br /><br />I'm a collector of *junque* as well....no booth or store......just a house full of unwanted things belonging to those passed on.<br /><br />I collect old photos and frame and display them in my home like family. Tattered lace becomes my finest display item. And so much more. I whisper to the Gerties in my life that I promise to cherish and care for their left behinds.<br /><br />I'm quite sure that your Gertie smiled today. <br /><br />If I go before you.....I hope you're at my sale.......... ;)<br /><br />Have a vintage kind of a day....<br /><br />*hugs*<br /><br />Mimi<br />Collage Pirate<br /><br /><br />Mimi Foxmortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13572725659728049534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-30394010226361382072012-08-26T23:39:41.874-04:002012-08-26T23:39:41.874-04:00oh. Sue. I have a set of 12-14 LuRay pastel plat...oh. Sue. I have a set of 12-14 LuRay pastel plates. Bought them at a garage sale for about 10 cents a plate 5 or 6 years ago in Missouri. Husband and wife were there (I see them in my mind's eye almost like the American Gothic couple. Stern.) The plates are all chipped or scratched. I didn't care. I looked the woman in the eye and told her I would take care of the plates. It was my impression that the husband said "they have to go" and that set of plates was probably her wedding present. Or gained one at a time at the grocery store, thru a premium program. And treasured. I wish I knew her name. I wish I could tell her that each time I take one down to use it, I think of her. And I do use them regularly. I'm glad you know Gertie and Gus' names. Nancenoreply@blogger.com