Dishes are among my favorite things - always. This set is called Rose Parade. They are only serving pieces, no plates or cups and saucers or bowls. My collection started with a set of salt and pepper shakers - my mom bought them at a yard sale in Sitka. For those from my hometown - it was at the couple's house that lived on the point on the other side of the Turn-Around, and I can't think of their name, maybe you can remember it. She mailed them to me - and Don liked them so much he started buying me pieces to go with the salt and pepper shakers. They are the prettiest shade of blue - with roses.
The tablecloth is exactly like one my mom had when I was growing up. You can see a bit of it on the cover of my book that I wrote about when I was growing up in Alaska - at the top of this blog. I wanted one forever - and recently I found tablecloth on ebay for only 12.00 - and then the seller emailed me and said he had another one just like it, for 10.00 - well you know I couldn't resist. I love the tablecloth with a colored cloth under it.
My entire set
The roses on the teapot and the salt and pepper are each different
The casserole rose matches the teapot rose
There are a few other pieces that I don't have, a serving bowl, nested mixing bowls and larger teapot and pitcher.
9 comments:
No wonder those dishes are favourites. They are a lovely combination of sturdy-looking and pretty....and I do love blue! Are they hard to find?
They are beautiful, and that blue is my favourite colour.
Oh my these are gorgeous! I love that shade of blue and then add the pink roses! Perfection! I may have to add these to my list of things to look for!
hugs,
Linda
Oh my gosh I love those!!! Have you ever seen the dishes that go with it?
Crispy
I love those pieces! That is a beautiful blue! Visiting here via Claudia's Favorite Thing Saturday. Thanks for sharing with us.
Cassandra from Renaissance Women
Those are so pretty and unusual! ( well I am not a dish collector but still, I've never seen anything like these...I just love them! : )
And it's getting pretty bad when I know the tablecloth from the book and from when you found a replica awhile back, ha ha! :)
I've seen these dishes before but never knew the name of the pattern. Lucky you, to have a set of them! I think they are so lovely.
Thanks so much for joining in this week!
xo
Claudia
I have always loved the combination of blue and pink, and these dishes prove why it's such a lovely combination. Thanks so much for sharing them with us. I enjoyed seeing every one.
I'm popping over from Claudia's party, and I hope you are having a wonderful Sunday and enjoying those beautiful dishes, too! :-)
XO,
Sheila
Wow! I can see why you were drawn to the S&P shakers in the first place. What a nice shade of blue, and the roses are beautiful. The shapes are wonderful, too. You're making me wonder if I could ever find any of those pieces. They're great.
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