Mom's china hutch and fancy gold dishes always presided over our dining room.
When my Mom passed away in 2008, one of the hardest things to do was clear out her little home.
Gold leaf on white china was the height of elegance in the 1950's when Mom & Dad married.
I was anxious about her fancy dishes. The ones she got as wedding gifts in the 1950’s. The dishes we ate every holiday meal from. The fancy gold-leaf dishes that could not go into the dishwasher, let alone the microwave.
Happy Thanksgiving (circa 1982)!
They are more than dishes to me. They are the spirit of my Mom during the holidays. I’m thankful I was able to get them safely across the country. Tomorrow, I’ll get to use my Mother’s dishes for the first time.
Wishing you a cup of kindness this holiday season.
Happy Thanksgiving, one and all!
Carrie Cahill Mulligan 
I know you will have a wonderful Thanksgiving using your mother’s dishes. You will have your wonderful memories of her thoughout the day.
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Happy Thanksgiving Carrie and Andy! Thank you for sharing this with us all. I am imagining the beautiful and yumy table you will have tomorrow.
Love ya, Tracy (and Scott)
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I hope I inherit my mother’s china. How special.
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Carrie, thanks for sharing. I lost my mom in 2005 and I miss her more than usual at the holidays. I’m so glad that you get to enjoy Thanksgiving dinner on your mother’s dishes. Blessings to you and yours.
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Very awesome. Happy Holiday!
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What lovely dishes and beautiful memories. I have my mother’s china as well as a few other things: scarves, pins, necklaces. I often use/wear something of hers when I need a lift…which is almost every day.
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Thanks so much for all the comments on this post, ya’ll It was a truly lovely Thanksgiving this year. Thanks for being a part of it with me!
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