On Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:25:10 -0700 (PDT), merryb >
wrote:
>On Aug 27, 5:10*pm, koko > wrote:
>> I was just posting some photos on my blog about a tea we had last
>> weeked. Some of the tea cups used at the tea are from a family
>> collection, some I remember from childhood.
>> I remember mom had a special wall rack that the cups hung from and the
>> saucers were placed on edge on a grooved shelf above the matching cup.
>> The rack was three shelves high and probably 4 or 5 cups wide.
>>
>> Do you think anyone collects tea cups anymore?
>>
>> Had to get photos of the tea cup table.http://i38.tinypic.com/apbo7l.jpghtt...om/2hroi7p.jpg
>>
>> koko
>> There is no love more sincere than the love of food
>> * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *George Bernard Shawwww.kokoscorner.typepad.com
>> updated 8/27
>
>I do! I have my grandma's collection, and I even have one with feet,
>like yours. I think I only have about a dozen, but my favorite one is
>black with roses on it- they are all pretty, tho. The painting is so
>delicate! Are those all yours? That's a lot of cups!
Most of the cups in the picture are the ones my mother collected, the
rest are my nieces. My niece is the one that ended up with the
collection, she loves and appreciates them and deserved to get them.
koko
There is no love more sincere than the love of food
George Bernard Shaw
www.kokoscorner.typepad.com
updated 8/27