On Sun, 21 Jun 2009 13:59:50 -0400, "jmcquown" >
wrote:

>After over a year of basically living in someone elses' house, now that I've
>officially moved here I'm making it my own home. I've rediscovered my own
>(sort of) belongings. Some of this stuff my mother gave me years ago. Like
>the set of copper-tinted Jell-O molds from the 1950's. I've had them packed
>away in a storage room for the last 20 years. They're now back out, freshly
>washed and shining brightly! I'm going to hang them in my kitchen just as
>though I was a 1960's housewife. LOL
>
>I've unpacked my Fiestaware. (No, not the stuff that was lead based; I
>bought mine later.) I have several lovely bright soup bowls, a purple
>art-deco style pitcher and a spoon rest. It's good to see my own housewares
>again.
>
>I removed my mothers old boring Corelle dishes (I had the same ones for
>years) and put my white lattice patterned dishes in the cabinet. I removed
>the 1970's gold glassware and replaced them with my cobalt blue goblets.
>
>Up until now I've basically been living out of a suitcase and feeling like I
>was staying in a time-share (as Nancy Young put it). Now that I'm getting
>to unpack my own things, decorate my house, it feels good.
>
>OB Food: dinner tonight will be baked flounder fillets with steamed
>spinach. Served on my own plates!
>
>Jill

Sounds like a great time Jill. Enjoy it all.

aloha,
Cea