On 28/10/2011 9:22 AM, jmcquown wrote:

>> My father used to get home at 5 pm. Supper was at 5:15. After dinner
>> he had a power nap and then went out for the evening for one function
>> or another, or he puttered around the house until bed time. MY mother
>> always had the dining room table set and we had candle lit dinners. On
>> Sundays we used the good china. Breakfast and lunch were eaten at the
>> kitchen table.
>>
> When I was a teenager my father's "functions" after work were at a
> neighborhood bar.
>
> I've got china that was only ever used on holidays. I think it's neat
> your mother used the good china

When my brothers and I had girlfriends over for dinner they were always
flattered that my mother had the candles out and lit. I hated to deflate
them by telling them we always had candles.