I recently won a silver-plated covered serving dish
on eBay which I plan to use for a party I'm invited
to on New Year's Day (assuming I'm not killed in an
explosion on New Year's Eve). It'll look so
elegant sitting on its four silver feet.

I was tempted to buy an antique covered serving
dish, because of their lavish over-the-top
decoration. But I went for the modern one,
because it comes with an internal oven-proof
glass baking dish. I'm a bit leery of having
food contact with metal. Also, I dozed off
from drinking too much wine, and didn't wake up
until two hours after the auction for the antique
one was over.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=330195713076

I suppose that's just as well. These things take
up space, and the one I did buy should be effective
for operational purposes. But for over-the-top
presentation bordering on the ridiculous, the
antique one would have filled the bill quite well.
After reviewing dozens of contestants, I wanted
this one because of its bulbous style and
ornateness. There was also a round one in a
similar style which I would have bid on, had
I bought the first one.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=150191754915

I suppose it's for the best I stayed outside
of the Schwarzschild radius of that collecting
binge. But what concerns me -- what these
antiques have that my modern one lacks --
is one the main purposes of a covered serving
dish: the WOW factor. When you set it down
on the table, people wonder what's under that
dome? What is so incredibly great and fantastic
that it deserves such a flamboyant container?

But if I only own one dish, the one I bought
is the one to have, because of its glass insert.
That, and these antique ones might suggest
wrong ideas about my gender preferance. :-)

"Mark Thorson" > wrote in message
...
>I recently won a silver-plated covered serving dish
> on eBay which I plan to use for a party I'm invited
> to on New Year's Day (assuming I'm not killed in an
> explosion on New Year's Eve). It'll look so
> elegant sitting on its four silver feet.
>
> I was tempted to buy an antique covered serving
> dish, because of their lavish over-the-top
> decoration. snip
-)
Nice. You ain't seen nuthin' until you've seen my footed, covered, highly
embellished ice server. The one where you use tongs to get an ice cube to
put into a drink? It's a son-of-a-gun to polish. Scrolled feet and handles
and stands 13 inches tall. I got it from an older lady who was cleaning out
after a divorce.
Janet

In article >,
Mark Thorson > wrote:

> I recently won a silver-plated covered serving dish
> on eBay which I plan to use for a party I'm invited
> to on New Year's Day (assuming I'm not killed in an
> explosion on New Year's Eve). It'll look so
> elegant sitting on its four silver feet.

> But if I only own one dish, the one I bought
> is the one to have, because of its glass insert.
> That, and these antique ones might suggest
> wrong ideas about my gender preferance. :-)

Oooh, I like the ones you provided links for.
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On Dec 13, 4:29 pm, Mark Thorson > wrote:
> I recently won a silver-plated covered serving dish
> on eBay which I plan to use for a party I'm invited
> to on New Year's Day (assuming I'm not killed in an
> explosion on New Year's Eve). It'll look so
> elegant sitting on its four silver feet.


Nice-looking server. I have quite a few pieces of elegant silverplate
and sterling, actually, which I don't have occasion to use anymore.
If my oldest ever gets a house, he can have it (he wants me to keep
everything, and this is from the 60s - wedding presents). I get it
out and polish it now and then, just for kicks. Sometimes I use it as
part of my holiday decor.

N.

Nancy2 wrote:

> Nice-looking server. I have quite a few pieces of elegant silverplate
> and sterling, actually, which I don't have occasion to use anymore.
> If my oldest ever gets a house, he can have it (he wants me to keep
> everything, and this is from the 60s - wedding presents). I get it
> out and polish it now and then, just for kicks. Sometimes I use it as
> part of my holiday decor.
>
> N.

I'm ashamed to say I rec'd much silver when I married, and didn't use it
much then. And moving around it was always annoying to have to find a
place to store it. I gave a mess of it away to the Salvation Army. I was
young and dumb and regret it very much. I kept a lot, but it was still
stupid. We entertained a lot as we moved around more in the military and
I grew up. <sigh>

On Dec 14, 12:59 pm, Goomba38 > wrote:
> Nancy2 wrote:
> > Nice-looking server. I have quite a few pieces of elegant silverplate
> > and sterling, actually, which I don't have occasion to use anymore.
> > If my oldest ever gets a house, he can have it (he wants me to keep
> > everything, and this is from the 60s - wedding presents). I get it
> > out and polish it now and then, just for kicks. Sometimes I use it as
> > part of my holiday decor.
>
> > N.
>
> I'm ashamed to say I rec'd much silver when I married, and didn't use it
> much then. And moving around it was always annoying to have to find a
> place to store it. I gave a mess of it away to the Salvation Army. I was
> young and dumb and regret it very much. I kept a lot, but it was still
> stupid. We entertained a lot as we moved around more in the military and
> I grew up. <sigh>

I had more fancy stuff when I was young. Now, I can't be bothered.
Life's
too short to polish silver. I'll hardly look at anything that can't
go in the
dishwasher. If the Queen came to dinner, she'd have to eat off the
everyday dishes, as I don't have any good china.

Cindy Hamilton

Cindy Hamilton wrote:

> I had more fancy stuff when I was young. Now, I can't be bothered.
> Life's
> too short to polish silver. I'll hardly look at anything that can't
> go in the
> dishwasher. If the Queen came to dinner, she'd have to eat off the
> everyday dishes, as I don't have any good china.
>
> Cindy Hamilton

And I am now the opposite. I felt "too young" to be using that stuff
before but love all of it now. I like all my sets of china. I like variety.
An hour polishing silver is a very peaceful hour to me. I love owning
and using silver (especially the monogrammed items) from my ancestors
and thinking of them and where they came from and how they lived.

"Cindy Hamilton" > wrote in message
...
> On Dec 14, 12:59 pm, Goomba38 > wrote:
>> Nancy2 wrote:
>> > Nice-looking server. I have quite a few pieces of elegant silverplate
>> > and sterling, actually, which I don't have occasion to use anymore.
>> > If my oldest ever gets a house, he can have it (he wants me to keep
>> > everything, and this is from the 60s - wedding presents). I get it
>> > out and polish it now and then, just for kicks. Sometimes I use it as
>> > part of my holiday decor.
>>
>> > N.
>>
>> I'm ashamed to say I rec'd much silver when I married, and didn't use it
>> much then. And moving around it was always annoying to have to find a
>> place to store it. I gave a mess of it away to the Salvation Army. I was
>> young and dumb and regret it very much. I kept a lot, but it was still
>> stupid. We entertained a lot as we moved around more in the military and
>> I grew up. <sigh>
>
> I had more fancy stuff when I was young. Now, I can't be bothered.
> Life's
> too short to polish silver. I'll hardly look at anything that can't
> go in the
> dishwasher. If the Queen came to dinner, she'd have to eat off the
> everyday dishes, as I don't have any good china.
>
> Cindy Hamilton

my 2cents,
I now put both silver (flat ware) and china in the dishwasher; gold rim
china; however, I do have one good set that I use seldom and when I do, I
wash by hand. All of the silver pots, etc. I got rid of a long time ago.

The dishwasher does a fine job of polishing the silver.
Dee Dee

On Dec 14, 11:59 am, Goomba38 > wrote:
> Nancy2 wrote:
> > Nice-looking server. I have quite a few pieces of elegant silverplate
> > and sterling, actually, which I don't have occasion to use anymore.
> > If my oldest ever gets a house, he can have it (he wants me to keep
> > everything, and this is from the 60s - wedding presents). I get it
> > out and polish it now and then, just for kicks. Sometimes I use it as
> > part of my holiday decor.
>
> > N.
>
> I'm ashamed to say I rec'd much silver when I married, and didn't use it
> much then. And moving around it was always annoying to have to find a
> place to store it. I gave a mess of it away to the Salvation Army. I was
> young and dumb and regret it very much. I kept a lot, but it was still
> stupid. We entertained a lot as we moved around more in the military and
> I grew up. <sigh>

I've done the same thing with a solid walnut desk (gone) and a curly
maple curved-front dresser (gone). One always learns, but too
late. ;-)

N.

Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>
> I had more fancy stuff when I was young. Now, I can't be bothered.
> Life's
> too short to polish silver. I'll hardly look at anything that can't
> go in the
> dishwasher. If the Queen came to dinner, she'd have to eat off the
> everyday dishes, as I don't have any good china.

There's a simple way to polish silver. Put a piece
of aluminum in a bucket. Fill the bucket with water.
Dissolve some baking soda in the water (I forget how
much, but the quantity is not terribly critical).
Completely immerse the silver piece in the water and
touch it to the aluminum. The tarnish will instantly
disappear.

I'm not sure this would be a good idea with silver
plate, however, because eventually it might eat through
to the base metal.

Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>
> In article >,
> Mark Thorson > wrote:
>
> > I recently won a silver-plated covered serving dish
> > on eBay which I plan to use for a party I'm invited
> > to on New Year's Day (assuming I'm not killed in an
> > explosion on New Year's Eve). It'll look so
> > elegant sitting on its four silver feet.
>
> > But if I only own one dish, the one I bought
> > is the one to have, because of its glass insert.
> > That, and these antique ones might suggest
> > wrong ideas about my gender preferance. :-)
>
> Oooh, I like the ones you provided links for.

If I were a member of an effete corps of impudent snobs,
you can bet I'd have bought them. I may yet regret
not buying them.

On Fri, 14 Dec 2007 14:57:48 -0500, "Dee.Dee" >
wrote:

>The dishwasher does a fine job of polishing the silver.

ditto



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On Fri, 14 Dec 2007 15:27:33 -0800, Mark Thorson >
wrote:

>Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>
>> I had more fancy stuff when I was young. Now, I can't be bothered.
>> Life's too short to polish silver. I'll hardly look at anything that can't
>> go in the dishwasher.
>
>There's a simple way to polish silver. Put a piece
>of aluminum in a bucket. Fill the bucket with water.
>Dissolve some baking soda in the water (I forget how
>much, but the quantity is not terribly critical).
>Completely immerse the silver piece in the water and
>touch it to the aluminum. The tarnish will instantly
>disappear.

That's a great way to get all the dark stuff off before you get down
to business, but if you call silver "polished" at that point - you
probably flunked silver polishing 101.



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Oh pshaw, on Fri 14 Dec 2007 09:15:15p, meant to say...

> On Fri, 14 Dec 2007 15:27:33 -0800, Mark Thorson >
> wrote:
>
>>Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>>
>>> I had more fancy stuff when I was young. Now, I can't be bothered.
>>> Life's too short to polish silver. I'll hardly look at anything that
>>> can't go in the dishwasher.
>>
>>There's a simple way to polish silver. Put a piece
>>of aluminum in a bucket. Fill the bucket with water.
>>Dissolve some baking soda in the water (I forget how
>>much, but the quantity is not terribly critical).
>>Completely immerse the silver piece in the water and
>>touch it to the aluminum. The tarnish will instantly disappear.
>
> That's a great way to get all the dark stuff off before you get down
> to business, but if you call silver "polished" at that point - you
> probably flunked silver polishing 101.
>
>
>

True. That's simply removing the oxidation. Polishing is buffing to a
lustre.

I have an old leather trunk filled with 35-40 pieces of sterling and silver
-plated holloware, including a set of water goblets and a set of sterling
sherbet cups lined in gold. Too bad I never use any of it. Good thing is
that each piece is wrapped in Pacific Silver Cloth.

I should probably sell all that stuff.

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Date: Dec 13,2007

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"Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message >
> I should probably sell all that stuff.
>
> --
> Wayne Boatwright


Yes, you should, but that takes time. Think about it. ;-))

Dee Dee

Oh pshaw, on Fri 14 Dec 2007 09:47:58p, Dee.Dee meant to say...

>
> "Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message >
>> I should probably sell all that stuff.
>>
>> --
>> Wayne Boatwright
>
>
> Yes, you should, but that takes time. Think about it. ;-))
>
> Dee Dee
>
>
>

Actually, there are a couple of items I'd like to keep, a pair of sterling
candlesticks and the set of sterling and gold sherbet cups, as they were a
wedding gift to my parents, which makes them 70 years old this month. The
rest I don't really care much about and they have no particular meaing.

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Date: Dec 13,2007

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Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>
> Oooh, I like the ones you provided links for.

This one's not an antique. However, had I pursued
my dream of raising snails commercially, I'd have
to have it.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=180195506880

It's even got a glass insert! And a matching spoon!

On Sat, 15 Dec 2007 04:57:26 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
> wrote:

>Oh pshaw, on Fri 14 Dec 2007 09:47:58p, Dee.Dee meant to say...
>
>>
>> "Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message >
>>> I should probably sell all that stuff.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Wayne Boatwright
>>
>>
>> Yes, you should, but that takes time. Think about it. ;-))
>>
>> Dee Dee
>>
>>
>>
>
>Actually, there are a couple of items I'd like to keep, a pair of sterling
>candlesticks and the set of sterling and gold sherbet cups, as they were a
>wedding gift to my parents, which makes them 70 years old this month. The
>rest I don't really care much about and they have no particular meaing.

Do you have kids? Those pieces need to go to a loving home.

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On Fri, 14 Dec 2007 21:59:55 -0800, Mark Thorson >
wrote:
>
>This one's not an antique. However, had I pursued
>my dream of raising snails commercially, I'd have
>to have it.
>
>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=180195506880
>
>It's even got a glass insert! And a matching spoon!

Adorable! I need to find something to collect so my kids will have
something to give me in my old age (meaning: the "I don't need
anything" stage).

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sf wrote:
> On Fri, 14 Dec 2007 21:59:55 -0800, Mark Thorson >
> wrote:
>>
>> This one's not an antique. However, had I pursued
>> my dream of raising snails commercially, I'd have
>> to have it.
>>
>> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=180195506880
>>
>> It's even got a glass insert! And a matching spoon!
>
> Adorable! I need to find something to collect so my kids will have
> something to give me in my old age (meaning: the "I don't need
> anything" stage).

When I am asked about what I want for gifts, I always say photographs
They always add something but that is what they choose Photographs you
can hang on a wall and don't get in the way) Clutter I don't need!!

"Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message .
>
> I have an old leather trunk filled with 35-40 pieces of sterling and
> silver
> -plated holloware, including a set of water goblets and a set of sterling
> sherbet cups lined in gold. Too bad I never use any of it. Good thing is
> that each piece is wrapped in Pacific Silver Cloth.
>
> I should probably sell all that stuff.

No, no, no, Wayne. You should <use> it! Believe me, if you use your good
silver, flatware and/or holloware, every day you will feel like someone
special.

Not that you aren't anyhow, but ...

Felice

In article >,
Mark Thorson > wrote:

> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> >
> > Oooh, I like the ones you provided links for.
>
> This one's not an antique. However, had I pursued
> my dream of raising snails commercially, I'd have
> to have it.
>
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=180195506880
>
> It's even got a glass insert! And a matching spoon!

Get thee behind me, Satan! LOL!! I WANT THAT!!
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<sf> wrote in message ...
> On Sat, 15 Dec 2007 04:57:26 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
> > wrote:
>
>>Oh pshaw, on Fri 14 Dec 2007 09:47:58p, Dee.Dee meant to say...
>>
>>>
>>> "Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message >
>>>> I should probably sell all that stuff.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Wayne Boatwright
>>>
>>>
>>> Yes, you should, but that takes time. Think about it. ;-))
>>>
>>> Dee Dee
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>Actually, there are a couple of items I'd like to keep, a pair of sterling
>>candlesticks and the set of sterling and gold sherbet cups, as they were a
>>wedding gift to my parents, which makes them 70 years old this month. The
>>rest I don't really care much about and they have no particular meaing.
>
> Do you have kids? Those pieces need to go to a loving home.
>


Wayne, when I said to 'think about it," it was tongue-in-cheek (I guess you
could call it that).

IOW, do nothing, just 'think.'

It's not at all funny tho. Dear cousin who died from bc (male) spent a lot
of time sorting nuts and bolts, etc. so that others wouldn't have to do it,
I guess. That is what he wanted to do. But I've learned a lesson from
that - think about how I spend my time and who with. You probably had a lot
of thoughts along the same line with your operation.

Here is what I'm doing this a.m., doing what I want to do. Putting on my
wine chart the 15 bottles of wine that DH just bought yesterday, and then I
will be putting them in their proper places in the wine rack. That would be
sheer nonsense to others, but it is what EYE want to do -- as well as
writing to you right now.

Happy day,
Dee Dee

On Fri, 14 Dec 2007 11:08:51 -0800 (PST), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote:

>On Dec 14, 12:59 pm, Goomba38 > wrote:
>> Nancy2 wrote:
>> > Nice-looking server. I have quite a few pieces of elegant silverplate
>> > and sterling, actually, which I don't have occasion to use anymore.
>> > If my oldest ever gets a house, he can have it (he wants me to keep
>> > everything, and this is from the 60s - wedding presents). I get it
>> > out and polish it now and then, just for kicks. Sometimes I use it as
>> > part of my holiday decor.
>>
>> > N.
>>
>> I'm ashamed to say I rec'd much silver when I married, and didn't use it
>> much then. And moving around it was always annoying to have to find a
>> place to store it. I gave a mess of it away to the Salvation Army. I was
>> young and dumb and regret it very much. I kept a lot, but it was still
>> stupid. We entertained a lot as we moved around more in the military and
>> I grew up. <sigh>
>
>I had more fancy stuff when I was young. Now, I can't be bothered.
>Life's
>too short to polish silver. I'll hardly look at anything that can't
>go in the
>dishwasher. If the Queen came to dinner, she'd have to eat off the
>everyday dishes, as I don't have any good china.
>
>Cindy Hamilton

i hear the queen's pretty flexible as long as you have gin.

your pal,
philip

blake murphy wrote:
> On Fri, 14 Dec 2007 11:08:51 -0800 (PST), Cindy Hamilton
> > wrote:
>
>> On Dec 14, 12:59 pm, Goomba38 > wrote:
>>> Nancy2 wrote:
>>>> Nice-looking server. I have quite a few pieces of elegant
>>>> silverplate and sterling, actually, which I don't have occasion to
>>>> use anymore. If my oldest ever gets a house, he can have it (he
>>>> wants me to keep everything, and this is from the 60s - wedding
>>>> presents). I get it out and polish it now and then, just for
>>>> kicks. Sometimes I use it as part of my holiday decor.
>>>
>>>> N.
>>>
>>> I'm ashamed to say I rec'd much silver when I married, and didn't
>>> use it much then. And moving around it was always annoying to have
>>> to find a place to store it. I gave a mess of it away to the
>>> Salvation Army. I was young and dumb and regret it very much. I
>>> kept a lot, but it was still stupid. We entertained a lot as we
>>> moved around more in the military and I grew up. <sigh>
>>
>> I had more fancy stuff when I was young. Now, I can't be bothered.
>> Life's
>> too short to polish silver. I'll hardly look at anything that can't
>> go in the
>> dishwasher. If the Queen came to dinner, she'd have to eat off the
>> everyday dishes, as I don't have any good china.
>>
>> Cindy Hamilton
>
> i hear the queen's pretty flexible as long as you have gin.

That is the old queen!

Oh pshaw, on Fri 14 Dec 2007 11:17:49p, meant to say...

> On Sat, 15 Dec 2007 04:57:26 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
> > wrote:
>
>>Oh pshaw, on Fri 14 Dec 2007 09:47:58p, Dee.Dee meant to say...
>>
>>>
>>> "Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message >
>>>> I should probably sell all that stuff.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Wayne Boatwright
>>>
>>>
>>> Yes, you should, but that takes time. Think about it. ;-))
>>>
>>> Dee Dee
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>Actually, there are a couple of items I'd like to keep, a pair of
sterling
>>candlesticks and the set of sterling and gold sherbet cups, as they were
a
>>wedding gift to my parents, which makes them 70 years old this month.
The
>>rest I don't really care much about and they have no particular meaing.
>
> Do you have kids? Those pieces need to go to a loving home.
>

Nope, no kids, nor any family members whom I'd want to have them.

I do have a dear friend (my age) who has a granddaughter who would probably
appreciate these things. I've been considering it.

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Oh pshaw, on Sat 15 Dec 2007 08:56:35a, Dee.Dee meant to say...

>
> <sf> wrote in message ...
>> On Sat, 15 Dec 2007 04:57:26 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
>> > wrote:
>>
>>>Oh pshaw, on Fri 14 Dec 2007 09:47:58p, Dee.Dee meant to say...
>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message >
>>>>> I should probably sell all that stuff.
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Wayne Boatwright
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Yes, you should, but that takes time. Think about it. ;-))
>>>>
>>>> Dee Dee
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>Actually, there are a couple of items I'd like to keep, a pair of
>>>sterling candlesticks and the set of sterling and gold sherbet cups, as
>>>they were a wedding gift to my parents, which makes them 70 years old
>>>this month. The rest I don't really care much about and they have no
>>>particular meaing.
>>
>> Do you have kids? Those pieces need to go to a loving home.
>>
>
>
> Wayne, when I said to 'think about it," it was tongue-in-cheek (I guess
> you could call it that).
>
> IOW, do nothing, just 'think.'
>
> It's not at all funny tho. Dear cousin who died from bc (male) spent a
> lot of time sorting nuts and bolts, etc. so that others wouldn't have to
> do it, I guess. That is what he wanted to do. But I've learned a
> lesson from that - think about how I spend my time and who with. You
> probably had a lot of thoughts along the same line with your operation.
>
> Here is what I'm doing this a.m., doing what I want to do. Putting on my
> wine chart the 15 bottles of wine that DH just bought yesterday, and
> then I will be putting them in their proper places in the wine rack.
> That would be sheer nonsense to others, but it is what EYE want to do --
> as well as writing to you right now.
>
> Happy day,
> Dee Dee
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>

Dee Dee, we are of like minds. I've been sorting through some other things
today, and thinking a *lot*.

In years past I have done some things in haste that I later regretted. I
don't do that anymore, and I won't make any rash decisions this time
around.

Thanks!

--
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Date: Dec 13,2007

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Oh pshaw, on Sat 15 Dec 2007 07:18:18a, Felice meant to say...

>
> "Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message .
>>
>> I have an old leather trunk filled with 35-40 pieces of sterling and
>> silver -plated holloware, including a set of water goblets and a set of
>> sterling sherbet cups lined in gold. Too bad I never use any of it.
Good
>> thing is that each piece is wrapped in Pacific Silver Cloth.
>>
>> I should probably sell all that stuff.
>
> No, no, no, Wayne. You should <use> it! Believe me, if you use your good
> silver, flatware and/or holloware, every day you will feel like someone
> special.
>
> Not that you aren't anyhow, but ...
>
> Felice
>
>
>
>

You've got a good point, Felice. After all, who's going to use it when I'm
dead and gone. :-)

I've felt so disorganized this year, and with just the two of us, I tend to
serve our plates from the stove.

With the coming new year perhaps I'll think more about how I do things and
pull some of that stuff out for ourselves.

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Wayne Boatwright

Date: Dec 13,2007

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Oh pshaw, on Fri 14 Dec 2007 10:59:55p, Mark Thorson meant to say...

> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>>
>> Oooh, I like the ones you provided links for.
>
> This one's not an antique. However, had I pursued
> my dream of raising snails commercially, I'd have
> to have it.
>
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=180195506880
>
> It's even got a glass insert! And a matching spoon!
>

I have an antique silver spoon warmer identical to this one.

http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=6oylg0i&s=1

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Wayne Boatwright

Date: Dec 13,2007

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Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>
> In years past I have done some things in haste that I later regretted.
> I don't do that anymore, and I won't make any rash decisions
> this time around.

Perhaps you would give something to me?
I wouldn't sell it on eBay, at least
not right away. Anything silver with
gilt interior would be very nice.
I could use a carving fork and knife,
especially with very ornate handles.
If it matched one of my manche a gigot
handles, that would be very cool! :-)

Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>
> Oh pshaw, on Fri 14 Dec 2007 10:59:55p, Mark Thorson meant to say...
>
> > Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> >>
> >> Oooh, I like the ones you provided links for.
> >
> > This one's not an antique. However, had I pursued
> > my dream of raising snails commercially, I'd have
> > to have it.
> >
> > http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=180195506880
> >
> > It's even got a glass insert! And a matching spoon!
> >
>
> I have an antique silver spoon warmer identical to this one.
>
> http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=6oylg0i&s=1

You idiot! That's a nautilus, not a snail!

Oh pshaw, on Sat 15 Dec 2007 11:43:39p, Mark Thorson meant to say...

>
> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>
>> Oh pshaw, on Fri 14 Dec 2007 10:59:55p, Mark Thorson meant to say...
>>
>> > Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Oooh, I like the ones you provided links for.
>> >
>> > This one's not an antique. However, had I pursued
>> > my dream of raising snails commercially, I'd have
>> > to have it.
>> >
>> > http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=180195506880
>> >
>> > It's even got a glass insert! And a matching spoon!
>> >
>>
>> I have an antique silver spoon warmer identical to this one.
>>
>> http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=6oylg0i&s=1
>
> You idiot! That's a nautilus, not a snail!
>

Where did you read that I said it was a snail?

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Date: Dec 13,2007

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Oh pshaw, on Sat 15 Dec 2007 11:25:32p, Mark Thorson meant to say...

> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>
>> In years past I have done some things in haste that I later regretted.
>> I don't do that anymore, and I won't make any rash decisions this time
>> around.
>
> Perhaps you would give something to me?
> I wouldn't sell it on eBay, at least
> not right away. Anything silver with
> gilt interior would be very nice.
> I could use a carving fork and knife,
> especially with very ornate handles.
> If it matched one of my manche a gigot
> handles, that would be very cool! :-)

The sterling flatware I inherited from my parents is Reed & Barton's
Francis I pattern, which includes a carving set. I also have a sterling
carving set with carved ivory handles. But I wasn't planning on disposing
of any of my flatware.

--
Wayne Boatwright

Date: Dec 13,2007

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Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>
> Oh pshaw, on Sat 15 Dec 2007 11:43:39p, Mark Thorson meant to say...
>
> > Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> >>
> >> Oh pshaw, on Fri 14 Dec 2007 10:59:55p, Mark Thorson meant to say...
> >>
> >> > Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> Oooh, I like the ones you provided links for.
> >> >
> >> > This one's not an antique. However, had I pursued
> >> > my dream of raising snails commercially, I'd have
> >> > to have it.
> >> >
> >> > http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=180195506880
> >> >
> >> > It's even got a glass insert! And a matching spoon!
> >>
> >> I have an antique silver spoon warmer identical to this one.
> >>
> >> http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=6oylg0i&s=1
> >
> > You idiot! That's a nautilus, not a snail!
>
> Where did you read that I said it was a snail?

It was implied by the context! Hmmph!

Oh pshaw, on Sat 15 Dec 2007 11:57:44p, Mark Thorson meant to say...

> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>
>> Oh pshaw, on Sat 15 Dec 2007 11:43:39p, Mark Thorson meant to say...
>>
>> > Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Oh pshaw, on Fri 14 Dec 2007 10:59:55p, Mark Thorson meant to say...
>> >>
>> >> > Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Oooh, I like the ones you provided links for.
>> >> >
>> >> > This one's not an antique. However, had I pursued
>> >> > my dream of raising snails commercially, I'd have
>> >> > to have it.
>> >> >
>> >> > http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=180195506880
>> >> >
>> >> > It's even got a glass insert! And a matching spoon!
>> >>
>> >> I have an antique silver spoon warmer identical to this one.
>> >>
>> >> http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=6oylg0i&s=1
>> >
>> > You idiot! That's a nautilus, not a snail!
>>
>> Where did you read that I said it was a snail?
>
> It was implied by the context! Hmmph!
>

LOL! At least they both have shells. :-)

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Date: Dec 13,2007

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Oh pshaw, on Sun 16 Dec 2007 12:07:56a, Mark Thorson meant to say...

> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>
>> Oh pshaw, on Sat 15 Dec 2007 11:57:44p, Mark Thorson meant to say...
>>
>> > Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Oh pshaw, on Sat 15 Dec 2007 11:43:39p, Mark Thorson meant to say...
>> >>
>> >> > Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Oh pshaw, on Fri 14 Dec 2007 10:59:55p, Mark Thorson meant to
say...
>> >> >>
>> >> >> > Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Oooh, I like the ones you provided links for.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > This one's not an antique. However, had I pursued
>> >> >> > my dream of raising snails commercially, I'd have
>> >> >> > to have it.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=180195506880
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > It's even got a glass insert! And a matching spoon!
>> >> >>
>> >> >> I have an antique silver spoon warmer identical to this one.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=6oylg0i&s=1
>> >> >
>> >> > You idiot! That's a nautilus, not a snail!
>> >>
>> >> Where did you read that I said it was a snail?
>> >
>> > It was implied by the context! Hmmph!
>>
>> LOL! At least they both have shells. :-)
>
> Does that mean I don't get anything? Not even
> a silver soup ladle? Meanie!
>

Yes, I guess that was "implied" too! :-)

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Wayne Boatwright

Date: Dec 13,2007

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Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>
> Oh pshaw, on Sat 15 Dec 2007 11:57:44p, Mark Thorson meant to say...
>
> > Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> >>
> >> Oh pshaw, on Sat 15 Dec 2007 11:43:39p, Mark Thorson meant to say...
> >>
> >> > Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> Oh pshaw, on Fri 14 Dec 2007 10:59:55p, Mark Thorson meant to say...
> >> >>
> >> >> > Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Oooh, I like the ones you provided links for.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > This one's not an antique. However, had I pursued
> >> >> > my dream of raising snails commercially, I'd have
> >> >> > to have it.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=180195506880
> >> >> >
> >> >> > It's even got a glass insert! And a matching spoon!
> >> >>
> >> >> I have an antique silver spoon warmer identical to this one.
> >> >>
> >> >> http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=6oylg0i&s=1
> >> >
> >> > You idiot! That's a nautilus, not a snail!
> >>
> >> Where did you read that I said it was a snail?
> >
> > It was implied by the context! Hmmph!
>
> LOL! At least they both have shells. :-)

Does that mean I don't get anything? Not even
a silver soup ladle? Meanie!

On Sat, 15 Dec 2007 17:08:19 -0000, "Ophelia" > wrote:

>blake murphy wrote:
>> On Fri, 14 Dec 2007 11:08:51 -0800 (PST), Cindy Hamilton
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> On Dec 14, 12:59 pm, Goomba38 > wrote:
>>>> Nancy2 wrote:
>>>>> Nice-looking server. I have quite a few pieces of elegant
>>>>> silverplate and sterling, actually, which I don't have occasion to
>>>>> use anymore. If my oldest ever gets a house, he can have it (he
>>>>> wants me to keep everything, and this is from the 60s - wedding
>>>>> presents). I get it out and polish it now and then, just for
>>>>> kicks. Sometimes I use it as part of my holiday decor.
>>>>
>>>>> N.
>>>>
>>>> I'm ashamed to say I rec'd much silver when I married, and didn't
>>>> use it much then. And moving around it was always annoying to have
>>>> to find a place to store it. I gave a mess of it away to the
>>>> Salvation Army. I was young and dumb and regret it very much. I
>>>> kept a lot, but it was still stupid. We entertained a lot as we
>>>> moved around more in the military and I grew up. <sigh>
>>>
>>> I had more fancy stuff when I was young. Now, I can't be bothered.
>>> Life's
>>> too short to polish silver. I'll hardly look at anything that can't
>>> go in the
>>> dishwasher. If the Queen came to dinner, she'd have to eat off the
>>> everyday dishes, as I don't have any good china.
>>>
>>> Cindy Hamilton
>>
>> i hear the queen's pretty flexible as long as you have gin.
>
>That is the old queen!
>

what, there's two of them?

your pal,
blake

"blake murphy" > wrote
>>> i hear the queen's pretty flexible as long as you have gin.
>>
>>That is the old queen!
>>
>
> what, there's two of them?
>

No! Greg and who else?



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BAD cyberPUSSY spits:

> "blake murphy" > wrote
> >>> i hear the queen's pretty flexible as long as you have gin.
> >>
> >>That is the old queen!
> >>
> >
> > what, there's two of them?
> >
>
> No! Greg and who else?


Tut tut, be a GOOD lil' cyberPUSSY or when I slither down yer chimney
dressed as Sinter Klaus you WON'T be getting any "nice" xmas presents...

Lol...


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