older than i am.

After many years of kids and broken dishes, I decided it was time to buy a new set.  I searched all over, but nothing caught my eye enough to make me buy it.  And then today, I stopped at a yard sale.

My eyes were immediately drawn to the glassware.  I love glass, don't ask me why.  But there amongst all the neat things were 2 sets of blue and white dishes.  They were gorgeous!  The edges were scalloped, the pattern was pretty and dainty and I could see myself using those on weekend mornings, my coffee/tea cup on a matching saucer.  Quite civilized, don't you think?  And so I approached the Lady in Charge of pricing and said..how much for the dishes?

And she replied - 5 bucks.

Before I could stop myself, i blurted - that's ALL???

And so, quickly, before she could go up on the price, I whipped out a 5 and the transaction was complete.

And when I got home, I checked the stamp on the bottom - J&G Meakin of England - and hopped on the computer to see what else was available on ebay.  There was plenty out there!  All for a nice fat price, plus shipping.

The dishes are antiques.  Collectibles.

Yikes!  I'm supposed to eat from those?  I'm supposed to cut meat, use a fork, scratch the surface, etc??  Oh, the stress of it all!

Ya know, I could sell them on ebay for 5 bucks each and make a mint, but...I like them.  They're pretty and dainty.  I'm going to keep them, use them and enjoy them.  What the heck.