Happy Pink Saturday! As always, our hostess is Beverly – please stop by and see a list of everyone participating.
This is a piece of my Great-Grandmother’s Haviland China. It is the only piece I have at present because the rest of the set is in storage at my friend’s house in Detroit. Yes, Detroit. When I moved away from Michigan to go to Graduate School, I couldn’t take the china with me. My sweet friend Jan has been holding onto it for years. I’ve only flown in and out of Michigan, but never have been able to transport all those dishes home. The set is in a big wooden box.
Next year, I will be back there for my…(unspecified year)… high school reunion. I plan on driving there and packing up my china, along with a few other things that Jan has been keeping for me. When I was younger, I appreciated that the Haviland was my Great-Grandmother’s and was being passed down to me, but I really didn’t care a whole lot for the pattern. Now, older and wiser, I really love it.
Have a great weekend!
Claudia, that is exquisite and how special that it belonged to your great grandmother! I love Haviland and think it is one of the most beautiful chinas around… it’s so delicate and fine. I can’t wait to see the rest of you set. So glad you are going to be able to retrieve it this year!
Happy Pink Saturday…
XO,
Sheila :-)
Yes, that’s one good thing about age, we come to appreciate what we never have before! The pattern is beautiful and I’m sure you are excited to get the whole set in your home. It will be like Christmas rediscovering your long lost treasures. Happy Pink Saturday and have a loveleigh weekend!
Oh, Claudia, what a beautiful pattern!! How exciting it will be to have the whole set once again (next year)! The colors are the same as the set of china I have that originally belonged to my Nana. Happy pink Saturday!… Donna
Oh Claudia what a wonderful hand me down to have. The pattern is lovely – soo delicate and perfect for PS:)
Enjoy
Leann
Oh Claudia!
Happy Pink Saturday sweetie. Isn’t it wonderful that we get older and wiser with the passing years? So many things that our families have treasured over the years, and sometimes we just don’t understand why. These setting is absolutely exquisite. I am sure your Grandmother was also. We know she was very wise. What a wonderful keepsake she kept just for you.
Thanks for sharing sweetie. Please stop by and visit my pink post. I so love to share. Country hugs, Sherry
What beautiful china! Be sure and use it when it’s all home with you, don’t save it just for those “special” occasions, enjoy it every so often!
Hugs,
Marsha
Such a sweet delicate pattern. What a treasure to have the set that belonged to your Great Grandmother! That is an amazing thing.
Happy Pink Saturday….Sue
Claudia, what a GORGEOUS, special piece! I love the delicate pattern and the shape. You are so lucky to have such beautiful and meaningful treasures!
Have a beautiful weekend!
Hugs,
Amy
Sad that there is only one piece left, but maybe that makes it special ç
Your china is beautiful! Isn’t it funny how our taste changes. In some cases, that’s a good thing. Also, what a great friend you have to store all your china. Happy Pink Saturday.
Your china is wonderful, and will look right at home in your cottage! I’m so glad that it is finally coming home to where it will be cherished everyday.
Hugs,
Jill
Happy PiNk to you, Claudia
Funny how our taste for style changes over time…I love that pattern too. :0)
Have a great day,
Stephanie
I love the China it is so beautiful what a wonderful post today.
Happy pink Saturday.
Blessings,
Heidi
Hello Claudia,
I do think that just knowing it’s from your great grandma makes it extra special already. Ans she has an eye for something that is so pretty too :-)
If you’ll one day bring home the rest of the set, wouldn’t it be wonderful to use it for something special? And when I say special, I mean let’s make sure we create something special (of an ordinary day)out of it LOL
Mizpah,
Li
Well Claudia I would get in that car and drive straight out to your friends house and pick it all up… I love it. The pattern is perfect.
It will look so beautiful at Mockingbird Hill Cottage.
Happy PS Claudie
Love Claudie
xoxoxoxo
Claudia, Your china is lovely and even more special since it is something your Grandmother also treasured. Soon you’ll have it where you can see it each and every day! Enjoy!
What lovely china!
Our tastes do change as we do when we get older.
Happy Pink Saturday!
Carol
Hello Claudia
Love your pink, its a great piece of your sweet grandmother.Hope you can take soon your china.
Happy Pink Saturday!!!
Hugs
Charo
Claudia that was such a sweet story. I can’t wait for you to have the whole set with you! Happy Pink Saturday. Hugs Grace
Very beautiful. Happy Pink Saturday. Thanks for stopping by. Have a great day!! Winona
Oh Claudia,
What a beautiful dish. How very special that it belonged to your Great-grandmother. Hope that once you get the rest of them home you will share pictures with us. Have a wonderful Pink Saturday.
Hugs,
♥Ana
Sooooo, what was the year, sweetpea??? ;-)
I’ve already given our china to our granddaughter to enjoy now. We don’t entertain a lot and I have lots of vintage china tucked away in a china cabinet. I like the randonmess of different plates around the table now. Mandy was happy to accept it.
I do love the pattern though on yours.
Happy pink saturday.
xoxo,
Connie
I love it too Claudia, and isn’t it funny how our tastes change over the years. Have a beautiful week friend, Mollye
Claudia, how wonderful to have your grandmother’s set of china. Haviland is beautiful china. This decor is perfect for a Pink Saturday. Thanks for sharing. ~ Sarah
I love your pink platter today. You have some very nice dishes and most importantly they are a treasure from your grandmother. Thank you for visiting me today.
I love your Haviland post. Sad but true story…my sister and I inherited a barrel (yes, packed in a wooden barrel) of Haviland china from our grandmother when we were still kids. Years later it disappeared on a move! Happy that you can retrieve yours!! Cherish it.
awww Claudia.. you got lovely dishes.. I can imagine how beautiful all of them.. precious treasure!
Happy PS!
xo
fitty
How beautiful,Claudia! So nice that you have your great- grandmother’s china. What treasures! Happy Pink Saturday and have a great weekend!
Blessings,
Sandi
its soooooo beautiful, i bet you cannot wait to get it…i was looking at your amazing porch, do you decorate it for christmas?
So beautiful!!!
Happy pink saturday!
That is the sweetest more beautiful pattern. You are a lucky lady to have such lovely china. Nice when you have it all.
Have a fun weekend.
I know what you mean, I was the same way , now I love ALL this stuff, LOVE the china, you must go get it….
Happy Pink Saturday
I have a Haviland platter just like that but mine is worn and chipped. I use it in my bathroom to keep all my perfumes in one place. I’ll bet your set is gorgeous!
Have a wonderful pink Saturday Claudia!
Pink is my color and today is always such a special day for me. Oodles of pink to check out and oodles of beautiful blogs to admire.
Thank you so much for participating this week. I l♥ved dropping by to see your delightful pinkness. Have a wonderful weekend filled with fun and the company of those you love.
Happy Pink Saturday, Claudia! Your GGM’s china is so lovely! It certainly has stood the test of time. Love your comment about how you loved having something that belonged to your GGM, and grew to love the pattern! ha! When my daughter comments on things like china, she would say “it’s really pretty, but It’s not really my style”. I always respond with…”don’t worry, it will be” ;)
Hugs,
Tina
Claudia,That china is great so sad sad that its in Mi right now.Can’t wait till u are able to pick it all up.It will be a beautiful table display.Happy Pink Saturday!Hugs,Jennifer
Hi Claudia , lovely pinks !
Happy Pink Saturday! Thanks so much for sharing and please come visit when you have a moment!
Love from the Netherlands Rini
Hey Claudia! That is a beautiful dish, I bet you will be so excited to finally get it all with you. You will probably spend hours just looking and playing with it all…Happy Pink Saturday girl…Becs
That china is a real treasure!! Aren’t you glad you know that now and didn’t get rid of it? Enjoy using it once you get it home!
Pink Blessings,
Jayne at mysongwithin
an absolute treasure Claudia and so lovely!
~*Happy Pink Saturday*~
Oh I love this one! I have a small collection of sweet platters like that!!
Happy Pink Saturday!
Hugs, Lisa
Oh Claudia,
So glad you have come to apprectiate your grandmother’s china. The piece you have shown is just lovely!
Happy Pink Saturday!
Gwen
Claudia,
BEAUTIFUL!!! And magnificently even more precious because it was your great grandmothers. I am so happy for you that you didn’t part with it. What a sweet friend to store it for you. Imagine the memories those dishes could tell of gatherings from years gone by. Very special!
xo
Sue
Ohhh, your china is beautiful and even more so special because of the sweet memories.. Have a wonderful weekend filled with all things sweet and pink.
Its gorgeous china, Claudia! I wish I had a keepsake from my great grandmother or even my gramdmother. I know you will enjoy finally having the whole set again!
Happy Pink Saturday!
Hugs, Pat
Of course you love it; it’s beautiful AND it has special meaning because it was your grandmother’s. The more time passes, the more I appreciate things like this.
Beautiful, beautiful! I am an absolute china addict. I used to work in a Bridal and Gift Shop when I was in college and came to adore it. Loved helping new brides pick out their patterns. Your Haviland piece is so gorgeous. I’m in mid-MI – hope you enjoy your trip back next year. I am making my first ever trip next Sept. to one of my class re-unions – in MS. I am really looking forward to it. Thanks for stopping by my blog. Happy Pink Saturday!
Smiles,
Tricia
Hello thank you so much for visiting me today for Pink Saturday. I loved our visit.
Thank you so much for your kind words.
Have a wonderful Sunday.
Blessings,
Heidi
Your dish is so delicate – I always enjoy my visit to your blog. Happy Pink Saturday.
Hi Claudia!
that is a very pretty bowl. I love to see things people cherish that has been in the family for years!
Have a wonderful day!
Beautiful China! I can’t wait to see the entire set when you are reunited!
Hugs,
Jacalyn
Hi Claudia! It just doesn’t get any better than Haviland and Limoges, does it?!?! That is certainly worth making a special trip back to pick up!
Happy PS!
Big TX Hugs,
Stephanie
Angelic Accents
Claudia,
The Haviland china is very beautiful.
How special that it belonged to your Great Grandmother, a treasure indeed!
I love the pattern.
Thank you for stopping by and entering my giveaway, good luck!
Happy Pink Saturday!
Mary
What a beautiful plate!
Thank you so much for stopping by!
I hope you had a wonderful Pink Saturday!
Warm autumn-regards from Austria, Traude
Beautiful china, and an even more beautiful sentiment. It is wonderful when we can hold loved ones closer through the things that have been left behind.
Susan
Oh Claudia, I just know you will be so happy to have your china with you now. It’s a gift of love and memories for a lifetime. The china pattern is gorgeous, Happy Pink Saturday, Char
Thanks for stopping by Claudia, what a lovely piece to own and treasure.
l love that pattern on your great g-mas china, thanks for the help regarding the collage i made one and posted it.
blessings
marie
Claudia, that is beautiful China..I too appreciate my vintage things, the few that I have, because of the age and heritage. I hav my great grandmother’s china in a box somewhere very plain white with gold rim..must find and get it out and display some of it..thanks for the inspiration..and thanks for coming by yesterday to visit!
Barb
OH MY GOSH! It is GORGEOUS! Oh how lovely it is going to look when you have it all together…are you going to display it?
Sometimes we need time for things to grow on us – the china has a dainty design, it’s quite pretty.
i’m a little late this week with my ps vsits but I’m doing the rounds now :) Thank you for visiting – Have a great week.
ciao for now,
Elena :)