Having A Whip Round….

[Dream Girl]

so who’s in?

Alexis is short of teaspoons and wants some for Christmas.
She‘s all perturbed as she doesn’t know where all her teaspoons have gone.

 

[candycane]

so who’s in?

Alexis is short of teaspoons and wants some for Christmas.
She‘s all perturbed as she doesn’t know where all her teaspoons have gone.

In the tumble drier with the odd socks of course.

CC

 

[Loveinamist]

Well if the mystery is like mine years ago, cutlery was thrown out with the chippy papers. I’ll name no names

 

[csi]

Let's start a cash collection for her. I will put in 1p for her. Sorry she can get lost

 

[Grizelda]

No, I'm not in. She should have checked her guests pockets when they left her house. She wears a Chanel brooch, so she can't be short of a bob or two. Nice, thought though, Dream Girl.

 

[ERICS MUM]

Solid silver or just plated ?

 

[Dream Girl]

Solid silver or just plated ?

I don’t know but she also added she could do with wine glasses as they get broken in her dishwasher.

 

[Twilight]

I wonder if she asked her household staff...

 

[Dream Girl]

I wonder if she asked her household staff...

If they’ll buy her spoons for Christmas either that or wine glasses.

Wonder if the staff get one of those tins or crackers with just one of the tiny hand creams in.
#siftingandgifting

 

[donna255]

Well, of course. It is the teaspoon gnome taking them.

 

[Dream Girl]

Well, of course. It is the teaspoon gnome taking them.

Has Richard being doing the garden???

 

[missbabs]

If they’ll buy her spoons for Christmas either that or wine glasses.

Wonder if the staff get one of those tins or crackers with just one of the tiny hand creams in.
#siftingandgifting

Ooh yes! Super tiny,hand painted by magical french fairies

 

[Grizelda]

Solid silver or just plated ?

She'd like us to believe solid silver, but I'd be willing to guess stainless steel, which are better because they don't need polishing.

 

[Ballerina]

She'd like us to believe solid silver, but I'd be willing to guess stainless steel, which are better because they don't need polishing.

So true. I was given a full canteen of sodding solid silver cutlery, with all the whistles and bells from Paul's Mum. I thought that was really generous of her (she is still alive) and then she says "I can't be bothered to polish any more love". Thanks a lot, it is a pain in the rear to upkeep and I can't sell it because it's a family heirloom and the hallmark says 1831. It is a lovely rat tail (I think but am no silver specialist) design and very pretty but what a palaver. I shall have to be mean and decide which of my girls I land it on to, haha!

 

[Twilight]

So true. I was given a full canteen of sodding solid silver cutlery, with all the whistles and bells from Paul's Mum. I thought that was really generous of her (she is still alive) and then she says "I can't be bothered to polish any more love". Thanks a lot, it is a pain in the rear to upkeep and I can't sell it because it's a family heirloom and the hallmark says 1831. It is a lovely rat tail (I think but am no silver specialist) design and very pretty but what a palaver. I shall have to be mean and decide which of my girls I land it on to, haha!

I love Rattail, it's the most perfect design & how wonderful to have something in a pattern that been in existence for over five centuries. Having written that I can appreciate that not everyone enjoys cleaning metal as much as me; as long as I'm wearing gloves & the kitchen table is protected I'm happy to sit for an hour or so making things shiny. My maternal grandfather was a jeweller & my paternal great grandfather was a silversmith & there's a good selection of their work still within the family so I feel it's my duty to look after the pieces I've received.

 

[loveallthingsitalian]

I love silver and glass and am quite happy giving them a clean especially at Christmas.

I used to love a table set with them when we hosted several people at holiday times but now that it is only us it’s more laid back but I enjoy sitting at a proper dining table and taking a meal slowly and chatting and planning so make sure we do it at least once a week.

i would never willingly eat out at a carvery type of meal and hate self service cafes where you stand with a tray of cold food searching for a free table. I like to sit and be served if I’m paying.

 

[Toril]

She'd like us to believe solid silver, but I'd be willing to guess stainless steel, which are better because they don't need polishing.

They might be plastic ones.

 

[Grizelda]

They might be plastic ones.

There's a novel entitled, 'Our Spoons Came from Woolworths'

 

[Grizelda]

I love Rattail, it's the most perfect design & how wonderful to have something in a pattern that been in existence for over five centuries. Having written that I can appreciate that not everyone enjoys cleaning metal as much as me; as long as I'm wearing gloves & the kitchen table is protected I'm happy to sit for an hour or so making things shiny. My maternal grandfather was a jeweller & my paternal great grandfather was a silversmith & there's a good selection of their work still within the family so I feel it's my duty to look after the pieces I've received.

Put some music on and 'rub a dub dub'!

 

[madaunty]

There's a novel entitled, 'Our Spoons Came from Woolworths'

I’ve just looked it up and it’s now on my Kindle. Thank you.