Tea on Thursday

Thank you for joining me for Tea. This Thursday, I want to travel down Memory Lane with these Grocery Store DISHES for Tea! Won't you join me? Don't you have a story or two about dishes that came in a Detergent box, Oatmeal box, Cereal box or won at a Carnival?


These JOHANN HAVILAND BAVARIA GERMANY China pieces from the grocery store caught my eye when I was pinching pennies as a young momma of two and married to my husband of 4 years. With blue roses on white china pieces high lighted with platinum strip, the Blue Garland Pattern was what I was looking for to add a little formality to my very casual life.

I remember full well how difficult it was to purchase these dishes. I'm thinking maybe circa 1978 or so was when I started to collect them. Each week the grocery store had a feature piece of china that was discounted when buying a certain dollar amount of goods. All of the china pieces could be purchased while the campaign was going on, but not at a discounted price and heavens knows I was waiting for the weekly special where every penny pinched was a shiny copper piece saved.

Another go round of this china pattern was on the market about 10 years ago, but this time the china was from Taiwan. They are heavier than the ones from Germany.

To this day, I'm still enjoying my Blue Garland Dishes. I use them for Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter meals and when wanting a more decorative table setting. From time to time I add a piece that I come across at sales. I'd like to have more of the vegetable bowls and salt/pepper shakers. Still on the prowl for my dishes.
Would you like some more Tea? Croissant with jam? Hows about a cookie or two? There's plenty. I really don't like to see anyone go away hungry.
Blessings to you today. I'm so glad you stopped by.

1 Corinthians 13:13 AND now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.

~Deanna~