Comments on Souris Mariage: Mouse's Adventures as Bride, Newlywed, and Best Woman: (Okay, micies, here is part two of LPC's guest pos...

Great advice! I would also add that you should be...

2009-12-03T08:40:18.282-06:00

Great advice! I would also add that you should be very careful when registering for plates to check that they are really dishwasher/microwave safe: in my retail experience, companies often fudge these. Just ask a sales associate -- they'll usually give you the skinny. Namely because they don't want to see you in a month wielding your broken earthenware.

Mouse, thanks again for having me. Peonies you mak...

2009-12-02T21:13:18.061-06:00

Mouse, thanks again for having me. Peonies you make me laugh. And Jan, if I can make YOU laugh I'm doing good. Jean Couzon. I will look it up. Thanks.

Oh dear, I adore soup plates; so pretty and so nic...

2009-12-02T20:11:25.299-06:00

Oh dear, I adore soup plates; so pretty and so nice for several things. But I do hate ironing napkins. Heavy and wrinkle resistant are a must.

Love this LPC. You know, I was moving to Africa ...

2009-12-02T18:54:22.180-06:00

Love this LPC.
You know, I was moving to Africa the day after my wedding and so only registered for the Ambassadorial kit to be put in storage. I take it out even now and again for dinners that need to count - engagement dinners, 50th birthdays and such. However, do note that the soup plates are fab for bouillabase. <-- need to spell check that one.
Thanksgiving was a wonderful affair at a friend's home. My Puerto Rican friend (whose mother collected and the domestics polished) and her WASP husband (whose familty made their fortune on railroads and timber and kept it growing) hosted with wine from the cellar. We chatted about many things but the most amazing topic arose when the conversation turned to stainless. G&D once swore they would never use anything other than silver. Now, they wanted my opinion on STAINLESS! Goodness gracious will such seniblity prevail? Looks like it.
Here was my recommendation. Jean Couzon - French Stainless flatware with heft and elegance. It pairs perfectly with the Limoges which I put in the dishwasher with a no heat setting.
Mwahh.
Queenie

Make sure they are heavy, wrinkle-resistant materi...

2009-12-02T15:27:47.236-06:00

Make sure they are heavy, wrinkle-resistant material because otherwise you will find yourself ironing napkins some day, singing the Talking Heads, "Same As It Ever Was," under your breath."

Good gawd, you crack me up.

Regarding wineglasses, the best bit of advice I ever got was from the older man who introduced me to the joys of drinking wine. He said, "Never buy sets of matching glasses." When I queried why, he said, "That way you won't be upset when one of them breaks and you no longer have a set."

He was 100% correct and I have now a lovely collection of wineglasses, few of which match. (One Barefoot Bride, they break when they *aren't* cheap; I hate those heavy, massed produced things.)

It's amazing how appealing pink and gold flowe...

2009-12-02T12:50:41.498-06:00

It's amazing how appealing pink and gold flowery china shenanigans can be when they are the set your grandmother registered for. They look a little insane in the cupboard but they were there so there you are.

Fantastic! I wish we'd had the benefit of you...

2009-12-02T12:03:46.225-06:00

Fantastic! I wish we'd had the benefit of your wisdom before registering. The next best thing was copying a foodie friend's registry. It would be nice to have some good wine glasses - we get the cheap ones at Crate & Barrel because they break so often. Or do they break so often because they're cheap???

If only I'd known about the Chenonceau Turquoi...

2009-12-02T10:35:14.173-06:00

If only I'd known about the Chenonceau Turquoise when we registered. Our kitchen would look so very different today. Alas we will continue to make do with the ikea set that my husband was given when he bought his first flat.