I'm joining the gathering of Vintage Thingies Thursday lovers over at
Coloradolady, come on over and participate by posting a link to your vintage thingies.
My mother-in-law Ida has been gone for many years now, but things that she left me
remind me daily of all the things that she loved. Above all else were her two sons,
who came to her late in life, but she also enjoyed precious and pretty things.
She loved her Beleek and cut glass, this creamer and sugar were her favorites.
The little green plaques were made for her by a friend from her nursing school days.
Ida had a sweet tooth, but managed to keep it in check (unlike me!).
This little covered glass jar always had something sweet and tasty in it.
The little salt cellar was hers and has appeared before here on TLRT
in a recent post for Silver Sunday.
This cut glass bowl was something she purchased during the last year of her life.
It was her "fruit salad" bowl and that's all I've ever served in it, so I often have
the joy of remembering all our years together as I stand at the counter cutting
up fruit for Ida's Fruit Salad Bowl.
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What a sweet way to remember your mother-in-law! Love the candy dish and the fruit salad bowl. Special
ReplyDeleteLovely creamer and sugar bowl!
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful way to remember your MIL-by using her lovely cut glass bowl just as she did!
What a nice tribute to Ida. Love those green plaques. How cool that they were made for her.
ReplyDeleteWhat lovely vintage things. And what a sweet tribute to your mother in law.
ReplyDeleteJocelyn
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That is a wonderful collection filled with great memories of someone imortant to you. I like the way you shared the two sons as well.
ReplyDeleteBeleek is pretty. I love it's simplicity. It's also nice that your treat your MIL's treasure just the way she did.
ReplyDeleteFUnny how just seeing an object brings back so many memories of someone. Funny, my last two posts are about my mother in law who I also miss very much and cherish everything she gave me.
ReplyDeleteIt's nice that you have some of your mother-in-law's favorite things to remind you of her.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful things. I just love the Beleek.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful items and beautiful memories!
ReplyDeletePretty Beleek dishes. Sweet memories of your mother-in-law.
ReplyDeleteDebbie
The small green plaques are quite unique. Are they a true likeness of her sons?
ReplyDeleteSuch sweet memories to go with these sweet pieces. The Belleek is lovely.
ReplyDeleteI love the cut glass bowl! My mother has a similar crystal bowl and her name happens to be Ida. She will love to see this. What a treasure she left for you to enjoy.
ReplyDeleteSuch wonderful keepsakes of your MIL's! It's so nice that you actually use the pieces too, instead of just packing them away. I especially love the Beleek sugar and creamer!
ReplyDeleteHappy VTT!
Carol
love it!! I got a newer set at Marshall's last year after St. Pats and let my girlfriend give it to her sister to love on her going thru terminal cancer treatments. I picture her having comforting cups of tea in Canada with the set.
ReplyDeleteOh, love the Beleek! My mom has the shamrock pattern!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cream and sugar so delicate!
ReplyDeleteWonderful way to remember a loved one.
Pretty things--and even more, that you have memories of your MIL associated with them!
ReplyDeleteI love your Belleek shamrock cream and sugar! Gorgeous Irish china!!! Lucky you!! I have a very small collection now, but hope to have a few more pieces someday. ( I have my eye on a teapot.)
ReplyDeleteWhat beautiful things to remember your mother in law with...I just love the cream and sugar, the pattern is just as sweet as can be! Happy VTT!
ReplyDeleteWhat a sweet and loving way to remember your mother in love. You have lovely treasures to remember her with...Happy VTT..
ReplyDeleteThank you all for stopping by! Ida would be so pleased that you liked her pretties! She was one of us, the dish lovers ..... she got it! That giddy feeling you get when you see dishes that just make you smile!
ReplyDeleteNice memories from your sweet MIL. Love the shamrock set.
ReplyDeletewhat pretty treasures! came with precious memory.. i love the beleek creamer & sugar bowl.. so pretty..
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by, glad you enjoyed seeing some of Ida's goodies. :-)
ReplyDeleteI love the sugar bowl and creamer. The cut glass fruit salad bowl is to die for!!
ReplyDeleteThanks Susan! I don't know anything about cut glass, but this bowl is so special to me. Need to read up and see if I can find out more about it.
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