Spanish Reminiscence: Serving Plate

For the Show and Tell Friday this week, I want to show a plate from Spain.



Two years ago, my husband and I spent a vacation there. We stayed at a little town called Arenas de San Pedro in Castilla y León. In addition to the breathtaking landscapes and a magnificent medieval castle, we were charmed by a small local pottery.
The pottery was run and operated entirely by one family and was passed from a generation to generation. It was an interesting place, and the owner was so kind as to give us a little tour around and briefly explain the creation process.
At first, we wanted to have a special order plate with the name “Casa del Sol” written on it (just before our trip to Spain, we bought a house in CA and we named it “Casa del Sol” as it has so much sun). Unfortunately, a special order would take longer to make than our stay, so we had to choose something from the shop. We chose this serving plate as we liked both the shape and the design. Along with the plate, we bought a very cute jug with the same flower pattern. Unfortunately, one day I accidently knocked the jug down and the snout broke off. I was very upset about the incident, and to cheer me up my husband said that now we have a reason to visit Spain again.
Whenever I use this serving plate, it brings so many wonderful memories from our vacation. The little doll in the picture is from Spain too, but she doesn’t have a special story like the plate. I bought her at a gift shop at the airport. The doll was probably made in China; nevertheless, she is so cute that I thought she deserves to be mentioned too.  

A Present from Mom

Whenever my mom comes to visit me (she lives in a different city), she brings me some wonderful present that she made herself. For instance, I got a pair of soft knitted socks, a crocheted hat, and lovely doilies.
When she came to stay with us this month, she brought me something so beautiful that I couldn’t resist bragging about it on my blog. Isn’t this little pillow in a crocheted pillowcase lovely? So simple, yet so charming. What makes it even dearer to me is that it was made by my mom.
I placed it in the guest room as it is the most beautiful bedroom in my house and that’s exactly where this sweet little pillow belongs.




For the second time, I am joining Cindy's Show and Tell Friday at My Romantic Home, and I am looking forward to checking out all the other entries this weekend as there are always tons of wonderful ideas there.

Fruit Assortment Plates

I received these lovely dessert plates from my mom. She brought them to the USA all the way from Ukraine. I remember admiring these plates when I was little and my mom kept them in her cupboard. Every plate has a unique fruit picture, which looks as if from a renaissance painting.
There are five small plates (unfortunately one was broken back in Ukraine) and one big serving plate. The plates where made in the GDR (German Democratic Republic), and since the German reunification took place in 1990, I assume these plates are at least twenty years old. My mom, however, says she bought them back in the 70s. It doesn’t really matter how old these plates are; what matters is that I am very happy to own them now. Thank you, mama.










For the first time, I am joining a blog party. I’m linking to “Show and Tell Friday” at Cindy’s blog, called My Romantic Home. I absolutely love her blog, and I am sure once you see it yourself, you will love it too.