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.