Wedding Present Dinner Service.

I have a lovely dinner and tea service left to me by an Aunt. My daughters are horrified that they may get lumbered with it so they know that when anything happens to me the whole lot can go to the lovely vintage tea shops in my local area.

I tend to use everything now, thinking about it, I’ve kept nothing for best really, other than a big canteen of a very fancy design of Arthur Price silver cutlery. CBA to clean it, but it comes out at Christmas. A few years ago, I decided to use my cut crystal glasses for garden drinks and if they break, they break. The DDs think they’re very old fashioned, so they’ll end up in the charity shop or in a skip!

Use it and enjoy it, Calendargirl!
Oddly, this subject came up for discussion yesterday and I was reminded of my mother who, in the little-used front room, kept a sideboard full of the Best Crockery, the Good Cutlery and the Nice Glasses - all of which had very rare outings to the table when very honoured guests came to visit.
After her death, my dad downsized and got rid of the sideboard but started using all the tableware everyday - because he liked it.
I think he occasionally looked over his shoulder and glimpsed my mom's ghost shaking her head in sorrow at such profligacy!
I've never kept anything for "best", housewares, tableware, clothing or, heaven help us, a "front room"!

I also use everything if it’s nice, I will use it, if not out it goes.

I have some lovely vintage crockery and although it’s a pain to have to wash it by hand I so enjoy using it.