{"id":121,"date":"2012-05-31T18:18:43","date_gmt":"2012-06-01T01:18:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dirtydishesonline.com\/dishin-dirt_(the-blog)\/?p=121"},"modified":"2020-03-12T14:56:01","modified_gmt":"2020-03-12T21:56:01","slug":"honor-ware-shaken-not-stirred","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/dirtydishesonline.com\/dishin-dirt-the-blog\/honor-ware-shaken-not-stirred\/","title":{"rendered":"HONOR-WARE \u2013 SHAKEN NOT STIRRED"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It was easy to see that this garage sale was a family affair the minute I arrived.&nbsp; It was late in the morning after the rush and several of the \u201cshop keepers\u201d, probably bored at this point, were inspecting the bottom of the china.&nbsp; \u201cThis one is from Germany.\u201d \u201cAnd these were from Japan\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>I found this teapot, set of dessert plates and teacups scattered across the long table.&nbsp;&nbsp; The prettiest teapot on the table had a broken lid handle\u2026so I had to leave it there.&nbsp; (sad face) Arthur had most of these pieces in storage for some time even after his mother Cely had passed away.<a href=\"http:\/\/dirtydishesonline.com\/dishin-dirt_(the-blog)\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Honor-Ware-Dirty-Dishes-Cely.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-148 size-full\" title=\"Honor-Ware--Dirty-Dishes-Cely\" src=\"http:\/\/dirtydishesonline.com\/dishin-dirt-the-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Honor-Ware-Dirty-Dishes-Cely.jpg\" alt=\"Vintage China For Rent\" width=\"800\" height=\"2000\" srcset=\"http:\/\/dirtydishesonline.com\/dishin-dirt-the-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Honor-Ware-Dirty-Dishes-Cely.jpg 800w, http:\/\/dirtydishesonline.com\/dishin-dirt-the-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Honor-Ware-Dirty-Dishes-Cely-120x300.jpg 120w, http:\/\/dirtydishesonline.com\/dishin-dirt-the-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Honor-Ware-Dirty-Dishes-Cely-409x1024.jpg 409w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>He shared with me that Cely loved her china.&nbsp; She moved from the Philippines to Europe, and from there she was lucky to be able to travel short distances to add to her collection.&nbsp; She was also quite the world traveler- Egypt being one of her many stops.<\/p>\n<p>Landing in California, Cely bought a huge wall unit, you know, the big monsters that everyone wanted in the eighties.&nbsp; In this wall unit she proudly displayed all her pretty dishes.&nbsp; Arthur shared with me that once during an earthquake, while everyone was scrambling to take cover, Cely was asking for the family\u2019s help to hold up the wall unit!&nbsp; Save the dishes!&nbsp; I told Arthur that I understood his mother as I might have done the same thing.<\/p>\n<p>I am happy to have some of Cely\u2019s pretty things available for pretty occasions and I am happy to honor her memory each time they go out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was easy to see that this garage sale was a family affair the minute I arrived.&nbsp; It was late in the morning after the rush and several of the \u201cshop keepers\u201d, probably bored at this point, were inspecting the bottom of the china.&nbsp; \u201cThis one is from Germany.\u201d \u201cAnd these were from Japan\u201d. 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