A short set of errands, that’s all it was supposed to be …
… that turned into a new KVM switch for Margie, a new set of everyday plates etc., an electric fondue pot, and an urgent desire to Get Home Before We Buy Something Else.
Margie had gifted me with “a change of china” a while back — but, of course, I’m not just going to run out and buy something unilaterally. And china, glassware, utensils, etc., are one of those things were taste rarely directly overlaps. We’ve learned that, when it does …
“Hey, that’s kind of attractive.”
“Yeah. Huh, I actually like that, too.”
“Huh.”
“Huh.”
“We should –”
“– get it –”
“– now.”
I’m not sure how we originally agreed on our old everyday — Dansk Mosaic “Wave” — but when we did, we ended up stripping the local Dansk store bare (since it was just about discontinued at the time of our wedding).
In this case, the stuff (10 Strawberry Lane, “Luna”) was on clearance at Great Indoors, so the price was more than right. It’s simple, off-white but with some subtle design work around the edges, has a nice flat surface for food, a kind of cool semi-square design, and functions both for every-day and semi-formal. And, as noted, most importantly, Margie and I both liked it.
We cleared the shelf (18 dinner plates, 20 shallow bowls/lipped salad/dessert plates, 6 mugs, which we may backfill, cream, sugar). That will let us serve a decent sized party, if need be.