On Sun, 25 Dec 2005 16:18:40 -0800, serene wrote:

> On Mon, 26 Dec 2005 00:11:47 GMT, "P.Aitken" > wrote:
>
> >It sounds like this china is nothing but a source of worry for you. Why
> >bother - to impress people? It is meant to be used, and therefore will
> >get broken. Enjoy it and accept the inevitable breakage - or put it on
> >display where it is safe.
>
> My thought exactly.
>
> I used my Noritake (white-on-white, trimmed in 24K gold) as an
> everyday plate, because (a) things break, and that's part of their
> beauty, and (b) I'm worth my finest china.
>
I have everyday china and special occasion china. The every day is
stuff I can replace easily if a piece is broken. Replacing my special
occasion china requires research and plenty of $$, so I'm very careful
with it now, especially after replacing a piece with another one that
was the right pattern, but didn't have the right feel, weight,
thickness... it was noticeably "different".

Oh, well. Life went on anyway.
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Practice safe eating. Always use condiments.