You can never have enough...

[popeye333]

With the exception of some inherited pieces, I have mostly thrifted and TM stuff, but now just about everything in there is there because I love it. I tossed all my non stick pans and found Simon Gault stainless steel (on TM) instead - gave the big one to the hospice shop and kept the small and the medium. They are excellent frypans and look good with the saucepans. The china is mostly blue and white mixed patterns, with a couple of pieces of my wedding china left. Those are very precious, but when they break, as china does, then that is the way things go. And my coffee mugs are Trademe scores, anything with William Morris patterns ends up on my watch list, and sometimes by my kettle, lol. I edited the utensils a while back, I swear those things breed, so now I just have the pieces I use all the time.

I might be developing a collection though, of linen teatowels with butterflies on them, which has sparked my friends into op shop hunting butterflies for me. One of those ladies will be amused when I tell her the teacup she gave me a week ago has two siblings and a teapot listed as a 'teaset' on TM for $80, lol... That is an optimistic seller in todays climate.

I have to exert some discipline though, I am a magpie for pretty things...

I used to be a snob when it came to china. if one piece of a set got a chip, I had to have a complete new set.   Its cos I cant  or couldn't do random. 

Now I love my red and white china and cookware. And the most used, are plates and bowls are all my odd ones collected from the recycle center etc. 

My stepfather would be shocked and probably try and get me a new one. 

My Oven is my pan storage, Ive never cooked meat in it. I think I may have done Toad in the hole once, but I do that in the glass bowl cooker, along with potato bake. My Oven is used for baking and storage lol

Coffee mugs I have a fave set, and then 10 spare. but the one I use the most, and not for hot drinks is an odd red and white one I got for 50 cents. for benefibre lol.

I can imagine my stepfather shaking his head lol