double vision

The story goes like this. The Gardener bought me Old Castle Christmas plates last Valentine's day. We enjoyed using them so much over the holidays that I hated to put them away, but I did. So, in my mind I thought, I'll watch for some regular red (pink) "castle" dishes. When at "everyone's favorite store" recently, you can imagine my delight at finding them at a very cheap price. I brought four home and presented them to the Gardener. "Guess what I bought you for Valentine's Day?"


Of course it was really a joke. We don't usually do much for each other on Valentine's Day, but this was my excuse to buy them. He looked at me like a deer in headlights.


Got up and went to his closet, coming back with a bag of four carefully wrapped pink old Castle plates, purchased just two hours before I had bought my four. "Guess what I got you for Valentine's Day?" He was "for real" and his were the "real thing," bought from a favorite antique place.

See the difference? I don't need to tell you which is the older series. Much clearer picture and true curves to the side of the plate.

I guess it goes to show, the longer you live together, the more alike you think! So now I can serve eight with my non-Christmas castle dishes. But since I want to use them for every day too (note: I could use different dishes every night, I love dishes so much), I'm sure you can guess which ones I will use, and which I will save for more special occasions, like eight around my table.


See Cindy's My Romantic Home to see more treasures.