Blue and White ~ Collecting and Loving It

Blue and white china is timeless and versatile.  It can be humble or

grand. It's been favored by generations.  My Mama both collected and

loved it, and passed down her collection to add to my own.  

In my breakfast room, my blue and white collection of this and that,

looks fresh and welcoming.  I can set a table that suddenly looks

crisp and clean and as fresh as a daisy.

It has a quaint and simple look that I just adore.

Ireland has their green, but Holland and Scandinavia have their 

blue and white.  

Yet the beauty of blue and white is that it can rise above it's humble

nature and hold it's own in a more elegant setting too.  Surrounded by

deep red walls, touches of black, and crystal, it is suddenly sophisticated.

It's oh so collectable too.  We can find it in tureens and ginger jars.  It

comes in lamps and endless plates and bowls too.  The other thing I

love about it is that different patterns of blue and white all work 

together somehow.  It's magic!

Unique pieces with slightly different patterns, yet all

are holding their own in this niche.  

This basket is full of my very first collection of blue and white

transferware.  These are the child size dishes that started me on

my path to further collections.  Thank you Mama for giving me such

a good start.  I am missing you today on the fourth year of your

passing, but you left me with so many happy memories and I 

honor the life we shared.

Big Texas Hugs,

Susan and Bentley