VintageTablecloths

I used to collect dish sets. 

For every occasion. 

They were my toys.

Until I moved cross country.

Again. 

Fact is, they weigh too much, they take up a lot of space, and they are expensive. 

Why I thought I needed service for 12 when I was single and had no children I don't know.  So, now I am down to only four sets, and two of them are white.   One set for every day, and the other is formal.

But I found some new toys.  Not nearly as heavy and take up almost no space.  (I'll not comment on whether they are expensive or not.)

Tablecloths.  The old ones woven of different colors into damask patterns.  They were seen on those formica kitchen tables from the 50's.  Cotton, washable, fun.  Usually small.  They were not for formal occassions.

I found a Summer one in Italy.  Matches all of the aqua blue I have around in Summer.

So when the seasons change, the plates stay the same, and the tablecloth changes.  Here are my Spring and Summer versions.  If you look back at some of the pasta recipes I published during different seasons, you will see Fall and Christmas. 

I even found one for Halloween.