Thanks to everyone who complimented my pattern. I do like it, but the colors feel off to me. Perhaps I need to redo my dining room to complement it. 
But I am really posting again here to experiment with posting a photo. Here is my china
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ALH- other than one doctor’s appointment (non Covid related) Blossom has not been near another human being since mid-March. So inviting me to anything doesn’t risk your health- I’d decline! But your dinners sound fab!!!
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Love the story Thumper. Mine are red/pink. I called the bowls ‘soup bowls’, never knowing there was such a thing as a pasta bowl. When I went to look for a few replacement pieces I discovered the world of the Pasta Bowl. Mine are what I believe are called ‘re pops’. Made much later in the companies history. I’m guessing made in the 90’s.
That’s called marketing. Originally they were called rim soup bowls or soup plates. Then manufacturers started calling them soup/pasta bowls to increase sales.
Here is Lenox Eternal rim soup bowl:
Not to be confused with their cream soup bowl:
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The originals of my Old Britain Castles are way older…I’m guessing probably from before 1950. The additional ones I got from replacements are 1990 is vintage. And I can really tell the difference! All of my serving pieces are older ones.
It’s a fun set. I think maybe it’s time to swap out the franciscan Apple and put in the Pld Britain Castles in the china cabinet.
My 1984-vintage wedding china is Mikasa black tie. Very simple white with thin bands of black and gold. I decided at the time that a relatively inexpensive china meant that we’d be more likely to get a full set, which we did. A good thing, because it was discontinued a couple of years later. These days I throw it in the dishwasher and it comes out fine.
My crystal is a now-discontinued Waterford pattern. MIL bought us some for various anniversaries, but it isn’t enough of anything to field a full table. She also gave me an OCR tea set, which I last used at my mom’s funeral reception. I grabbed her sterling serving things when they cleared house, knowing that my SIL would donate them without a thought.
I love depression glass cake plates, have several, and use those more than anything. Both daughters bake and enjoy them as well.
Hopefully my daughters will want to use some of the more fun things I’ve collected - appetizer and dessert plates, cake stands, etc. If they don’t, at least we didn’t spend great gobs of cash on it.
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What a fun thread for a dreary, covid winter!
Someday I may post this on “bag a week” thread. But it seems an appropriate place to mention a book that a friend gave me for retirement, when I was in the midst of dealing with much stuff from my mother after her death. It’s a surprisingly light hearted read - The Swedish Art of Living and Dying Ser.: The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning : How to Free Yourself and Your Family from a Lifetime of Clutter by Margareta Magnusson (2018, Hardcover) for sale online | eBay
I actually am keeping a lot of stuff (including many dishes) since we do have space. But I am trying to declutter paperwork and gather like items to same location. Dishes/glassware are easy, since all in kitchen or dining room. Paperwork etc not so easy, but the more tha I declutter that the less bad I feel about my other “stuff”.
I am enjoying all of the photos of china. We had a wedding ceremony with six people–didn’t really get any presents, so we bought china for ourselves. We have two sets that we use all the time—Sunday dinner is Wedgwood Amherst and every day we use Jars Vuelta (it’s French). Here they are. Jars is the first one.
https://www.amazon.com/Wedgwood-Amherst-Platinum-Bread-Butter/dp/B0017HBBSK
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This is a fun thread. I’ve never really thought much about china before. Now I wish I had some. I really like some of these patterns people are posting. Maybe I can find some free somewhere since so many people seem to be trying to get rid of old things they inherited.
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Do we dare mention all the vintage linen we’ve collected (and starched and ironed and starched and ironed…) to go with all this lovely tableware? 
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I have one white linen tablecloth and one white crocheted tablecloth. The rest of my linens are holiday ware.
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My two sisters took care of the estate sale when my mom died (since they were local and I was not) so I was relieved of the responsibility of disposing of the china none of us wanted. However, when I got married in 1982 I was all in for picking China and crystal and was in love with my Royal Doulton pattern with a blue/gray border and a platinum rim. As the 80’s moved on, gold trim China became more popular and I lost my enthusiasm for the royal doulton but in recent years I’ve fallen back in love with it and it’s definitely “sparking joy” again. I’m so glad I kept it, especially since it’s been discontinued. It’s called Sherbrooke and is still available through Replacements and eBay although with 12 place settings plus serving bowls, platters and tureens, I don’t expect to need any more.
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All of my non-holiday linen is white, very ironed and starched white, much of it with beautifully embroidered white initials of owners long gone.
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I LOVE Edme! Lately I’ve been buying it on ebay.
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Love Runnymede. I have 12 dinner plates and an enormous platter. Harrods china sales of yore.
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Are you sure the Haviland isn’t Imperatrice Eugenie? Violets? I’ve loved that pattern for decades, since seeing it in one of those gorgeous dinner photo spreads Gourmet used to have. I’d love to have the dinner plates, but I’ve never been able to afford them. Never found any real discount sources. 
Good to see you, @Consolation!
I would keep checking RealReal. People sell dishes there:
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Consolation:
Been missing you, and was hoping to see you on this thread.
Now, where is Bevhills?
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Yes, HI @Consolation ! I miss Bevhills, too. I got to have lunch with Consolation and Bevhills a few years back.
