Winterberry Design From Pfaltzgraff

All right, I will confess that part of my push for maximizing the number of cabinets is that I love dishes. I do, always have. I enjoy having specialty dishes, every day dishes, china (although you wouldn’t know it from the really old set that I have), and glassware comes not too far behind that. Like most people though, what I don’t like is having to cram things together and stack items on top of each other which then reduces the likelihood you’ll use something because it’s a pain to get to it. So, after I got everything arranged in the kitchen the way I wanted it and got the new step stool in, I had exactly what I hoped for – an empty shelf (well, two shelves) where a set of holiday dishes would fit. I also found another set of stoneware that I liked, but I’m not going to talk about that yet.

Of course, looking to buy winter-themed holiday dishes in South Florida in the summertime doesn’t lead to many choices that are reasonably priced. Hooray for on-line shopping and especially those sales where free shipping is included. I opted for a classic design, staying away from a snowy motif and Santa Claus heads. Although I do think they are cute, an entire table filled with that is a bit much for me.