Cleverly Decorated Cupcakes

 

Today at Winona Literary Club our program was a pianist playing classic tunes (What a Wonderful World, for example). That was followed by a book review.

The two hostesses provided cupcakes with music notes and books as the decorations. Very clever. I chose a chocolate cupcake. It was delicious. Kind of hated eating such a cute refreshment. 

Pretending It Is Spring

 

The lily blooms in the little bouquet I bought at Walmart last week are opening. I am so glad to have them on this snowy March day.

It was 70 degrees yesterday afternoon; it is 28 degrees this morning. Quite the difference. Last night when a thunderstorm came through, we received a radio alert for possible tornadic activity in our county. The broadcast said radar-detected rotation. Then the outdoor sirens started sounding. We can barely hear them in our condo. I opened my front door so I could be sure that was indeed what I was hearing.

 We sat in our inner hall next to our two bathroom's walls with the tub in one and in the other a shower (hopefully a strong reinforced wall) for about 10 minutes. All we got was some rain. Then the weather radio went off again, but the affected areas were to the northeast of us so we knew that we were safe. I do not see anything in the internet news about local damage. Praise the Lord for His protection.

We can relax for a while until the next unsettled weather comes to northern Indiana. 

New Blue and White Dishes

 

My set of 6 ceramic appetizer dishes I ordered from eBay arrived a few days ago. I love the blue and white patterns. The Cerkik six-inch plates are safe to use in the dishwasher and microwave. 

My kitchen cupboards are full. I need to decide what to do with the Corelle dishes. Probably in the next few weeks, I will remove them. We are already using the Pfaltzgraff white dishes that is part of the Corelle ware replacement. 

Later this spring we may replace our recliner chairs and a side/lamp table, too. We are spiffing up things in our old age. 

Pfaltzgraff Jules Dishware

 

Corelle dishware is resistant to cracking, breaking, and chipping; but even Corelle is not miracle dishware.

We have had a set of Corelle dishes for almost 19 years. The edges are eroding away. The dishes and bowls are serviceable. We still eat out of them regularly. However, they are looking a little shabby.

I bought on Wayfair a new set of dishware. They arrived yesterday. They are Pfaltzgraff Jules pattern. They look nice. I am not sure how well ceramic dishes will hold up over time. They are definitely heavier than Corelle. The bowls are much larger than I realized. This pattern has a beaded design around the rim of the plates and around the outside of the bowl.

There are 4 dinner plates, 4 dessert/salad plates, and 4 bowls.

The Corelle ware set had 4 blue mugs with 4 "saucers" except the saucers had no circular indentation like it would for a normal cup. I am looking at some "appetizer" plates on eBay to replace these small plates. I think I am going to buy a set of 6 blue and white plates in different but complementary patterns. 

I really liked the Secret Garden design. Corelle no longer makes it or anything like it, but they do still sell dish sets.

I am not the same person I was 20 years ago. As long as I am replacing dishes, I might as well try something different.

What kind of dishware do you use? Have you had it a long time?