Arlo and Janis by Jimmy Johnson for October 17, 2022

I see, Janis inherited the good stuff.

That old, eh?

You should use it at least once before you try to pass it on.

Didn’t they do this strip before??? I seem to remember Janice taking it all to the curb because no one wanted it.

“That’s right Bobby!”

I have my grandmother’s dishes…a set of china for TWELVE! I don’t even KNOW 12 people I would ever have over for dinner!

I use my mother’s dinnerware and it makes me very happy.

Because of inflation, dinner is the meal we skip.

Those were from Arlo’s mother???

I have been told by several friends how they have multiple sets of good China. Great grand mother, grandmother, mother’s , aunts…. My friend had hoped to pass sets of to their children and to nieces & nephews. No one wanted them. Instead the younger generation wanted different style of dishes.

Our friend’s parents had a rural general store. We ended up doing an estate clean up and have a really nice patterned china set. Never use it much as the day to day is rugged Corel. Now wife passed, there is less entertaining and it sits unused. Kids aren’t into that style. And we ended up with an antique table that seats 8. We’ve lost so many of our friends to what-ever there is only me and the dog

It goes in cycles. I have an eight piece bedroom set made in 1914. For a set to remain together for over 100 years almost never happens, so it’s theoretically valuable. There have been times when I could have sold it to an antique store for several thousand dollars— quoted as high as $4500. Right now, couldn’t give it away. Hope someone keeps it intact after I die, but more likely to wind up scattered to the wind, or painted black.

Since everybody knows who shot J. R. wouldn’t that be redundant?

Don’t want to rush things….

My stepmother was very solicitous about bestowing on me her antique wooden-boxed set of silverware; it’s sterling silver, but only plated. To her it was a very important and valuable gift. By me, it has sat in its box for 30 years; we have never used it and never will. It’s in mediocre condition, has very little intrinsic value for selling, and pretty much none to me except for sentimental reasons. I keep it to honor her, but for no other reason. What’s to do?

I have discovered that kitschy hip coffee shops sometimes serve on mismatched china and they’ll gladly take Grandma’s old stuff.

We have a set that was my grandmother’s.

It’s marked “Made in Occupied Japan.” If Antiques Roadshow ever comes to our area I would be interested in seeing what they believe it’s worth.

Kristine, where are you now?

I guess it’s been awhile, huh?