tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804818183817823900.post102830164773213583..comments2024-03-25T14:21:41.058-04:00Comments on In the Fields : Christmas KitchenCatherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17371726009244498344noreply@blogger.comBlogger80125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804818183817823900.post-81446486011624233142014-05-28T10:28:38.831-04:002014-05-28T10:28:38.831-04:00When I stumbled upon your blog from a google image...When I stumbled upon your blog from a google image search, I suddenly burst into tears over this touching love letter to your grandmother. Red Mason's VISTA was my grandmother's china as well. (There is a blue, a purple and a brown version of VISTA if your thirst for transferware is yet unslaked ;) (I collect Wedgwood BRAMBLE and WILD BRIAR for the same reason--transferware is a certifiable addiction)<br /><br />We ate every holiday meal on my grandmother's VISTA and I had the same wistful sadness when I began to miss family gatherings as a newlywed embarking on a new life with my Marine Officer. <br /><br />Though she had another granddaughter, I was named for her (favorite? ;) and her VISTA, along with her cookbooks and recipe box, was all I truly wanted of her estate. I drew out a few select pieces to carry as touch stones then tenderly packed the vast collection into deep storage with my parents, anticipating (correctly) that MOST military movers don't respect the term "fragile". This last year when my Marine FINALLY retired I designed my dream kitchen around my beloved grandmother's china. <br /><br />My LAST kitchen ;) is slated to feature in a future issue of a familiar shelter magazine ;) as our farmhouse is a "NEW OLD" LEED home that I carefully designed with my architect father. When you live in fourteen homes over twenty one years, you know precisely what you DO want and exactly what you DON'T "need" in a living space. <br /><br />I wish I was savvy enough to post a photo of my kitchen in your comment section. (I don't even really have a way to sign in properly to comment). <br /><br />Seeing our grandmothers' pattern used in your blog, in a kitchen that is so similar to my own, makes me giddy...AND weepy. Thank you for the artful sentiment. <br /><br />STUFF generally doesn't mean much to me, owing to the nomadic and serious nature of my husband's work, but these simple plates...they represent something REAL to me. And apparently to you as well.<br /><br />I think Margaret AND Laura would be very pleased with us. Pleased indeed.Lauranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804818183817823900.post-48015034830202629352012-02-24T13:37:18.220-05:002012-02-24T13:37:18.220-05:00Love your blog but was again reminded of my dilema...Love your blog but was again reminded of my dilema. When I saw your first kitchen pictures I fell in love all over again with pretty ( I have loads of pink dishes )then I saw your 2011 pictures of the same kitchen, I am reminded of how much I love that look also. Right now my house is caught between both worlds. Thanks for the pomegranate tip.<br />BerniceBarbwire Prettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06003553550714808268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804818183817823900.post-62661314717347370522012-01-11T08:50:19.371-05:002012-01-11T08:50:19.371-05:00As always, the images of your home are so very bea...As always, the images of your home are so very beautiful. I am a "big bowl of water pomegranate peeler" also and find it to be mess free and quick. Think you might like to try it.Cindy @ a curious gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10303756811551040856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804818183817823900.post-21655549179726501452012-01-10T19:46:13.634-05:002012-01-10T19:46:13.634-05:00Love mixing old paintings into the kitchen - every...Love mixing old paintings into the kitchen - everything looks amazing. Craving a pomegranate margarita now!<br />KellyEclectically Vintagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07374655411728383631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804818183817823900.post-91701082802290778932012-01-05T15:25:52.763-05:002012-01-05T15:25:52.763-05:00I have a wonderful pomegranate peeling method. Fi...I have a wonderful pomegranate peeling method. Fill a large bowl with water and cut and peel/pull apart the pom under water. There is no splatter and the white pithy stuff floats to the top and seeds sink so its really easy to separate. I eat a ton of these guys this time of year, and this method changed my life :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804818183817823900.post-29761920390518533172011-12-28T21:05:10.924-05:002011-12-28T21:05:10.924-05:00I love your blog and your home!! I don't ever ...I love your blog and your home!! I don't ever comment on your post although I am a reader... thank you so much for post about the pomegranates.. I LOVE them!!Kristin Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01869796064008644950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804818183817823900.post-56143366994781481582011-12-28T09:39:00.640-05:002011-12-28T09:39:00.640-05:00Oh, Trina, I ADORE your Grandmother's red tran...Oh, Trina, I ADORE your Grandmother's red transferware. My grandmother was Margaret also, and she had 28 grandchildren! For years I gave her a Christmas ornament for her tree. After she passed away, they all came back to me. Unwrapping those ornaments is one of my favorite moments of the holiday season. All the best to you and your wonderful family.Janine at Rustic Kitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10603179784500981673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804818183817823900.post-83458590099039880962011-12-27T12:59:16.833-05:002011-12-27T12:59:16.833-05:00Dear Trina, I deeply appreciate your Christmas gli...Dear Trina, I deeply appreciate your Christmas glimpses into your warm home and holiday. I deeply appreciate YOU. Thank you for your delightful blog which all the year long happily invites me into your Country Farmhouse.<br />Love,<br />Linda in VirginiaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804818183817823900.post-26272520048016744152011-12-26T11:47:32.426-05:002011-12-26T11:47:32.426-05:00The pom de-seeding method worked like a charm Trin...The pom de-seeding method worked like a charm Trina. Thanks for posting it! Am having some in my porridge right now in fact :) hohoho!Michelenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804818183817823900.post-89061642695560163062011-12-25T04:27:32.541-05:002011-12-25T04:27:32.541-05:00love that china - its a delight ! le xoxlove that china - its a delight ! le xoxLe https://www.blogger.com/profile/02512019595616824067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804818183817823900.post-77216556451787464572011-12-24T12:19:21.937-05:002011-12-24T12:19:21.937-05:00Beautiful post Trina!
My grandmother...Grace Mildr...Beautiful post Trina!<br />My grandmother...Grace Mildred had those very same dishes and passed them on to me! It is such a special heirloom! I hope that you have a wonderful Christmas holiday! :) LauraLaura @ 52 FLEAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01095761354333333105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804818183817823900.post-59980736279694432732011-12-24T10:57:07.570-05:002011-12-24T10:57:07.570-05:00I use my grandmother's dishes every day, happy...I use my grandmother's dishes every day, happy memories! Merry ChristmasAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804818183817823900.post-55863973232004694122011-12-24T00:04:06.019-05:002011-12-24T00:04:06.019-05:00Hi Trina, we love to eat pomegranates too. I rece...Hi Trina, we love to eat pomegranates too. I recently learned that you can de-seed a pomegranate in a bowl of water. No spatters and the seeds float to the top! That doesn't keep my twins from making a mess of them, though.<br />CamilleThe Vintique Objecthttp://thevintiqueobject.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804818183817823900.post-39716707090714952942011-12-23T21:49:15.538-05:002011-12-23T21:49:15.538-05:00Trina, Your Grandmother sounds so wonderful! What ...Trina, Your Grandmother sounds so wonderful! What a stunning collection. Hope you all are enjoying the holidays.<br />xo E + J<br /><br />Visit our website for a chance to win some holiday sparkle from our home to yours!<br />eddieross.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804818183817823900.post-32764961958175488072011-12-23T16:38:48.394-05:002011-12-23T16:38:48.394-05:00Trina, I have just done my table out with my raspb...Trina, I have just done my table out with my raspberry Masons china. My small collection from Australia was enhanced last year when I stumbled upon a box of it at the village hall jumble sale, paying just 20 pounds! It really pops against your white kitchen. Have a lovely Christamas with your new family! RobxRobynne's Nesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17772293730474044571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804818183817823900.post-7122699414368216652011-12-23T10:36:50.514-05:002011-12-23T10:36:50.514-05:00This is great! I love pomegranates too and will t...This is great! I love pomegranates too and will try your method. Margaret's dishes are lovely.Mary Ann Picketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11885030768216528362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804818183817823900.post-31285499307708781942011-12-22T18:41:24.352-05:002011-12-22T18:41:24.352-05:00Thank you so much for sharing the pom tip! We all...Thank you so much for sharing the pom tip! We all really love poms, but not worth the mess and time it took - SO....<br />By sharing that little instructional video, you have indeed redeemed poms in our home again!<br /><br />Blessings and a very Merry Christmas!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804818183817823900.post-84114536654418095622011-12-22T18:21:54.399-05:002011-12-22T18:21:54.399-05:00I'm intrigued by that oil painting and the jux...I'm intrigued by that oil painting and the juxtaposition of it and the red transferware. Lovely!debbie baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02479699000203333679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804818183817823900.post-11309427002945950412011-12-22T11:48:14.205-05:002011-12-22T11:48:14.205-05:00This is so gorgeous, and it was very touching to r...This is so gorgeous, and it was very touching to read about your grandmother. I wss very close to mine too and we always celebrated on Christmas Eve at her house. I've inherited her china, and I too treasure it. Merry Christmas!Dorothyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14838513787780887676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804818183817823900.post-22099970154421285142011-12-22T11:08:45.119-05:002011-12-22T11:08:45.119-05:00Your post is heartwarming ... a holiday gift for a...Your post is heartwarming ... a holiday gift for all of us.<br /><br />Joyeux NoëlHelenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16619199535376925989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804818183817823900.post-67832572063626759002011-12-22T10:09:21.921-05:002011-12-22T10:09:21.921-05:00Gorgeous kitchen! Love the color of pomegranates! ...Gorgeous kitchen! Love the color of pomegranates! Enjoy the lovely day, Kellie xxKellie Collishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05189277557491769994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804818183817823900.post-55902556502938696242011-12-22T05:30:10.117-05:002011-12-22T05:30:10.117-05:00I wish you, your family and all visitors to your b...I wish you, your family and all visitors to your blog a Merry Christmas. Take this opportunity to announce that January 02 Urbanascidades debut in 2012, the same ... but different.<br />Paulo Bettanin.urbanascidadeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120171452117482828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804818183817823900.post-65671916904935404102011-12-21T17:42:48.835-05:002011-12-21T17:42:48.835-05:00Your images are beautiful, great mise en scene.Your images are beautiful, great mise en scene.The Devine Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16580729769785391145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804818183817823900.post-1031404814473999422011-12-21T14:56:07.780-05:002011-12-21T14:56:07.780-05:00I haven't had a pomegranate in years, Trina - ...I haven't had a pomegranate in years, Trina - think I'll try to find one this week at the market. Thank you for showing us your lovely Christmas Kitchen.<br /><br />Merry Christmas to you & yours ;O)<br /><br />Hugs,<br />MarieArabellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10825144823779695027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804818183817823900.post-50001248603420265882011-12-21T12:28:31.354-05:002011-12-21T12:28:31.354-05:00I read your web site faithfully, but never come to...I read your web site faithfully, but never come to the blog site for some reason. I enjoy your photos, the comments, and of course, the babies. Never knew there was an easy way to de-seed pomegranates!<br />Merry Christmas!<br />SusanSusan Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834094675218254410noreply@blogger.com