Heirlooms of the Future

A long time ago I received a wonderful newly manufactured porcelain tureen for Christmas. I displayed it in a centerpiece at my New Year's Eve party a week later. It had a great old-fashioned design to it which prompted one of the guests to ask if it was an heirloom. "No, it's just begun heir-ing," was my reply"

Of all the things we own, there's no telling what will eventually capture the attention of our descendents enough to make them want to turn them into keepsakes. But most likely it will be what they saw us use often. That is another good reason to pull our wonderful collections out of cupboards and drawers for frequent use.

My short round silver teapot was my mom in-law's. She had it on the buffet server in her dining room for fifty years. She takes pleasure in seeing her lovely things in the homes of her children when she visits. The teacup is from the "best" china my young family used for special occasions. I already know which of my children give it special attention.

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The October 1999 issue of Victoria magazine devotes a few lovely pages to Heirlooms of the Future. It makes for a nice tea break to leaf through a few pretty pages in the day.

I like to keep the upcoming holidays simple, and one way of doing that is to gift an heirloom early rather than spending time and money shopping.

I hope you're spending some tea time today with your heirlooms of the Past and the Future!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Ciao! for now!

Jacqueline

I'm linking to Marty's Table Top Tuesday at A Stroll Thru Life,

Teacup Tuesday at Martha's Favorites, and Terri's Artful Affirmations,

and Kathy's A Delightsome Life for the Victoria Party!