Funny, something so ordinary and insignificant, in the day, can hold such fond memories.
A few months ago, I saw a plate, bowl and coffee cup at Cracker Barrel, that had a pink rose pattern on it. When I was buying them, my 85 year old mom asked why I was buying them. I said Grandma had a set like these. She couldn't believe I remembered them.
Grandma's been gone for over 30 years now and though the dishes aren't hers, they remind me of her.
I was talking with my cousins about a year ago, about some of the things we remembered about grandma and grandpa and their house. We all fondly remember drinking out of there colored metal cups, like these