Comments on: In which Jen learns more than she ever imagined

By: Jacey

Jacey — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 08:36:21 +0000

Donald Trump.

By: Brightside Susan

Brightside Susan — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:43:58 +0000

My spoons go off with the single socks, never to be seen again. The forks get bent because someone tries to use them as tools…

By: auntiemwrites

auntiemwrites — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:44:07 +0000

Goodwill is the Macy’s of used stores around here. You can hit a Sally Army shop and sometimes score, but the individual shops are always the best. I can just picture those dishes all clean and stacked on the buffet table for the next big ‘do’ at your house. What time should I arrive?

By: Little Miss Sunshine State

Little Miss Sunshine State — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:43:15 +0000

The fun part about white dinnerware is that you can go crazy with colorful and/or holiday linens. you could even get some fabric (new or recycled) and sew your own.

The deal with forks and spoons….you take them in your lunch and they never make it home. Nobody takes knives in their lunchbox.

This comment was brought to you by your friendly former Pottery Barn employee.

By: alex

alex — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:11:26 +0000

Maybe a person who has lost their wig? We were at Cedar Point this summer, getting ready to ride the ferry boat, and I noticed a wig siting on a wooden barrel by the entrance. I just had to take a picture of it.

By: Kirstin

Kirstin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:34:57 +0000

Yes, we have a bit of both near where I live too – second hand shops with really great stuff and ones that are a complete mess with things I couldn’t imagine anyone buying. When you have the time, it really is fun to stop in one to see if you can find a bargain

By: Violet

Violet — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:11:19 +0000

@bdaiss – every time I see your name, my brain says “bad ass.”

@Greenie – the reason to leave room on top of the cabinets is so one will have space to display one’s collection of teapots that don’t look like teapots. The collection that has been in storage for the last 6 years because one’s current home doesn’t even have the decency to have cabinets to the ceiling – it has soffits, which are the real waste of space. Theoretically, one might miss those teapots…a lot.

Last year I threw caution to the wind and bought a straw hat at Goodwill for $1, thinking that I’d rather lose it in the wilds of the Everglades than a hat I already owned and liked. I didn’t lose it and still occasionally wonder if it’s silently infecting everything in my closet.

I love the idea of having a stock of mismatched plates for dinner parties!

By: daysgoby

daysgoby — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:07:29 +0000

I am absolutely PEA GREEN over your kitchen. And your girls’ hideaway. Does this mean we’re going to get more pictures of Jenworld?

What a fabulous idea to stock up on plates and cutlery.

By: alison

alison — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:15:00 +0000

So *that’s* where my wig got to. Must have put it in the ‘Stuff to go to Salvation Army’ box instead of the
‘unflattering grey wigs to wear to work’ box.

By: paperdiva

paperdiva — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:00:57 +0000

I was going to whine about your awesome cupboards and your need for so many dinner plates, but now all I can think of is wigs and toupees in my dishwasher. Ick x 10.