My grandmother was always the consumate hostess with her menus and table settings calculated down to the the tiniest of details.  Planning for our family’s Easter celebration was one of the occasions she happily anticipated as she pulled out her finery of Gorham’s Buttercup silver and her Wedgewood Wild Strawberry china.  She even had a collection of crystal salt wells and spoons, as well as some beautiful, crystal knife rests.  Her table always sparkled with her various collections.

As a little girl, my mother made sure I had a special outfit, to include a new pair of white patent leather shoes and ruffled socks.  If time permitted, my dress was made with smocking, embroidery and even a matching cotton voile apron.  (You can understand where my attention to dressmaker details originated.)  Of course, every proper little girl had a [...]

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