Blue Dishes

September 29, 2011

Oh.... so pretty!

Grandma Bentley's Blue Willow Dishes.  

Grandma Bentley's (mom's mother) cookbook, pink butter dish, and silver spoon.

Great Grandma Hamilton's (grandma Bentley's mother) cake plate

Mom related the story of how she got Grandma Hamilton's cake plate.  Every time she visited grandma Bentley, she would always tell her to take the cake plate home.  Mom never felt comfortable taking it.  So one day, grandma surprised her by taking the plate to mom on her birthday with a beautiful cake on it. Priceless!

Curio Cabinets

September 27, 2011

I found this beautiful curio cabinet on ksl.com.  I didn't realize that it was almost identical to mom's until I got it home.  The only difference is that it was re-painted a soft buttery cream yellow.  It complements the dinning room's deep red wall.  I carefully placed mother's, grandmothers, great-grandmothers, and my special dishes on the glass shelves. I am so thankful to mom for entrusting me with these beautiful treasures of the past.

Mom's treasures come from all around the world... collected by her and dad and given as gifts from her children.  Her Santa collection has always been a favorite.

Family Stories

Sunday, June 5, 2011


Mom didn't feel well today so we stayed home from church.  We rested most of the day.  I looked at some of mom's family history books and enjoyed it very much.  Mom took some time and told me some stories about our family roots.  I learned more on the Hamilton, Bird, Perry, and Bentley lines.  A new discovery for me... we come from royalty through the Perry line.  The King and Queen of France is part of our ancestry. Research has been done to 06 A.D.  Amazing!  I love our rich heritage on mom's side of the family and am anxious to do more research, with mom's help.

Grandpa and Grandma Bentley in their middle ages.  True love!