tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post7462881060217035054..comments2024-03-22T18:15:57.909-04:00Comments on A Haven for Vee: A Kitchen Table StoryVeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00618654361869856894noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-2812886225201838002019-08-21T15:32:21.033-04:002019-08-21T15:32:21.033-04:00I painted one end red. That was when my daughter t...I painted one end red. That was when my daughter told me that I had to stop. It wouldn't be the same if I painted it out. Now she has no memory of that table other than it being in my kitchen so her strong feelings about it came as a surprise. This table now lives in my sewing room where I use it as my cutting table with a cutting mat to protect it, of course.<br /><br />You are so good about visiting old posts and commenting. But I never find them when you do...takes me awhile to figure it out. I am figuring this out via Pinterest. Veehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00618654361869856894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-84115600062373471382019-06-06T21:23:54.955-04:002019-06-06T21:23:54.955-04:00Such wonderful memories! A favorite little cafe o...Such wonderful memories! A favorite little cafe of ours is furnished with all different porcelain-topped tables like this one. Love it! Did you ever repaint the aqua trim?Mrs.Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00392321745556290343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-15943948903159502652008-11-17T17:36:00.000-05:002008-11-17T17:36:00.000-05:00Oh I love that table! Thank you for sharing your ...Oh I love that table! Thank you for sharing your wonderful table memories. I remember my grandmothers tables too. Funny how a piece of furniture can play such an important role in the memory. It looks like yours is loved very much.Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01705378309728984562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-60428396218819998862008-11-17T08:20:00.000-05:002008-11-17T08:20:00.000-05:00Yes, I remember my grandmother's kitchen. It makes...Yes, I remember my grandmother's kitchen. It makes me smile just to think of it now. My brother was the one to claim her kitchen table and he was only 18 at the time. And he still has that table all these years later.Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17347383508567826146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-80277635083413858402008-11-16T10:21:00.000-05:002008-11-16T10:21:00.000-05:00Omigosh, I'm so insanely in love with those tables...Omigosh, I'm so insanely in love with those tables! I see them at the resale shops occasionally and try to figure out how to work them into my decor. I think I'm going to buy one and use it as my cutting/working table in my sewing room.<BR/><BR/>I still remember my grandmothers kitchen. Did you see the movie, "A Christmas Story"? Yep...that was her kitchen, and the interior of the house was her house!! I love that movie especially the bathroom.<BR/><BR/>SuzanneSuzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06475380451527801666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-38660550484457202722008-11-15T16:54:00.000-05:002008-11-15T16:54:00.000-05:00My mom's kitchen table from the 50's was a great y...My mom's kitchen table from the 50's was a great yellow formica beauty with the chrome legs and side trim. It had matching chairs and I wish I had the foresight to snag it when she sold it for $10 to a friend of mine MANY years ago!! You are so fortunate to have your grandmother's table!Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06571047793757791073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-31403617844731619792008-11-15T15:46:00.000-05:002008-11-15T15:46:00.000-05:00How precious. Your storytelling transported me th...How precious. Your storytelling transported me this morning. This really took me back to my grandmothers' kitchens and particularly their tables. I can remember an Art Deco style table in my dad's mother's kitchen... red top with ribbed chrome skirt/rim. The chairs were chrome with shiny red backs and bottoms. I loved that table! I can't remember what happened to it, although I know it was many years ago that its place was taken by a wooden table. I miss that table. I am so glad for you that you got your grandmother's.<BR/><BR/>Love you,<BR/>ChristiCharm and Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930920593855400694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-89858637494650262552008-11-15T09:48:00.000-05:002008-11-15T09:48:00.000-05:00My gramma had a porcelan table that was white and ...My gramma had a porcelan table that was white and in the corners and down the middle it was blue. I used to set little cars and boats on her table and play with them. Gramma of course joined in too. <BR/><BR/>My huband's grandma had a med size round wooden table and there always seemed to be room for one more chair. We had such fun times in that kitchen. His family welcomed me with open arms and I always felt more at home there than with my own family.<BR/><BR/>I've seen tables like yours and a lot of times it's been red.happyonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14186179870233267082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-77271496370749766892008-11-14T22:47:00.000-05:002008-11-14T22:47:00.000-05:00Came downstairs for another cup of tea and to snea...Came downstairs for another cup of tea and to sneak in a few blogs :-)<BR/><BR/>Only my maternal grandmother was still alive when I was born and I loved our trips to her house in eastern Pennsylvania every summer. She didn't speak English - she spoke Ukrainian! I loved her old Victorian house with all the little porches outside and her dirt root cellar under the house, and the big black wrought iron wood stove in her kitchen. She always had a big pot of soup bubbling on top and something baking in the oven. She had a big garden which to this city girl was a "farm" and she a chicken coop with lots of chickens. I never understood why I couldn't play with the chickens and make them pets -- lol.<BR/>I would have loved to have something from her house but all I have is my memories. She died on my 16 birthday.<BR/>I'm glad you have your Nan's table and even more importantly that you still have your Nan! I would love to be able to ask my grandmother more about her life, andabout her coming to America at 19 all by herself through Ellis Island.<BR/><BR/>I will have to do a blog about her someday.<BR/><BR/>Have a good weekend! Hugs, PatPat @ Mille Fiori Favoritihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08922525910685129822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-80764434086736442082008-11-14T22:25:00.000-05:002008-11-14T22:25:00.000-05:00Vee, I love the table, my daughter by love has a v...Vee, I love the table, my daughter by love has a very similar enameled table that was her grandmothers. . .a very precious possession for her. . .Her legs are wood and the table top is yellow with flowers in the corner. It is in her laundry room...Lovella ♥https://www.blogger.com/profile/13870567090244361779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-9763107219832692032008-11-14T20:12:00.000-05:002008-11-14T20:12:00.000-05:00Oh Vee, I love this post! I too have my Grandma's ...Oh Vee, I love this post! I too have my Grandma's first kitchen table. It was the 1st piece of furniture that they bought when they married in the late 20's. It's wood with drop leafs on both sides, one leaf has fallen off but I still have it. It has endured many paint jobs, it now a chippy black, waiting for me to find the time to love it. My best childhood memories were in her house, she is now 101 and counting! Thanks for sharing.life in red shoeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04062702155081478369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-24852847521959500162008-11-14T20:11:00.000-05:002008-11-14T20:11:00.000-05:00That was a precious memory and so similar to mine....That was a precious memory and so similar to mine. It was my aunt's art deco table stuck in the middle of her big kitchen, were the whole large Italian family gathered...<BR/>Thanks for the reminder. I think it is so wonderful that you have that table. <BR/><BR/>hmmm sofa in the kitchen, now that does sound cozya woman who ishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17136374470040601602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-62758264513592369122008-11-14T19:48:00.000-05:002008-11-14T19:48:00.000-05:00What a great story and a great ending knowing that...What a great story and a great ending knowing that you have that wonderful table!Penny from Enjoying The Simple Thingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01480355122441712250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-12788936602896713722008-11-14T17:22:00.000-05:002008-11-14T17:22:00.000-05:00I liked the couch in the kitchen. I can just see i...I liked the couch in the kitchen. I can just see it in my mind...It must have been wonderful!<BR/><BR/>I've seen that table somewhere before....very cool!Terrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12321940139445511422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-23598839914592068772008-11-14T15:31:00.000-05:002008-11-14T15:31:00.000-05:00Oh, what a gorgeous story Vee, and you made me lau...Oh, what a gorgeous story Vee, and you made me laugh and smile several times. I am even sending this to my boyfriend who is very fond of stories like this because he adores his grandma and their old farm house.<BR/><BR/>I liked where you talk about the sofa in the kitchen. My maternal grandparents' house was like that - a sofa and a wood stove in a big kitchen which was originally a living room. They closed off the "old kitchen" years before as it was an old wing of the house.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, I love that part about everyone piled on the couch in a happy clump. Too sweet. And familiar!<BR/><BR/>Love that art deco table. There was one like that in my grandma's house too, once chrome came into style. Love it. Yes, something bright like red would be gorgeous!<BR/><BR/>xo TerriWindlosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17014227226507484798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-54597239499624904732008-11-14T15:14:00.000-05:002008-11-14T15:14:00.000-05:00Loved your story...brought back memories of my own...Loved your story...brought back memories of my own grandma's tables! If you are going to change the color, I vote for RED! What a treasure and memory for you to enjoy each day. I say copy today's post and tape it to the underside of the table!Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10000398857513752852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-62910025818467628262008-11-14T14:37:00.000-05:002008-11-14T14:37:00.000-05:00Hey Vee - such a nice memory. I remember my grandm...Hey Vee - such a nice memory. I remember my grandmothers' tables, too. I really like yours and I love the aqua paint. My mom has an old black wicker rocker that my Nan had and I'm anxiously waiting for it. I asked my mom one time if I could have it, and she said "not til I'm gone!" She said she rocked her baby-dolls in it for many miles when she was little and she was going to keep it. So... I'll have to wait.<BR/><BR/>I loved my Nan's table. When it wasn't being used for home-made chicken'n'dumplings and red velvet cake on Sundays, it held the salt/pepper shakers, and all of Nan's Bible study stuff. Lovely memories!<BR/><BR/>Have a great weekend!Vickiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07741431727993692456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-67821346753973585392008-11-14T13:53:00.000-05:002008-11-14T13:53:00.000-05:00It's wonderful that you have such great memories, ...It's wonderful that you have such great memories, so detailed too. Sometimes, it seems it's the little things that stay with us forever. <BR/><BR/>By the way, come on over when you have a minute. I have a little something for you... :)the voice of melodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10554382428127646569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-44311811171572367772008-11-14T13:08:00.000-05:002008-11-14T13:08:00.000-05:00Oh Vee, I think you might have MY grandmother's ta...Oh Vee, I think you might have MY grandmother's table in your kitchen. I can picture my "Beepa" sitting at the far end with his coffee. I still have the Davy Crockett mug my grandmother gave me to use each time I sat down to have milk and cookies. The kitchen smelled like propane and nicotine and freshly baked cookies. The table was very much like your own and brings back warm memories. What a lovely story today! Thanks for sharing it. ~KathyKathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12359123604840243466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-58159255004989122342008-11-14T12:17:00.000-05:002008-11-14T12:17:00.000-05:00I also remember both grandmother's kitchen tables....I also remember both grandmother's kitchen tables. How odd that they made such a lasting impression.<BR/><BR/>My best friend's parents, had a table like the one you just inherited. They had a tiny kitchen, and theirs was a tiny table. When the five of them ate dinner, they had to pull the table away from the wall, thus blocking the door.<BR/><BR/>Tables really do leave an impression!<BR/><BR/>Nice post.Echoes From the Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03012454336216415478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-48400252833711065722008-11-14T11:11:00.000-05:002008-11-14T11:11:00.000-05:00Good Morning Vee,A cherished story you've shared. ...Good Morning Vee,<BR/><BR/>A cherished story you've shared. Yes, I remember my grandmother's farm table, she passed away one month after I was born but it lived on in her farm house and was passed on to my Mother who now uses it every day. <BR/><BR/>Have a glorious weekend <BR/>Kathi :)Kathi~Lavender, Lace and Thymehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08782261786291024562noreply@blogger.com