Grandmother'sChina
克里斯蒂娜·朗德奎斯特 / KristineLundquist
In1949myparentsmadethebigmovefromRockford, Illinois, toSouthernCalifornia, , includingfourcartonsofhermother’, choosingaforget-me-notpattern.
Unfortunately, ’-quartersoftheset—shehadplatesofdifferentsizesandsomeservingpieces, , mymotherwouldsaysomethingaboutthemissingchinaandhowshewishedithadsurvivedthetrip.
Whenmymotherdiedin1983, IinheritedGrandmother’schina.I, too, usedthesetonmanyspecialoccasions, andI, too, wonderedwhathadhappenedtothemissingbox.
Ilovetoprowlantiqueshopsandfleamarkets, ’sgreatfuntowalkupanddowntheaislesearlyinthemorning, watchingasthevendorsspreadtheirwaresontheground.
Ihadn’tbeentoafleamarketinoverayearwhen, oneSundayin1993, , -paintedchina...withforget-me-nots! Iracedovertolookatitmorecloselyandgingerlypickedupacupandsaucer...forget-me-nots! ExactlylikeGrandmother’schina, —therewerethecups! Thesaucers! Thebowls! ItwasGrandmother’schina!
Thedealerhadnoticedmyexcitement, —thenexttownoverfromArcadia, , shehadfoundanoldunopenedcartonstoredinthegardenshed, , thattheboxhadbeenintheshed “forever.”
, sixyearslater, Iamfilledwithwonderthat “allthepiecesintheuniverse” ? WhatgavemetheitchtogototheRoseBowlonthatparticularday? WhatifIhadn’tturnedthatlastcorner, choosinginsteadtoleaveandrestmyachingfeet?
’, Iproudlyservedcoffeeinthosebeautifulcupsandsaucersthathadbeenmissingforsolong.
1949年,父母带着我们3个年幼的孩子,从伊利诺伊州的罗克福德搬到了很远的加州南部。母亲把许多珍贵的传家之物小心翼翼地包裹起来,其中包括祖母留下来的4箱手绘瓷器餐具。祖母选用了“勿忘我”的图案,并亲手绘制在了这些瓷器上。
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