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Maybe it's because I lived alone for several years, but I've never been one to linger at the table during or after a meal. I'd fix my food, sit down just long enough to devour it, and then immediately leap up, clean my dishes, and go on with my evening. I know I should savor it a little more, but my impatience takes over. (Obviously, dinner with friends is another story).

But if you regularly linger at your table, or spend time chatting with meal companions, this bowl with a spoon rest might be just for you. No more resting your spoon on your bowl or dirtying your tablecloth - if you want to take a break from eating, just prop your spoon in its little seat until you're ready to chow again.

Conveniently, the spoon comes with the bowl, so it fits perfectly, although I can't promise that just any ol' spoon would do the trick. Although for $21, you might just want to just stick your spoon on a place mat and be done with it.

[via] Boing Boing

For those of us who live the luxe life, we can afford to buy separate sets of dishes for different occasions, not to mention afford the space to store them all. Howeve, most of us are resigned to one set of dishes that has to work for everything from every day dine and dash to an occasional fancy fall feast. If we're lucky, maybe we have two sets.

However, with Nora Fleming's collection of dishware, you can have dishes that will match every occasion, whether it's a Spring brunch or a Holiday dinner. The dishes are all a basic white with a simple dotted pattern around the rim. The beauty, however, comes with "Minis," which are tiny colorful, ceramic adornments that attach to each plate. These accessories are what take a special Valetine's Dinner with an "XOXO" imprinted heart to a fun birthday fete with wrapped gifts. The plates and bowl range in price from $12.50 to $60 each, and the Minis are $12.50 per piece.