tin collection

  • Christmas Candy

    This year we’re celebrating Christmas with our middle daughter in beautiful southern Chile. Since her apartment is small, both decorations and kitchen space will be limited. So, for the first time ever, I decided to pull back a bit myself. I haven’t unpacked much of my Christmas stuff nor spent hours baking this December. But…

  • 10 Best Gifts

    Always, always, it’s the thought that counts, right? So each gift we receive, chosen with love and appreciation, offered with generosity, is special. But some are more so, and today I’m going to share the best gifts I’ve been given over a lifetime. It’s hard to choose, though. For a recent ladies’ tea hosted at…

  • Comfort Food in War and Peace

    What’s your favorite comfort food in good times and bad? Mine’s pizza with the works, spaghetti and meatballs, or chicken pot pie…and any of the above followed by a handful of warm chocolate chip cookies and a tall glass of ice-cold milk. Today’s legacy tin symbolizes the homey comfort of cookies to me. It’s a…