Mrs. J~

But in my new house I am having an undersink filter installed, that only requires a filter change every 6 months.

One of my favorite memory items is an old ceramic milk bottle with a matching crock. Both of them are cream colored and have a country style light blue cow painted on the side and a light blue speckled trim top. My mom purchased them when she and my dad were building our family cabin up north. I always admired how simply beautiful they were.

Years later when my parents were selling the cabin, my mom was getting everything together in boxes to sell at a garage sale. When I saw those 2 items in a box, I asked my mom if I could have them. Of course she said yes, and I now have them both sitting next to my stove. The large crock keeps a bunch of cooking utensils at the ready. I don’t know what it is about those 2 things, but they make me feel peaceful. Perhaps that’s how I felt the day I first saw them.

Thank you Christy.

I have many favorite serving dishes from my late Grandmom who lived to be 101, and also from my mother-in-law. One in my hutch is my husband’s great-grandmother’s favorite depression cake serving dish. I use it for special occasions.

We use tap water, but I use a Brita Filter.

Lovely article.