Your story about the family sugarbowl reminds me that I have a saltbox that has special meaning to me. It's the only thing of my grandmother's belongings that was passed down to my mother. Mom was the last of seven children. As her older siblings died, their childen sent my mother family treasures including good jewelry, priceless photos…
Your story about the family sugarbowl reminds me that I have a saltbox that has special meaning to me. It's the only thing of my grandmother's belongings that was passed down to my mother. Mom was the last of seven children. As her older siblings died, their childen sent my mother family treasures including good jewelry, priceless photos and the saltbox.
The salt box is ceramic with a wooden lid. It's marked "made in Japan" and similar ones sell on Ebay for $30. I keep it filled with pens in my office and think fondly of my grandmother when I look at it.
Your story about the family sugarbowl reminds me that I have a saltbox that has special meaning to me. It's the only thing of my grandmother's belongings that was passed down to my mother. Mom was the last of seven children. As her older siblings died, their childen sent my mother family treasures including good jewelry, priceless photos and the saltbox.
The salt box is ceramic with a wooden lid. It's marked "made in Japan" and similar ones sell on Ebay for $30. I keep it filled with pens in my office and think fondly of my grandmother when I look at it.