It's almost 2010!

How is it possible that another year has nearly come and gone? It's always fun to look back on a year and see which product was our best-seller. I recently took a look at our 2009 shipping report and fully expected to find either our dragonfly spoons and cups or our fleur de lys spoons and cups at the top of the list. But who would have guessed? Our two top-sellers in 2009 were our "Rosella" tooth fairy kit and our Dragonfly Coffee Scoop! That makes me kind of proud. Here we are, the Pewter Measuring Spoon and Cup company and yet we have two other products that topped our standard best-sellers.

Thank you!

Thank you to everyone who proudly ordered a made-in-America product from us this year! We are no longer shipping for Christmas arrival. Our next ship day is Monday, December 28th.

Happy Holidays!

isn't this just the best time of year? Even though we are at our busiest, it seems that it is also the time of year when we pause and think of all the people who are special to us. I am reminded of former employees who worked so hard during past Christmas seasons...I am grateful for my wonderful baristas at Full City Coffee...I appreciate the waiters at our local pub....I am thankful for my wonderful neighbors - especially the lovely Wong children who were in our photo shoots...and on and on it goes.
I miss my precious grandson and his wonderful parents so far away in Africa but I rejoice that we are going to have a new son-in-law next year!
Happy Holidays to all!

Paula Deen Videos

We are pretty excited at the new addition to our web site!
We now have some short clips of Paula Deen using our measuring cups on her show.

We are so busy!

(Knock on wood!)
What was I thinking - taking last week-end off?
We are crazy busy! We are so proud to be offering an America product that is both functional and beautiful.
It seems that more and more people are realizing the joy in offering something that is made by American artisans.
Thank you for supporting our work!

Food from the 60's and 70's

I spent last week-end at my mom's condo in Ojai, CA. I woke up early each morning because the place is like a museum.
There are things like family photos and diairies dating back into the late 1800's. However, this time I stumbled upon something equally fascinating....a scrapbook that my grandmother had put together in the 60's and 70's - full of recipes that she either had planned to try or had tried and added comments on. Thank goodness American food habits have changed. I just can't imagine eating most of the things in there. Here are a few that especially "frightened" me:

-Clam Cheese Dunk
-Barbecued Limas
-Polynesian Sweet-Sour Salmon
-Spinach Ring Souffle
-Avocado Deviled Ham
-California Persimmon Pudding
-Prune Pudding
-Honey-Orange Beef Sandwich

If the names aren't enough to scare you, the ingredients lists surely would. Unfortunately, there isn't room here for all of those details. You might just have to google them!

Azu - Ojai, CA

I was in Ojai, CA this past week-end working on wedding plans for our 25 year old daughter.
After lots of appointments with photographers and wedding coordinators and such, we were exhausted.
We didn't have time to stop for dinner until after 8pm. Ojai is a pretty sleepy little town once the sun goes down.
We were worried that nothing would be open. Our worries were unfounded. We stumbled upon a fabulous place called AZU, right on the main street. We had great margaritas, fabulous appetizers, and an amazing chocolate dessert. It's definitely worth a drive if you are in Southern California!