Day 120.
Gratitude and Gravy Boats
In fairness, this post isn't really about gravy boats, but by the end it will all tie together anyhow. I am feeling an overwhelming sense of gratitude today. First, I am grateful to those of you reading this now and I want to sincerely thank you for looking at this blog. Today is the 120th consecutive day I have been sharing ideas for gifts made in the USA. I appreciate very much that people have found this and have had interest enough to continue following my posts. Initially I intended to write for the 60 days leading up to Christmas with the hope that I could encourage people to modify their shopping habits and purchase more American made gifts in support of business and industry in this country. When I began my "second round of 60" I hoped I'd continue to have enough to say to carry me to Valentine's Day. Now I have found that this is part of my daily routine and I want to thank you all and pledge to continue writing even now that we are well past the original "60 days".
In the beginning this blog was my answer to a challenge extended by artist Sharon Knettell (http://sharonknettell.com/) who had expressed distress in her own blog over the slaughter of elephants. When I shared with her how successful this blog has been in reaching people (with 1678 blog views and 1373 video views) she was gracious enough to offer an amazing recognition for my efforts as a prize for her challenge...she will be creating an original piece of art featuring my image! As a longtime fan of her work I am overwhelmed and, again, filled with gratitude to her for initiating the challenge and offering this fabulous prize and also to those of you who have contributed to the success of this project. Without you this blog would not have grown the way it has.
I am also feeling gratitude for the people who have brought me to this point in my life (and we're close to getting to the gravy boat, I promise). Today I am traveling to Corning, NY to volunteer and run the sound equipment for a very special program that opened many doors for me. Over a decade ago I was the recipient of a scholarship and an amazing year of opportunities thanks to this program so I am reminiscing and feeling much gratitude for the people who helped and supported me. I'm also feeling a sense of happiness and optimism for the young women who are about to share in a similar experience. That being said...let's talk about Corning.
Every time I visit Corning I think about the cool things that are made here. Corning is known for its glass works. You are probably familiar with CorningWare, a bakeware brand that originated in Corning, NY. While not all of the items manufactured under this brand are made in the United States, I was glad to learn that their SimplyLite line is a light bakeware that is in fact made in America. You can learn more about this line here...
And while these products really fall more into the category of bakeware, I was desperate to find a gravy boat (because if I didn't I would have had to change my cute title), so I looked into some of the history of this brand and I found...low and behold...an American made gravy boat!
OK, it's vintage, but it is CorningWare and it's also made right here in the USA. See, I told you I could tie it all together! Now I'm off to Corning and still feeling full of appreciation and gratitude. Thank you for reading this and I'll see you back here tomorrow!
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