A Simpler Time

Yesterday I spent the afternoon making spritz cookies. A couple years ago I bought a battery operated cookie maker so once you get the rhythm down, it goes quite well. In my kitchen drawer is a box that contains a spritz cookie set that I somehow inherited. It belonged to my aunt Violet, and I used it until the purchase of the modern set.

So each year I contemplate getting rid of the old set; however, I am never able to do it because it hearkens back to a much simpler time based on the box that houses it. It is addressed to my aunt with no other details than Nelson, MN. Also, you can see that it cost 24 cents to mail the box, and the postmark is 1952.

Perhaps the battery operated model will break as modern items often do, and I'll go back to the old fashioned way. In the meantime, the box will continue to occupy a spot in my drawer.

Thought for the day: Life is really simple, but men insist on making it complicated. Confucius