The Fine Art of Family Magazine

Congrats to Maryann Kornely of Florida! She is the seventh lucky winner of our weekly giveaway: this Monica Rich Kosann Sterling Silver “Love” Fob Necklace.

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We asked her What’s Your Heirloom? Here’s Maryann’s answer:

“My sister recently requested that my Mom, Dad and I attend a local Christmas fair.  We gladly joined her early on a Saturday morning and walked through the aisles at a local church.  We were delighted to find lots of little treasures.  I wandered over to the gently used item area.  There I spotted a little cardboard box.  Inside, I found a copper Christmas butter cookie press, exactly like the one we used 35 years ago when we were kids.  I couldn’t believe the press had the exact same cookie designs.

My mother came over and asked what I was looking at.  I didn’t have to say anything as she looked in the box and recognized the Christmas cookie press.  She smiled and said ‘let’s buy it and make Christmas cookies.’  We set a date and purchased the ingredients.  Everyone was assigned a task; mixing, pressing, decorating.  We had so much fun making the cookies, just like when I was a child.  I thought what a great heirloom that was brought back into my life when I realized it wasn’t the press that was the heirloom but the love of family and great family memories!”

Published on December 20, 2009

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