My first book, Jewish Holiday Style, was published in 1999 and set
me off on a solid year of traveling around the United States. (To see my book, click
here.) I visited many local synagogue's and JCC Jewish Book Fairs doing book signings
and speaking engagements, slide show presentations and crafts. (Don't
ask how my family survived without me during this time--that's a whole
other blog post unto itself!)
I started buying shot glasses each time I found myself
in a different city's airport--you have to think of SOMETHING to keep
yourself entertained when you're doing that much traveling! Eventually
even my family joined in the game with me, helping add to my collection
over the years. (The glasses in these photos are only some of my collection--there's more on the shelves)!
The best part about these is that they don't just sit in a china cabinet buried away. I use them as my kiddish cups on Shabbat and holidays. The kiddush ceremony
is begun saying the blessing over the wine with a kiddush cup (a cup designated for this use specifically). Then
the wine is poured into smaller cups for everyone else at the table to
have a sip. It's fun for guests to peek at the front of their cup and
see where it's from--a great conversation starter!
Some
of my favorites are my Florida glass (just the right amount of
kitsch!), glasses my son picked up during his year abroad studying in
Prague, and our daughter's Hampshire College glass.
I'm not normally for dust-gathering collections, so I love that these
are put to use in a very practical and fun way. Do you have any
collections?
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Love it Rita, a not too precious collection with memories and it's usable! thanks for sharing on craft schooling Sunday!
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DeleteI love how you have incorporated your souvenirs into your family traditions! That makes for a very special collection. :) Visiting from Centsational Girl's link party!
ReplyDeleteThey look like fun!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful travel souvenirs! Fantastic post!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing.
Hope to see you on my blog:)
Thank you...I love the rich colors on your blog! Thanks for writing.
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ReplyDeleteAdorei sua coleção. Eu tenho de copinhos também mas diferente de você não deixo ninguém usar. Veja o meu blog: criativascolecoes.blogspot.com
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