Souvenirs can come from many places, and be just about anything that brings back sweet memories from our travels.
I’ve got some Irish pottery mugs that do that for me. I like to get out my collectibles and enjoy them. Mugs are practical, small to pack, and easy to use.
In 2005, I made my first visit [...]

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This quality pottery is handmade in Zanesville, Ohio, by “the original” Hartstone.
This company has roots back to the 1970s. It went through a period of corporate ownership, and was closed.
But in a town of 25,000, the loss of 400 jobs was painful, not to mention the loss of a piece of history. Southeastern Ohio has [...]

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Pfaltzgraff has a discontinued pattern called Jamberry. It makes my list of dinnerware patterns that are sweet for this time of year, when my craving for fresh fruit pops up as quickly as daffodils on a warm spring day…
The Jamberry pattern of stoneware china includes dessert bowls (the small ones for applesauce or fruit), and [...]

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