Make Hay While The Sun Shines!

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Having lived my entire life “out West” where hay was something you drove a long ways to buy (and paid a premium price for) it is still a novelty to me to live here in the South where we have our very own hay field! ย We’ve had a lot of hot and humid days already this summer and the hay has been growing right before our eyes!

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  1. Debbie says:

    Great post, Dori! Your as normal as any other farmgirl who loves hay and is curious about all things FARM! Great shot of your grand girls ‘ jumping the bales” and I have to agree… the hay rake looks like a beautiful piece of sculpture. Thanks for sharing your fun farmgirl life with us from the ranch!
    Hugs,
    Deb

  2. Bonnie Ellis says:

    Fascinating! Thanks for getting up close and personal with the process. Your grand girls are having a blast. It brings back memories. My uncle used per herons for far work. Just think of how much easier he would have it today.

    • Dori Troutman says:

      Bonnie,

      Can you just imagine the amount of work that went into baling hay back in our parents and grand-parents day? It is mind boggling to even understand it.

      Thank you for following along and commenting!

      – Dori –

  3. kim says:

    Very interesting I love learning how it is accomplished, even though I see it here in our neck of the woods all the time; Ive never understood the entire process. Thanks for sharing. Oh and the grandkids jumping the bales, looks like fun! Best, Kim

    • Dori Troutman says:

      Hi Kim,

      I think that seeing something done on your own farm just makes it all the more interesting! ๐Ÿ™‚

      Jumping those bales is very fun. A little itchy, but fun!

      Thanks for writing!

      – Dori –

  4. Joan says:

    Crazy like all farmgirls!! I’m not on a farm any more but your pictures bring back the joy, smell of haying time – although in my day the bales were way smaller and we had to pick them up by hand and stack them by hand – ahhh isn’t progress wonderful. I have seen the used hay rack tines used as art – hung on the side of a out building and painted like a sun, looked very nice. I love and miss your area, so thanks for sharing a bit of it today. God bless.

    • Dori Troutman says:

      Hi Joan,

      Yes, they’ve really got the big heavy bales now. You can’t even push them, they are so heavy.

      Oh, those tines would make an awesome sun!!! I love that.

      Thanks for reading and for commenting!

      – Dori –

  5. krista says:

    I started growing hay on a small 5 acre borrowed piece of land here in California three years ago. I love everything about the process. On the good years, I sell extra bales I don’t need for the year and use the money to buy my own haying equipment. I am now up to 4 implements that I bought from farm auctions and local farmers that have upgraded to newer pieces. I love learning how to fix them up and paint them in my signature colors of turquoise and grey. (Thats the farm girly side of me)!!

    • Dori Troutman says:

      Krista,

      What an awesome way to get your hay equipment… one piece at a time. We are in that decision making dilemma on whether we should purchase our own, or stick with the arrangement we have now.

      And have you seriously painted them turquoise and grey? Email me pictures! redfeedsack@gmail.com

      Thanks for writing!

      – Dori –

  6. Nicole Christensen says:

    Dori,
    Love it! Fun! I love the action shot of your sweet grandgirls and pup. I don’t know about you, but there’s just something beautiful to me about seeing a hay bale in a field. Maybe it’s my country girl roots. Farmgirl Hugs, Nicole (Suburban Farmgirl)

    • Dori Troutman says:

      Hi Nicole,

      Thank you! Yes those little grand girls and pup are pretty sweet! ๐Ÿ™‚

      – Dori –

  7. Susabelle says:

    Maybe it would interest you that here “out west,” I get to watch the haying process too, and it is done MUCH more quickly than the midwest. I live in a somewhat rural town just east of the Rockies in northern Colorado (40 miles from Denver). They cut, toss, push into rows, and scoop up for bailing oftentimes all in one day! It is so dry here generally (although not this year) that they can do it this fast. It is rare that you see a field that has been cut and tossed and left for days to dry. They can cut the same field four or five times in a season if there is enough heat. We mostly see the rectangular hay bales being done here, although some do the round ones as well!

    • Dori Troutman says:

      Hi Susabelle,

      When we lived “out west” we purchased hay for our horse, and it was the small rectangular bales. The hay was trucked in from a good distance away so I never had the opportunity to see how it was done. But, I can certainly see how it could be done in a day as dry as it is. With the humidity here in Tennessee it can take a day for it to dry. We don’t typically get five cuttings but sometimes we get four. But then, I do think possibly the grass is different here and is cut when it is much taller. I guess I need to ask about that! ๐Ÿ™‚ Thanks for writing!

      -Dori –

  8. Lorrie MacKenzie says:

    Wow! Thanks for sharing this. I always wondered how that worked.

  9. Denise Ross says:

    Thanks so much for sharing the pics, explanations and video of making hay. I’ve never known how it’s all done before, i find it all very interesting. The photos of your grand girls playing in the bales with mid flight photos are fantastic. Thanks so much. ๐Ÿ™‚

    • Dori Troutman says:

      Denise,

      I got lucky on those mid-flight photos! ๐Ÿ™‚ They are fun though! Thanks for reading along.

      – Dori –

  10. Maxine says:

    I love watching the hay process (especially the baler) in the fields next to our place. Last year was a great year, I think they got 5 cuttings. This year–well, we’re having too much rain to do that well–at least so far! I remember a few times when I was still fairly young getting to drive the tractor while my dad picked up bales! (the smaller rectangle ones–and by hand!)

    • Dori Troutman says:

      Hi Max,

      Wow, the rain has been incredible hasn’t it? We had about 3 weeks of NO rain and now it’s not stopping. We went to Florida for a week and believe it or not, we only had a couple afternoons of rain.

      Can you believe I’ve never really driven a tractor? I mean, I have, but only to move it down the road for Eldon. As a little girl I sat on my Grand-dad’s lap a lot while he was driving but that is it.

      Thanks for writing!

      Hugs – Dori –

  11. Pat says:

    Ah, that is truly wonderful and I’m so glad you can live your dream. But in all the posts I was looking for someone to say something about: the fragrance of newly mown hay.
    When I was in high school we lived near a farm that would cut its hay and then put it into the rectangle-bales. As soon as I got off the school bus to walk home (yes, we were not deposited at our door! lol) I could breathe in the wonderful, sweet, sweet aroma of that newly mown hay. There is nothing like it…
    And how wonderful you can have your grand babies there to share this.
    My own grandparents were “poor dirt farmers” on both sides and I will never forget going to their farms and loving it! : ) I never wanted to back to town!! They didn’t have hay but the farms around them did. I can remember walking to a friend’s house and being surrounded by that utter lovely fragrance.

    My beloved aunt’s name was Dori… ( full name was Deloria)

    • Dori Troutman says:

      Pat,

      Oh yes. The smell of freshly cut hay. Isn’t it heavenly? I can’t believe I left that out! ๐Ÿ™‚

      As for my name. I was named “Michelle”. My parents brought me home from the hospital and never could call me Michelle; Mom said it just didn’t fit. In the mean time my Aunt Doris was coming over every day to see me and started calling me “Little Dori” and it stuck. When I was a few months old my parents legally changed my name to Dori! My Aunt Doris (I call her Aunt Doitie) and I have always been very close. The name definitely fits (have you seen the movie Finding Nemo with the forgetful fish named Dori?!) and I can’t imagine my name being Michelle.

      – Dori –

  12. Vivian Monroe says:

    Hey Dori, we don’t do any haying ourselves, but while living here in NC, we noticed all the farms around us do their haying Memorial day weekend. Usually I notice they have cut it during the week prior, and then by Mem day weekend, it is baled up and we see it moving down the road sometimes. ๐Ÿ™‚ Love it, and love the pics of your dog and grandgirls playing on the bales. at home I had farmers for neighbors that would supply me with bales, square and round whichever I needed for my seasonal decor out by the road., Christmas tree made out of stacking bales, and decorated, easter basket made out of stacking bales, then grapevines weaved and made into large handle, with giant eggs sticking out of bales., one Christmas, huge manger scene made, and thanksgiving large turkey made with an old pallet cut up and boards painted bright colors for tail feather. :)I had the best neighbors in La.

    • Dori Troutman says:

      Vivian,

      Some people are so creative with the hay bales. I would love to see pictures of your Holiday hay bale decorations! I’ve done a Fall display from the small rectangular straw bales, but that is it. I’ve seen folks do some amazing things with the big round bales. In front of our John Deere dealer they make a tractor out of large round bales, painting green and black. It was amazing. Maybe it’s time for me to get my creative thinking cap on! ๐Ÿ™‚

      – Dori –

  13. Esther George says:

    When I see a field of baled hay it makes me want to stop and take a picture, I can’t think of anything more “country”! I’m wondering, where do you store your hay bales during the winter? Your grand girls are having so much fun and Belle is loving it too!

    • Dori Troutman says:

      Esther,

      Right now we carefully stack our hay bales and store in the shelter of the woods. BUT! The good news is that Eldon will be building a hay barn this Fall! Yay! ๐Ÿ™‚

      – Dori –

  14. Karen(old cowgirl) Montoya says:

    Hi my favorite friend,
    I love looking at my swag on the window so beautiful.
    My Father wrote down some of his memories from when he and his older Brother worked the Summers for the Grandfather on his ranch and also their Father’s. One of the things they did at that time was loose hay on huge wagons drawn by horses. He said they had to carry a pistol as in one day they would kill anywhere from 50 to 100 rattle snakes a day besides and that is besides raking and throwing the cut hay on to the moving wagon. Things are so much easier now. I worked a Summer on a ranch during the haying time when they had 15 men that went from ranch to ranch doing the haying and bailing. I worked in the house helping to cook (learning) and setting the table for each meal. We got up at 2 am to serve breakfast at 4:30 am. So the men could get out to the fields before it got to hot. We would no sooner finish with breakfast than we had to get lunch ready. We even put up lunch’s to be taken out to those that did not or could not stop to come in. I learned a lot. I was so greatfull for the opportunity.
    Hugs to you and yours,
    Kay

    • Dori Troutman says:

      Hello Kay!

      I’m so happy the bunting works in your window of your temporary new place! Hope you’re settled in and doing well?

      Those rattlesnake stories just make me so sick because on the Ranch that my mother was raised on in the boot hill of New Mexico (and the Ranch that she and my Dad now own) and the place we grew up working and playing… there were rattlesnakes everywhere. I can still hear my grandmother say whenever we stepped foot out the door “Honey, wear your boots and watch for snakes”. It is amazing that none of us ever got snake-bit. They are still a terrible problem there and my Mom has some real horror stories she tells of the size of some of them. Okay, time to change the subject!!!! ๐Ÿ™‚

      Hugs back to you and thanks for writing! I’m always so happy to hear from you!

      – Dori –

  15. Cindy says:

    Great post! Loving the farm life too! Can’t imagine how hard the old time farmers had to work! Soo country! Love the large bales! Your granddaughters look like their having a ball ! And your dog too! We have a alfalfa damn too! In Idaho! This will be our very first cut next month! We are so excited! Take care,Cindy

    • Dori Troutman says:

      Cindy,

      I can’t even begin to imagine putting up hay the way did in days gone by. They sure knew how to work.

      Let me know how many bales you get off your first cut! It is so very exciting.

      Thanks for writing.

      – Dori –

  16. Cindy says:

    Oops! Spelled farm wrong! Ha!

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Strawberry Season… It’s The Best Season!

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Good morning friends! ย I’m so happy toย introduce you to Dennison’s Family Farm and my new friend Wayve (don’t you love that name?) Dennison. ย Guess how I met Wayve? ย Through this Farmgirl blog of MaryJanes! ย She was reading along one day wondering what part of Tennessee I lived in, then after realizing it looked close to home, she emailed me and asked where I live… and here I am. ย On a tour of their family strawberry farm!
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  1. Karen says:

    I love Dennison’s strawberries!!!!!!!! We live close to them too!!!
    I really enjoy your post in the Farmgirl blog and can’t wait to visit your little wagon for Fresh Flowers this summer. I planted Zinnia’s this year too in our garden!!

    • Dori Troutman says:

      Hi Karen!

      Message my daughter and I on our Farm Fresh Facebook sometime this summer when you are headed over to buy flowers and I’ll meet you at our flower cart so we can meet in person! Hopefully the end of June we’ll have flowers out there! ๐Ÿ™‚

      Yes, Dennison’s strawberries are THE BEST!!

      – Dori –

  2. kim says:

    Awesome post – thank you for sharing this lovely family farm. I do hope you go back in September and share the trip with us readers. Best, Kim

  3. Kristy says:

    I hope this is the start of a beautiful friendship and we’ll see Wayve when the strawberries are not in season.

    • Dori Troutman says:

      Kristy,

      I’m thinking that all they do at their farm is something we will all enjoy many more times in the future! Aren’t new friends the best?! ๐Ÿ™‚

      – Dori –

  4. Adrienne says:

    Here in San Francisco, we’re blessed to be surrounded by organic farms and farmers markets every day but Monday. Nothing beats fresh produce and knowing the grower makes your meals even more special. My friend bought me a Vitamix so I like to freeze some of the strawberries, pour them into the container and in 45 seconds, have fresh strawberry sherbet (I’m lactose intolerant). Even with the drought, we’ve had some amazing berries and I’m always grateful to our growers for their hard work.

    • Dori Troutman says:

      Adrienne,

      Thank you so much for writing – I think it is so wonderful that there are farmers markets, even in the middle of big cities, and that there are farmers willing to provide us with such first class produce. And oh, your strawberry sherbet sounds so yummy.

      – Dori –

  5. Wayve says:

    Well this makes all the work worth it! Thanks so much for the tribute to local food, Dori. You are welcome, always.

    • Wayve says:

      Thank you for including our family in your post. As you can see, farming is not just womans’ work! Frank grows and manages everything, while Daddy hauls it in from the field and keeps all the weeds and grass cut. He won’t be 90 until September! He is happiest when being useful, as are we all.

      • Dori Troutman says:

        Wayve,

        It was such an honor to be there and the more I think about it, the more in awe I am of all you all do. It was a huge highlight for me for sure.

        – Dori –

    • Dori Troutman says:

      Wayve,

      I’m still soaking up the fun day!

      – Dori –

  6. Jaimey says:

    I want to live closer to that farm. It’s an inspiration to go buy some strawberry plants for my tiny patio garden. Thanks!

    • Dori Troutman says:

      Hi Jaimey,

      I am so thankful to live here in Tennessee where I get to be close to farms like this one. It makes me seriously happy!

      – Dori –

  7. Jennifer says:

    Thanks for posting about this! Our farm share has provided us with some strawberries, but these are just beautiful. Road trip to Tennessee??

    • Dori Troutman says:

      Hi Jennifer,

      Yes… road trip to Tennessee! But make it soon. I bet the strawberries don’t go for too much longer. ๐Ÿ™

      – Dori –

  8. Ann says:

    What a wonderful post! Very enlightening and makes me want to go to my nearest strawberry farm in my area to pick and/or buy some right away. Thanks for sharing.
    Ann

    • Dori Troutman says:

      Hi Ann,

      Yes for sure… if you have a strawberry farm nearby then GO! ๐Ÿ™‚ Oh, there is nothing like it is there?

      – Dori –

  9. Marcia says:

    Living in Florida, well we are partial to Plant City Strawberries…but those berries really looked wonderful! May even have to put Dennison’s on my list of places to visit when I retire(ha,ha). My best friend lives in Plant City so may have to get her up there also!

    Marcia

    • Dori Troutman says:

      Hi Marcia,

      I imagine strawberries from different soils, climates, etc. would taste different. These are so incredible that we have been eating them like candy! And none of us are tired of them! Thanks for writing!

      – Dori –

  10. bonnie ellis says:

    Wow! that’s quite an operation. Here in Minnesota we can harvest the strawberries in June. They are varieties that can take the extreme cold we have. We grow some in our garden and they are extra special. Thanks to the Dennison’s for sharing this great story and to you for telling it to us.

    • Dori Troutman says:

      Hi Bonnie,

      It is interesting the different varieties, isn’t it? That is the next thing I’d like to learn from the Dennison’s. They have numerous varieties planted and she told me the names, but I knew I couldn’t do it justice. Another blog post sometime?! ๐Ÿ™‚

      – Dori –

  11. Marvene says:

    Dori is my husband’s niece. We are so proud and awed at her gentle spirit in sharing so many wonderful ideas. My mouth watered up at all the pictures of those strawberries. My mother, born in AZ in 1909 tried all her life to grow strawberries, never had good luck — could it be, too hot and not much water in this dry desert?

    Great article, Dori. Ms

    • Dori Troutman says:

      Dear Aunt Marvene,

      Thank you for writing here. I miss you.

      Mom used to have a nice strawberry patch in New Mexico when we were kids… but I remember watering continually and getting only enough berries to hoard for homemade ice-cream on Sunday! And Arizona would be WAY dryer.

      Hope you and Uncle Wayne get to come see us this year. Love and hugs –

      – Dori –

  12. Karen says:

    I’ve known Wayve for many years and applaud her for going back home (after her amazing kids were raised) to help her family to keep farming! I’ve enjoyed those amazing Strawberries myself and they are by far the best I’ve ever eaten. Thank you for paying such a nice tribute to this hard working and loving family!

    • Dori Troutman says:

      Karen,

      I would so love to meet Wayve’s kids – I heard such fun things about them. Thank you for writing to me, it made my day.

      – Dori –

  13. Karen(old cowgirl) Montoya says:

    Hi Dori,
    I finally have the time to read your blog again. I have finally moved in to the rental. I worked for 15 years in the office of NORPAC FOODS in Stayton Oregon. Right about now they are getting ready for our strawberries season also. I do not know if you ever saw it in the market but their frozen foods are under the Flavor-Foods label and the canned foods are under the Santiam label. When I buy Strawberries I go to the little stands like you. For a lot of years I made freezer jam with them. Even in winter you would get a taste of the strawberries out in the fields. You are making my mouth water. For the past 2 1/2 weeks it has been raining or cold. Not good strawberry growing or picking weather.
    Hugs Kay

    • Dori Troutman says:

      Hi Kay,

      I was thinking about you today and wondering if you are settled in your rental. Hope it’s going well.

      I have not heard of those food labels here in the South. But I’m going to make a point of looking!

      I’ve made jars and jars of jam in my life and this year I did not make strawberry jam. We just are not really jam and jelly eaters… I do make blackberry jam and jelly from the wild blackberries on our farm though! ๐Ÿ™‚ Anyway, I put quite a few pints of strawberries in the freezer for winter time. Strawberry shortcake in the middle of winter tastes so good!

      Hugs to you… – Dori –

  14. Debbie says:

    Dori, Is there anything better than a visit to a real working farm? It’s magic I tell ya… and you captured it in this post. Thank you! Hugs!Deb, the Beach Farmgirl.

    PS.Maybe folks will visit your flower farm and feel the same way you did after leaving. No matter what people grow it’s a labor of love. Including flowers. You and I know that first hand!

    • Dori Troutman says:

      Deb, thank you! I’ve been weeding in my flower garden 2 hours every evening for days and days and days now and I keep thinking, would anyone EVER want to visit this weed filled mess??? ๐Ÿ™‚ But, I did see some buds on the Dahlias and some Sunflowers getting ready to bloom, so once things start blooming maybe the weeds won’t seem so ugly! Wish YOU could come visit.

      Hugs,

      – Dori –

  15. Suzi Henry says:

    I have been communicating with Wayve Dennison by email for several years now, starting when she inquired about real estate in my western North Carolina area. Her beautiful daughter, Nettie Grace, spends as much time as she can at our local John C. Campbell Folk School, and Wayve would dearly love to purchase a getaway cabin nearby–not that she has much spare time, as you found out! Last year I finally got to meet her in person, and she brought me some of her fresh strawberries. With a doubt, they are the best that I have ever tasted, and Wayve is just an amazing person!

  16. Dori, Thank you again for this wonderful article; we never looked better! If I ever get to be as good or as useful as you make me sound, I’ll be proud. Believe it or not, we will be picking strawberries again tomorrow, June 15! That is way later than last year. My daughter, Nettie Grace and our friend, Asher, who is visiting from the U.K., visited this week. We were happy to still have strawberries, as that was his one request. He must be at least 6’6″ tall, and not used to our hot weather, but he and Nettie picked one whole row. It’s a long way down to the strawberries from that height, but he was a trooper. He and Nettie prepared several meals while they were here, and Daddy and I just sat back and enjoyed the luxury. Asher made a dessert called Eton (“a posh school”) Mess, which is traditionally made of strawberries and meringues mixed up with whipped cream. Since meringues are not as available in Elora as in Eton, he made it with wedding cookie (“biscuit”) pieces, broken to bits. The “bits and bobs” of pecans from the biscuits added another layer of flavor. He and Nettie renamed it Elora Mess! So there’s a truly international recipe for our farmgirl friends. And it was wonderful! It is great to read comments from friends, new and old, and those I haven’t met, yet. Isn’t it amazing to be farmgirls (and guys) in a small world?

    • Dori Troutman says:

      Wayve,

      I just cut up a half gallon of your amazing strawberries for supper tonight. I tell you, I have NEVER enjoyed strawberries as much as I have this season… maybe because the season has been longer?! ๐Ÿ™‚ I have loved every single bite of every strawberry. And I have a much deeper appreciation for them now!

      I would love to meet your daughter someday. She sounds simply delightful, as well as Asher. I want to meet him too!

      Our flowers are getting so close to being ready for bouquets… I’ll run one over to you when they are blooming big!

      Hugs to you,

      – Dori –

  17. Pam says:

    I love the Dennison Farm. I have bought berries from them for about 20 years. I used to call the veggie line when grandma used to put the word out during the season. I would listen to her tell about the produce and then tell which grand child was graduating or other news about the farm. I miss her sweet voice. The Dennisons are one VERY special family!
    Thank you for your service to our community!

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Strawberry Season… It's The Best Season!

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Good morning friends! ย I’m so happy toย introduce you to Dennison’s Family Farm and my new friend Wayve (don’t you love that name?) Dennison. ย Guess how I met Wayve? ย Through this Farmgirl blog of MaryJanes! ย She was reading along one day wondering what part of Tennessee I lived in, then after realizing it looked close to home, she emailed me and asked where I live… and here I am. ย On a tour of their family strawberry farm!
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  1. Karen says:

    I love Dennison’s strawberries!!!!!!!! We live close to them too!!!
    I really enjoy your post in the Farmgirl blog and can’t wait to visit your little wagon for Fresh Flowers this summer. I planted Zinnia’s this year too in our garden!!

    • Dori Troutman says:

      Hi Karen!

      Message my daughter and I on our Farm Fresh Facebook sometime this summer when you are headed over to buy flowers and I’ll meet you at our flower cart so we can meet in person! Hopefully the end of June we’ll have flowers out there! ๐Ÿ™‚

      Yes, Dennison’s strawberries are THE BEST!!

      – Dori –

  2. kim says:

    Awesome post – thank you for sharing this lovely family farm. I do hope you go back in September and share the trip with us readers. Best, Kim

  3. Kristy says:

    I hope this is the start of a beautiful friendship and we’ll see Wayve when the strawberries are not in season.

    • Dori Troutman says:

      Kristy,

      I’m thinking that all they do at their farm is something we will all enjoy many more times in the future! Aren’t new friends the best?! ๐Ÿ™‚

      – Dori –

  4. Adrienne says:

    Here in San Francisco, we’re blessed to be surrounded by organic farms and farmers markets every day but Monday. Nothing beats fresh produce and knowing the grower makes your meals even more special. My friend bought me a Vitamix so I like to freeze some of the strawberries, pour them into the container and in 45 seconds, have fresh strawberry sherbet (I’m lactose intolerant). Even with the drought, we’ve had some amazing berries and I’m always grateful to our growers for their hard work.

    • Dori Troutman says:

      Adrienne,

      Thank you so much for writing – I think it is so wonderful that there are farmers markets, even in the middle of big cities, and that there are farmers willing to provide us with such first class produce. And oh, your strawberry sherbet sounds so yummy.

      – Dori –

  5. Wayve says:

    Well this makes all the work worth it! Thanks so much for the tribute to local food, Dori. You are welcome, always.

    • Wayve says:

      Thank you for including our family in your post. As you can see, farming is not just womans’ work! Frank grows and manages everything, while Daddy hauls it in from the field and keeps all the weeds and grass cut. He won’t be 90 until September! He is happiest when being useful, as are we all.

      • Dori Troutman says:

        Wayve,

        It was such an honor to be there and the more I think about it, the more in awe I am of all you all do. It was a huge highlight for me for sure.

        – Dori –

    • Dori Troutman says:

      Wayve,

      I’m still soaking up the fun day!

      – Dori –

  6. Jaimey says:

    I want to live closer to that farm. It’s an inspiration to go buy some strawberry plants for my tiny patio garden. Thanks!

    • Dori Troutman says:

      Hi Jaimey,

      I am so thankful to live here in Tennessee where I get to be close to farms like this one. It makes me seriously happy!

      – Dori –

  7. Jennifer says:

    Thanks for posting about this! Our farm share has provided us with some strawberries, but these are just beautiful. Road trip to Tennessee??

    • Dori Troutman says:

      Hi Jennifer,

      Yes… road trip to Tennessee! But make it soon. I bet the strawberries don’t go for too much longer. ๐Ÿ™

      – Dori –

  8. Ann says:

    What a wonderful post! Very enlightening and makes me want to go to my nearest strawberry farm in my area to pick and/or buy some right away. Thanks for sharing.
    Ann

    • Dori Troutman says:

      Hi Ann,

      Yes for sure… if you have a strawberry farm nearby then GO! ๐Ÿ™‚ Oh, there is nothing like it is there?

      – Dori –

  9. Marcia says:

    Living in Florida, well we are partial to Plant City Strawberries…but those berries really looked wonderful! May even have to put Dennison’s on my list of places to visit when I retire(ha,ha). My best friend lives in Plant City so may have to get her up there also!

    Marcia

    • Dori Troutman says:

      Hi Marcia,

      I imagine strawberries from different soils, climates, etc. would taste different. These are so incredible that we have been eating them like candy! And none of us are tired of them! Thanks for writing!

      – Dori –

  10. bonnie ellis says:

    Wow! that’s quite an operation. Here in Minnesota we can harvest the strawberries in June. They are varieties that can take the extreme cold we have. We grow some in our garden and they are extra special. Thanks to the Dennison’s for sharing this great story and to you for telling it to us.

    • Dori Troutman says:

      Hi Bonnie,

      It is interesting the different varieties, isn’t it? That is the next thing I’d like to learn from the Dennison’s. They have numerous varieties planted and she told me the names, but I knew I couldn’t do it justice. Another blog post sometime?! ๐Ÿ™‚

      – Dori –

  11. Marvene says:

    Dori is my husband’s niece. We are so proud and awed at her gentle spirit in sharing so many wonderful ideas. My mouth watered up at all the pictures of those strawberries. My mother, born in AZ in 1909 tried all her life to grow strawberries, never had good luck — could it be, too hot and not much water in this dry desert?

    Great article, Dori. Ms

    • Dori Troutman says:

      Dear Aunt Marvene,

      Thank you for writing here. I miss you.

      Mom used to have a nice strawberry patch in New Mexico when we were kids… but I remember watering continually and getting only enough berries to hoard for homemade ice-cream on Sunday! And Arizona would be WAY dryer.

      Hope you and Uncle Wayne get to come see us this year. Love and hugs –

      – Dori –

  12. Karen says:

    I’ve known Wayve for many years and applaud her for going back home (after her amazing kids were raised) to help her family to keep farming! I’ve enjoyed those amazing Strawberries myself and they are by far the best I’ve ever eaten. Thank you for paying such a nice tribute to this hard working and loving family!

    • Dori Troutman says:

      Karen,

      I would so love to meet Wayve’s kids – I heard such fun things about them. Thank you for writing to me, it made my day.

      – Dori –

  13. Karen(old cowgirl) Montoya says:

    Hi Dori,
    I finally have the time to read your blog again. I have finally moved in to the rental. I worked for 15 years in the office of NORPAC FOODS in Stayton Oregon. Right about now they are getting ready for our strawberries season also. I do not know if you ever saw it in the market but their frozen foods are under the Flavor-Foods label and the canned foods are under the Santiam label. When I buy Strawberries I go to the little stands like you. For a lot of years I made freezer jam with them. Even in winter you would get a taste of the strawberries out in the fields. You are making my mouth water. For the past 2 1/2 weeks it has been raining or cold. Not good strawberry growing or picking weather.
    Hugs Kay

    • Dori Troutman says:

      Hi Kay,

      I was thinking about you today and wondering if you are settled in your rental. Hope it’s going well.

      I have not heard of those food labels here in the South. But I’m going to make a point of looking!

      I’ve made jars and jars of jam in my life and this year I did not make strawberry jam. We just are not really jam and jelly eaters… I do make blackberry jam and jelly from the wild blackberries on our farm though! ๐Ÿ™‚ Anyway, I put quite a few pints of strawberries in the freezer for winter time. Strawberry shortcake in the middle of winter tastes so good!

      Hugs to you… – Dori –

  14. Debbie says:

    Dori, Is there anything better than a visit to a real working farm? It’s magic I tell ya… and you captured it in this post. Thank you! Hugs!Deb, the Beach Farmgirl.

    PS.Maybe folks will visit your flower farm and feel the same way you did after leaving. No matter what people grow it’s a labor of love. Including flowers. You and I know that first hand!

    • Dori Troutman says:

      Deb, thank you! I’ve been weeding in my flower garden 2 hours every evening for days and days and days now and I keep thinking, would anyone EVER want to visit this weed filled mess??? ๐Ÿ™‚ But, I did see some buds on the Dahlias and some Sunflowers getting ready to bloom, so once things start blooming maybe the weeds won’t seem so ugly! Wish YOU could come visit.

      Hugs,

      – Dori –

  15. Suzi Henry says:

    I have been communicating with Wayve Dennison by email for several years now, starting when she inquired about real estate in my western North Carolina area. Her beautiful daughter, Nettie Grace, spends as much time as she can at our local John C. Campbell Folk School, and Wayve would dearly love to purchase a getaway cabin nearby–not that she has much spare time, as you found out! Last year I finally got to meet her in person, and she brought me some of her fresh strawberries. With a doubt, they are the best that I have ever tasted, and Wayve is just an amazing person!

  16. Dori, Thank you again for this wonderful article; we never looked better! If I ever get to be as good or as useful as you make me sound, I’ll be proud. Believe it or not, we will be picking strawberries again tomorrow, June 15! That is way later than last year. My daughter, Nettie Grace and our friend, Asher, who is visiting from the U.K., visited this week. We were happy to still have strawberries, as that was his one request. He must be at least 6’6″ tall, and not used to our hot weather, but he and Nettie picked one whole row. It’s a long way down to the strawberries from that height, but he was a trooper. He and Nettie prepared several meals while they were here, and Daddy and I just sat back and enjoyed the luxury. Asher made a dessert called Eton (“a posh school”) Mess, which is traditionally made of strawberries and meringues mixed up with whipped cream. Since meringues are not as available in Elora as in Eton, he made it with wedding cookie (“biscuit”) pieces, broken to bits. The “bits and bobs” of pecans from the biscuits added another layer of flavor. He and Nettie renamed it Elora Mess! So there’s a truly international recipe for our farmgirl friends. And it was wonderful! It is great to read comments from friends, new and old, and those I haven’t met, yet. Isn’t it amazing to be farmgirls (and guys) in a small world?

    • Dori Troutman says:

      Wayve,

      I just cut up a half gallon of your amazing strawberries for supper tonight. I tell you, I have NEVER enjoyed strawberries as much as I have this season… maybe because the season has been longer?! ๐Ÿ™‚ I have loved every single bite of every strawberry. And I have a much deeper appreciation for them now!

      I would love to meet your daughter someday. She sounds simply delightful, as well as Asher. I want to meet him too!

      Our flowers are getting so close to being ready for bouquets… I’ll run one over to you when they are blooming big!

      Hugs to you,

      – Dori –

  17. Pam says:

    I love the Dennison Farm. I have bought berries from them for about 20 years. I used to call the veggie line when grandma used to put the word out during the season. I would listen to her tell about the produce and then tell which grand child was graduating or other news about the farm. I miss her sweet voice. The Dennisons are one VERY special family!
    Thank you for your service to our community!

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For The Love Of Pyrex!

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Did you know that Pyrex Glassware isย 100 years old this year? ย I don’t know about you, but I love my vintage Pyrex. ย I’ve been enjoying doing a little reading about the history of Pyrex and this comes directly from their website:

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โ€œThe idea for Pyrex Glassware came from the industrious wife of a Corning Glass Works scientist who was frustrated with her unreliable casserole dish. Knowing the strength of the railroad signal lantern glass her husband worked with, she begged him to bring home something she could use in the kitchen. Voilร , the Pyrex baking dish was born. Two years later, Boston department store Jordan Marsh placed the first order for Pyrex Glassware. The rest, as they say, is history.โ€

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  1. susana says:

    I don’t have any vintage pyrex but I have been slowly replacing all plastic containers after I realize plastic containers hold not only smells but mold. Pyrex is all I use on a regular basis.
    I wish I kept my mothers as she had quite a few pyrex. I loved the contemporary variety and sizes. I just love the custard dishes for puddings. I wish we had a pyrex outlet store near me. The only place I can find pyrex is at Walmart. They had a black friday sale at Christmas time and I bought quite a few
    sets. Gave them as gifts too, as I want my kids to be healthier and not use plastic. I love pyrex! I been sold on it fir sometime. If only people would realize the danger f using plastic, they’d stop using it.

    I learned that mold and mildew grow in plastic and it also gets ingrained into the plastic so its never really clean. The fungus and mold survives in minuscule amounts. I first notice it in a water container. It appeared as a crack at first’ then it grew. You could literarily see the verbs of the fungus on the container. It was then I vowed I would get rid of all plastic cobtainers as they are unhealthy vessels for microbes to grow as it eats into the plastic. No more plastic for me! Only pyrex!

    • Dori Troutman says:

      Hello Susana,

      I just loving using my Pyrex for food storage – more for the reason that I love being able to just stick it straight in the oven!

      Thanks for writing.

      – Dori –

  2. Debbie from Texas says:

    I enjoy your blog so much. Just had to let you know the Pyrex is awesome, my mom and grand mom have shared all the pieces you pictured and I use them everyday!!! Thanks for all the things you share with us.

    • Dori Troutman says:

      Hi Debbie,

      Thank you for reading! I’m happy that you love your Pyrex too. Don’t you think they are the most functional glassware ever?

      – Dori –

  3. Raymie says:

    i had the colored nesting bowls-unfortunately my red one broke….do you know of a good source for replacements?!

    Thank you,
    Raymie

    • Dori Troutman says:

      Hi Raymie,

      Ebay is a great source for replacing your red bowl. Unfortunately, they are not cheap. You can bid on one but they do tend to go high. I did a quick search and found one on a “buy it now” deal with a price of $29.99, which is probably a pretty good price. But then you have shipping on top of that. If you live near any antique stores that is a pretty good bet also. I’m lucky that I live near numerous antique stores. I’ll keep an eye out for you and let you know if I ever see one for cheap!

      – Dori –

  4. Bonnie ellis says:

    Since I am vintage, I have lots of vintage Pyrex too. But when we were married 53 years ago I had a Pyrex cook pan. I was boiling water in the pan and it broke in two. Luckily I wasn’t standing next to it. That is the only time I have heard of pyrex breaking. I have some of my mothers pyrex too and that is used.
    Thanks for that information.

    • Dori Troutman says:

      Bonnie,

      When I read your comment I remembered my daughter breaking a Pyrex casserole dish that she accidentally set on a hot burner on her stove and it literally shattered. Which is funny since it is oven safe. But maybe not burner safe. Or maybe it was defective. I don’t know. But it was pretty dangerous the way that it shattered.

      Thanks for writing!

      – Dori –

      • Dori Troutman says:

        Bonnie, I was wrong on the Pyrex that my daughter broke. It was in the oven and she was baking a loaf of bread in it and it shattered everywhere. So, evidently there are times when Pyrex does break. And maybe it was defective in some way. – Dori –

  5. Susan says:

    Does old Corningware count? my favorite piece is the old (60s? 70? I don’t know) coffee cups. I love my current dishes, but I still wish that shaped cup was available in open stock.

    • Dori Troutman says:

      Susan,

      Old Corningware definitely counts!!!! ๐Ÿ™‚ I love some of the old Corningware.

      – Dori –

  6. Betty J. says:

    I have that same set of nesting Pyrex bowls. The color has been ruined by washing in the dishwasher. They will be used for a long, long time. However, I didn’t get them for the $2.46 mentioned in the year 1946. Thanks for sharing the information about Pyrex. I had no idea they were connected with the Corning Glass Works.

    • Dori Troutman says:

      Betty,

      Yeah mine weren’t $2.46 either!!! ๐Ÿ™‚ It is nice that even though the color is faded from the dishwasher, your Pyrex are as functional as ever! Pyrex has a very interesting history, doesn’t it?

      Thanks for writing!

      – Dori –

  7. Rebecca Thomason says:

    Love your vintage pyrex! I recently purchased a small round container with a lid. It definitely reminded me of the 70s, and now I know it is the Friendship pattern. How fun! Your kitchen looks so cute with your pyrex.

    • Dori Troutman says:

      Rebecca,

      Don’t you love that Friendship pattern??? And the ones that have the lids are awesome. That is what I had that got lost in the move somehow. (Isn’t that weird how that happens?!)

      Thanks for writing!

      – Dori –

  8. Luanne Erickson says:

    What a fun read! I love the nesting bowl ad. That set is my favorite also! I use it everyday. I would like a few more refrigerator dishes and I saw a picture of some ruffle edged cereal bowls that I would love to have. Vintage all the way for me! ๐Ÿ™‚

    • Dori Troutman says:

      Hi Lu!

      I would love to have that Pyrex Ad! I’d hang it right in my kitchen! ๐Ÿ™‚ I saw those ruffled edged cereal bowls too. I also saw them in pie plates and they were so beautiful I almost started hyperventilating! ๐Ÿ™‚ But I haven’t been able to find them for sale on ebay, etsy, or anywhere.

      Love you terribly dear friend and miss you really terribly!!!

      – Dori –

  9. Rhonda says:

    Am I the only one who teared up at the picture of the big yellow bowl with rising dough? That photo yanked me back in time to a weekly scene in our house. My mom baked 6 loaves twice a week. She did all the work – we had the tough job of “testing” the bread, warm from the oven, when we came home from school. Thanks for the stroll down Memory Lane. Oh yeah, I still have the bowls! And, like you, use them every day.

    • Dori Troutman says:

      Rhonda,

      I think possibly that is why I love my bread dough rising in the yellow bowl because it brings back the best memories ever. Isn’t warm bread out of the oven the best memory? And my Mom always made a few doughnuts from her dough each week. It was our sweet treat once a week!

      Thanks for writing!

      – Dori –

  10. Patty Deatherage says:

    I enjoy seeing the older Pyrex also.. I look at it longingly at the thrift or antique stores, alas only so much room in my kitchen.. The small blue bowl of the nesting set was the tune fish bowl at our house when I was growing up! I look at it and remember tuna fish sandwiches with potato chips and chocolate milk!!!

    • Dori Troutman says:

      Patty,

      Yes… at some point we must say no to adding more things to our kitchen! ๐Ÿ™‚ That is sort of my dilemma too. When we built our house I really downsized in my kitchen junk and clutter and so I’m hesitant to buy more Pyrex, even though I want it!!!

      Oh that is so funny about the blue bowl being the tuna fish bowl in your house when you were growing up because that is exactly what I use it for!!! It is just the perfect size for that!

      – Dori –

  11. Maxine Jelinek says:

    The nesting bowls are totally my favorite, & on my wish list. My grandmother had a set that now my mom uses. So many memories of grandma’s kitchen! I love glass too rather than plastic.

    • Dori Troutman says:

      Hi Max,

      You need to put Rod and Lu on the look out for you at the auctions they go to!!! They can find you a set I bet! Of course they are really expensive right now; I think they gained in popularity and the price is really up.

      And yes, I love the memories attached to them too.

      Hugs,

      – Dori –

      • Luanne Erickson says:

        I wasn’t going to admit I have 2 sets of nesting bowls.. I plan on selling one . Guess I should give my sis first bids. It is shocking how high these can go at auction. We watched a set sell for 95.00 recently. Ouch!

        • Dori Troutman says:

          Oh that is absolutely hilarious!!!! I was going to call and alert you of her comment and say, “When does Max have a birthday”?!! ๐Ÿ™‚ I saw a set at an antique store recently for over $100, of course it WAS Franklin, TN so you can’t totally count that. Ha Ha!

          Did I say how much I miss you???

  12. Jeannette says:

    I have the nesting bowl in the earth colors, brown and beige. I use mine for making Irish Soda Bread every St Patricks Day. In the summer I use them for salads at picnics. Thanks for the article. I will be on the lookout for the anniversary specials.

    • Dori Troutman says:

      Jeannette,

      They are great for picnics and potlucks. People act surprised when I use mine outside on the picnic table – but I don’t worry about them breaking. I just want to use them and enjoy them! I’ve seen the ones in the earth tones and they are beautiful too.

      – Dori –

  13. Valerie says:

    I love this post and all this vintage Pyrex! I super love the white and blue that your daughter has! And the fridge pieces!!! If you saw my fridge, you would not want to be friends anymore.
    If I used vintage things, I would break them in no time. Probably even Pyrex.
    Love the history!!
    Love the post!
    Love vintage Pyrex!
    Love your kitchen!
    Love YOU!!

    • Dori Troutman says:

      Hi Val,

      I don’t think you would break your Pyrex. It’s got to be a pretty good fall on tile or something. Believe you me, if it was easy to break they would be broken in my house because I’m the biggest klutz of all time! ๐Ÿ™‚

      Love you back!

      – Dori –

  14. Esther George says:

    My grandparents gave me the pink and white set of bowls for a high school graduation gift and I used them for many years! The large one was perfect for whipping up an angel food cake, that was the first dessert I made for my hubby when we were married 55 years ago. Thankfully I still have my husband and wish I had the bowls too!
    You always have the most inspiring posts!!

    • Dori Troutman says:

      Hello Esther,

      What a neat graduation present… I bet you really do wish you still had those dishes! I’m glad you have your husband though! ๐Ÿ™‚

      Thanks for writing!!!

      – Dori –

  15. bonnie b says:

    Hi Dori, I have a cute story to tell you about our experience with the nesting bowls in our family. My mother-in-law had the bowls and used them for years. when she passed away, my daughter wanted tthem in the worst way, so she has them. Unfortunately her cat jumped up and knocked the green one off the counter on day and it broke. I searched antiques stores in our area, ebay, etsy to find a replacement. Like you said some online places were pricy and none were found locally. By Christmas 2013 I finally found a set at an antiques store here. I had to buy the whole set. But the price was great – $38.00! So daughter got the green bowl for Christmas, and I kept the rest and began using them. About 2 weeks ago we were at an estate sale and they had TWO green bowls for sale – $12.00 per bowl. Not a bad price. So now I have a complete set too! (smile)
    Love also some refrigerator pieces that i inherited from an aunt.
    So enjoy your posts – like a good friend stopping by with some interesting news.

    • Dori Troutman says:

      Hi Bonnie,

      I love that story!!! ๐Ÿ™‚ So glad you found replacement bowls! And now you have a set too! And $38 for a full set? WOW!!! I’ve been seeing them at antique stores for well over $100. It’s crazy. I think maybe it has gained in popularity so the price really went up.

      And I think it is so awesome how badly your daughter wanted those bowls. I think now that I’m older I have a greater love and appreciation for older things like vintage Pyrex, but honestly I didn’t feel that way when I was young. I’m thankful that my daughter and my daughter in law do. It is special when our daughters recognize the value of things from the past, isn’t it?

      Thank you so much for writing… I always feel like the readers that comment are like good friends stopping by to visit too! You said it very well.

      – Dori –

  16. Kathleen Musselman says:

    Beautiful collection, thank you for sharing. I have a pyrex collection displayed on shelves in my kitchen. May I send you a photo? The large yellow nesting bowl, in my family is called the potato salad bowl. Want to know how much potato salad to make? Fill the bowl, always served in that special bowl. I found a second yellow bowl a few years back at a flea market $10.00 I was thrilled to have a spare.

    • Dori Troutman says:

      Hi Kathleen,

      Please do send me a picture! I would love that. You can email me here: redfeedsack@gmail.com. I’ll watch for it!

      That yellow bowl is absolutely perfect for potato salad – I make mine in it too!!! ๐Ÿ™‚ The best size for so many things.

      I keep my eye out for replacement bowls just in case and I haven’t been lucky enough to find any at a good price. They sure can get pricey can’t they? And garage sales and thrift stores are awesome, but I don’t frequent them enough to find the pyrex I guess!

      Thanks for writing and I’ll be excited to see your picture!

      – Dori –

  17. Sharon D Green says:

    I can’t believe I found someone that loves Pyrex as much as I do!! Wonderful to find a fellow Pyrex friend! I also hunt garage sales for them and do find pieces that way! I also HATE plastic and like you, have a few pieces stuck way in the back of my pantry! Can’t stand them! Gives me the “ughs”!! Ha! My husband was an auctioneer and had a few “estate” boxes left over that he had taken home. Many years later when we married, he came across one of the boxes. Inside were the nesting, colored bowls!! I nearly fainted and screamed with delight!! I had been wanting these for years and never found them! Now I have my own set!!
    I want to say how much I enjoy your website and ideas. We think so much alike. Keep the writings going, we all enjoy them so much.

    • Dori Troutman says:

      Sharon,

      What a find – I would’ve screamed and nearly fainted too!!! ๐Ÿ™‚ Don’t you wonder sometimes if plastic will go out of style and everyone will go back to glassware again?

      Thank you so much for your kind words and encouragement. And for writing me!

      – Dori –

  18. Judy says:

    Hi Dori,
    I live in Corning,NY where Pyrex was developed. My husband was born and raised here and worked in “pressware” many years ago. We have the beautiful world famous Corning Museum of Glass right here in our own backyard. Thanks for your walk down memory lane. So glad you are still using your pieces as we are although your collection is more extensive and in much better shape!! ๐Ÿ™‚ Judy

    • Dori Troutman says:

      Judy,

      I looked at the Corning Museum of Glass online and oh my goodness. I want to visit! I see they have a Pyrex exhibit right now and that would be so much fun to see. It looks like a fantastic museum. It is as awesome in person? What a neat piece of history to live close to!

      I’m going to put this on my list of things I want to see!

      – Dori –

  19. Kerrie Hershey says:

    Hi Dori– Love your news and that you don’t own a microwave EITHER !! Kindred spirits indeed. I’m still using my Pyrex baking dish with the vegies from 1972. A wedding present. I have several pieces, green refridgerator dish, yellow bowls and somewhere is a white bowl with the yellow dots. Must find. Too fun ! I also have a “Fire King” large bowl with the too cute Tulips. A favorite. Does Fire King count? I wish I had not sold my sunflower oval baking dish at a yard sale…………what was I thinking? I love to open your emails, thanks for being our ranch sister.

    • Dori Troutman says:

      Hi Kerrie,

      Yes Fire King counts! And that Fire King bowl with the tulips I think is pretty valuable right? I’ve seen the sets and they are expensive – like really expensive. I like the bowls, what a neat shape they are!

      I know it; I kick myself for things I gave away! ๐Ÿ™‚

      Thanks so much for writing to me!

      – Dori –

  20. Susabelle says:

    Oh, Pyrex… It is nothing but a love affair!

    I have the pink and white nested bowls from the late 50’s/early 60’s. My mother received a set as a wedding gift (1959) and about 15 years ago I found the exact same set at a thrift store in the country for EIGHT DOLLARS. My mother and father are divorced, and my mother did not get to take her bowls with her (long story) and when she saw mine, she said, “how did you get those away from your dad?” I had to tell her I had bought my own. Whenever I’m at my dad’s, I look to see if they are still there, and they are. I may ask my stepmom if I can have them at some point. I remember them from when I was very young, so they have some sentimental value for me as well.

    I also have several refrigerator dishes with the turquoise chicken motif, they have followed me for many years. I have a yellow mixing bowl with a lip, I got it at a garage sale for a quarter. ๐Ÿ˜‰ I have several Pyrex loaf pans.

    But the greatest thing I have? I found the 8-cup Pyrex handled measuring cup. It is ancient, I can tell by the thickness of the glass and the way the measurements are crafted. I have wanted one FOREVER and found it at a Restore thrift store in the next town over. It was $8, and I waffled a bit on it, but bought it anyway.

    I, too, don’t like plastics but since I tote my lunch to work, as do my kids and my husband, I’m afraid the glass would get dropped/broken, or worse yet, lost. ๐Ÿ™

    • Dori Troutman says:

      Susabelle,

      You have some great finds at amazing prices!!! That just makes them all the more exciting doesn’t it? ๐Ÿ™‚ I don’t believe I’ve ever seen the original 8-cup measuring cup. That is an amazing find. Glad you bought it!

      Yes, you should ask you stepmom someday about the bowls – the sentimental value is worth a lot. I think it is nice that your Dad kept them.

      Plastics do work great for lunches on the go. They certainly do have their place at times, don’t they?

      -Dori-

  21. Vivian Monroe says:

    Dori, I love pyrex as well, and have just started collecting pieces from Estate sales. The best place to purchase and find old ones at great prices. ALso, have been picking up some pieces of Fire King. Gotta be on the look out now for those colorful nesting bowls, I do have some tan nesting bowls but not as old and not as cool. ๐Ÿ™‚ Be BLessed and I too want to order some of the anniversary pieces that one day I will pass down to my boys (who are both great cooks and love being in the kitchen). Neta

    • Dori Troutman says:

      Vivian,

      Here in this area where we live they don’t tend to have estate sales, they have auctions and the prices of everything goes sky high. I love Fire King and I have a few pieces of that also. I have a salt and pepper shaker set that I love.

      Passing the Anniversary pieces down to your sons is a great idea. I love that you have boys that are great cooks and enjoy it. That is very special.

      – Dori –

  22. noreen giambrone says:

    i also do not have a microwave—-and plastic is not used for food storage at all—–my pyrex bowls i found at a house sale by a cemetary on a weekday–not even an organized sale–just look inthe cupboards and give a price———–so for the 4 bowl set in very good condition and 2 refrigerator glass boxes —–i paid around 3 dollars!!!!! i also have some blue and white corningware pieces and 2 round covered pyrex baking sets which i love!!!!!!!!!noreen

    • Dori Troutman says:

      Noreen,

      Wow was that an exciting day!!! I would love to happen on to a sale like that one! ๐Ÿ™‚

      – Dori –

  23. Hi Dori, You and I had this conversation last week, lol. Like I mentioned, I have purchased some of the “dots” because I love them. I myself am not a collector, though know so many who do. I have other vintage bowls, but I do appreciate them… love the colors and they bring back memories of my mom using hers.

    I do wish I could find some of the refrigerator bowls! I have been searching for some time now! Great post!

    Farmgirl Hugs, Nicole (Suburban Farmgirl)

    • Dori Troutman says:

      Hi Nicole! Continuation of our email conversation…. (thanks for that, by the way!).

      The best place to find the refrigerator dishes is probably ebay. I notice them in our antique stores occasionally, but not too often. They are a hot item I think! ๐Ÿ™‚ One time years ago I bought a “lot” off of ebay that had bits and pieces so having those along with the other two full sets I have is really nice.

      Have a good week!

      Hugs – Dori –

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