21 March 2010: Ding Ding Ding

I have mentioned our MacKenzie-Childs dinner bell before and here is a picture of it. It is a forged iron piece hanging on the front of our house. Today as we were doing some yard work, I rang it a few times to ring in spring!

27 March 2009 Photo: Handcrafted in Central NY

I stopped at MacKenzie Childs and am always overwhelmed by all the colors. This is another one of the central NY claims to fame. This upscale, extremely expensive pottery and furniture is very unique and colorful. I can't see having much of it in our house as it is not really my style. However there are a few pieces I like, but can't afford. We do have a very cool MacKenzie-Childs forged iron dinner/door bell on our house (it was a gift). It is a great place to visit and it is right on one of the finger lakes (Cayuga) which is gorgeous.