For Kristen...

I received a comment from Kristen on this post that went like this: forget everything! except the unique way you are using your old wine corks!! I love that. Could you post a photo of the top? How do you get the corks in there!!

So I snapped a few photos and sent them to her. Then, five minutes after the

photos were transmitted, I received an e-mail from another reader asking
me the same thing. So... Just in case there is anyone else out in there in
blog-land wondering... This is what the Tops of these boxes look like!

I believe I've mentioned this before, but we don't drink alcohol. It's not a religious or AA thing,

it's just that it puts me to Sleep, which tends to suck all the fun out of any social gathering

where adult beverages might be served. So... My cork collection comes from our winery

tours - Because although I don't drink wine, I appreciate the Culture/lifestyle of wine!

When I saw these keepsake boxes at Pottery Barn a few years ago I knew they were the

perfect storage/display solution for my wine bottle corks and my Matchbook collection here

in the dining room. Most of my matchbooks are from family vacations to Vegas, when the

casinos still gave out Interesting looking matchbooks. There are also a few in there from

the Bell phone store in Junction City, Kansas from 1982 when my parents took me there

to pick out a phone for my bedroom. I picked a Cherry-red wall phone. It was neat-o!

I can't tell you how many times I've considered taking them Down in favor of

hanging something else less modern and frankly, less odd in the dining room... But

then someone tells me how cool they are and I forget about Tossing them in the trash!