Old Rolling Pin

     This red-handled rolling pin was used by my mother for decades. She was not the ardent baker that I am so it was used infrequently, which is perhaps why it is still in such good condition. Pies came out of the grocery freezer but the rolling-pin was indispensable for Christmas cut-out cookies. When the contents of Mom's kitchen were sold at an estate sale, this was one item that I kept aside and it was mostly for nostalgic reasons, even thinking that perhaps I could display it in some decorative manner. However I used it recently and much prefer it over my own plastic version, so in its second life, the pin will be usefully employed rather than relegated to a charming kitchen ornament. (Thanksgiving's pumpkin pie was a testament to its occupation.)