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Day 189 – The Tarrytown Spoon

This simple 1908 Nile pattern spoon made by R. Wallace Silversmiths of Wallingford, Connecticut has been transformed into a beautiful souvenir. 

While the handle remains untouched, the bowl has been gold-washed and engraved with the words “Tarrytown, New York.”

 

Tarrytown is the setting for the Tubman family’s summer vacation in Judy Blume’s novel “Otherwise Known As Sheila The Great,” and was mentioned in Washington Irving’s “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,” but it’s best known as the birthplace of my husband, Dominick, who came into this world 45 years ago today.

Happy Birthday, Dom!
 

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Day 188 – The Sun Mountain Lodge Spoon

Only the best resorts have souvenir spoons that showcase their brand. In this case, it’s a little pewter number from Sun Mountain Lodge in Washington State. It’s in the Methow Valley, which—the locals say—is pronounced meh-tau, thankyouverymuch.


Très swanky, Sun Mountain!

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Day 187 – The Cache Creek Spoon

Located midway between the west coast of British Columbia and the gold fields further north, Cache Creek was the perfect place for miners to load up on supplies during the Gold Rush in the 1890s. 
It was incorporated as a village in 1967 and it’s now it’s a hotbed of geocaching activity, but I can’t find evidence of any hauntings. Not even this nifty souvenir spoon with a tiny miner at the top seems possessed. So disappointing. 

Try harder, ghosts of Cache Creek!