55/365 Chicken Pitchers

Yes, that's what I said, chicken pitchers. Not chicken pictures. ;-)

I've been sick so I haven't been out & about much.. there is plenty of snow, but.. I figure I've kind of done my share of snow photos. SO.. I give you.. the chicken pitcher.

I didn't start out collecting these. In fact, I STILL don't collect these! They're small, they only hold about 3 ounces. Enough for an individual cream for coffee or tea. Or perhaps a serving of maple syrup. 

ANYWAY, I bought one of these years ago because I thought it was a cute little creamer. They are an Italian tradition and there is a story behind them about bringing good luck/warding off evil. One day.. mine fell off the shelf & broke. I really didn't think it meant that much to me.. but I missed the little guy. SO.. I spent about a year looking for another 'chicken pitcher.' I could find larger ones (mostly expensive ones from Italy) but not the creamer size that I wanted. 

Eventually a set of 3 'made in China' ones showed up on E-bay. I bid & won!! And the next day.. a 'real' Italian one was up for bid. It wasn't very expensive.. so I got that one too. (the one on the right)

The real kicker is.. I recently visited my mother in Tucson.. and what did she have in her kitchen?? A REAL CHICKEN PITCHER!! Creamer-size!! FROM ITALY!!  She had no idea what it was, it had been a gift from her boss who had visited Italy. 

She said I could have it.. but I let her keep it.

So.. if you come to visit, I'll serve you cream or maple syrup in a chicken pitcher. ;)

Dawn/RoseMorninStar