Judith Henderson’s Wine & Country Living

Watching the old Elvis/Ann-Margret film, "Viva Las Vegas" got me thinking; is there a difference between feeling nostalgic or collecting old Bauer pottery?

Take the old saying, "if you can't make it in the real world, you can always come back to the farm." For me, this brings nostalgia to mind: dusty boots, chaffed necks, the driven ambition to beat the weight at the scales from the pre- vious year's harvest and the kind of appetite that talks loudly after a long hard day's work.

Recalling grandma's cellar is nostalgic. I'd go down into the cellar and retrieve an apron full of apples. Sitting...