Hansel and Gretel vase

I have a lot of odds and ends that I have saved from my childhood.  Occasionally, I'll find one in a drawer and wonder why I saved it.  Over time, when cleaning I have let some of them go.   Some things I save because they trigger a fond memory or make me smile when I run across them.  Some of the items I still use. 

This vase is very special to me.  It came from my mother but I don't know the history of it. I don't know where she got it.  I remember picking flowers for it when I was small.  I liked using it but was a little afraid of it at the same time.  That little cottage in the dark woods reminded me of where the witch kept Hansel and Gretel.  I always gave this vase the respect it deserved.  P now uses it for her bouquets.  Almost every time she goes outside she comes back with a flower from the yard.  She likes them with almost no stem so this is a good vase to use.  We put the fresh ones in and pull the old ones out to keep the arrangement fresh and always changing.