Brenda Williams

Hello, I'm Brenda, and I'd like to share with you how Worth came to be defined in my family by a set of pots and pans. And we have to go back to when I was about three years old, growing up in London. My parents emigrated from Jamaica to England before I was born, and there was never enough money.

Hello, I'm Brenda, and I'd like to share with you how Worth came to be defined in my family by a set of pots and pans. And we have to go back to when I was about three years old, growing up in London. My parents emigrated from Jamaica to England before I was born, and there was never enough money.

Hello, I'm Brenda, and I'd like to share with you how Worth came to be defined in my family by a set of pots and pans. And we have to go back to when I was about three years old, growing up in London. My parents emigrated from Jamaica to England before I was born, and there was never enough money.

So my mom would go to Freddy the Butcher, and she would get these scraps and turn them into these really delicious... savory stews and soups. And at that age, I thought it was some kind of sorcery, some kind of kitchen magic, total mystery. And it was around that time that the door-to-door salesman came calling, and he came with these stainless steel pots

So my mom would go to Freddy the Butcher, and she would get these scraps and turn them into these really delicious... savory stews and soups. And at that age, I thought it was some kind of sorcery, some kind of kitchen magic, total mystery. And it was around that time that the door-to-door salesman came calling, and he came with these stainless steel pots

So my mom would go to Freddy the Butcher, and she would get these scraps and turn them into these really delicious... savory stews and soups. And at that age, I thought it was some kind of sorcery, some kind of kitchen magic, total mystery. And it was around that time that the door-to-door salesman came calling, and he came with these stainless steel pots

lots of them with every imaginable insert, broiling, steaming, you know, everything, whatever. Anyway, I don't know what it was about these pots, but they ignited in my mum some kind of fierce longing, enough that she entered an instalment arrangement with this man that she could in no way afford. So she struggled through it, And I was about six years old when the box arrived.

lots of them with every imaginable insert, broiling, steaming, you know, everything, whatever. Anyway, I don't know what it was about these pots, but they ignited in my mum some kind of fierce longing, enough that she entered an instalment arrangement with this man that she could in no way afford. So she struggled through it, And I was about six years old when the box arrived.

lots of them with every imaginable insert, broiling, steaming, you know, everything, whatever. Anyway, I don't know what it was about these pots, but they ignited in my mum some kind of fierce longing, enough that she entered an instalment arrangement with this man that she could in no way afford. So she struggled through it, And I was about six years old when the box arrived.

And I had elder siblings who were not interested in the box, but I was. And I remember my mom made me wash my hands. So I washed my hands, and we opened the box, and we took out the pots one by one, and we oohed and aahed over their magnificence. And I figured that the kitchen magic at this point would take on some kind of upgrade, but my mom had a different idea.

And I had elder siblings who were not interested in the box, but I was. And I remember my mom made me wash my hands. So I washed my hands, and we opened the box, and we took out the pots one by one, and we oohed and aahed over their magnificence. And I figured that the kitchen magic at this point would take on some kind of upgrade, but my mom had a different idea.

And I had elder siblings who were not interested in the box, but I was. And I remember my mom made me wash my hands. So I washed my hands, and we opened the box, and we took out the pots one by one, and we oohed and aahed over their magnificence. And I figured that the kitchen magic at this point would take on some kind of upgrade, but my mom had a different idea.

She took the pots, put them back in the box, and put them on top of the fridge. And that's where they stayed. And I remember just every year, once or twice a year, I would beg, oh, mommy, mommy, can we look at the pots? And she would take them down from the box, ooh, ah, back in the box, up on the fridge.

She took the pots, put them back in the box, and put them on top of the fridge. And that's where they stayed. And I remember just every year, once or twice a year, I would beg, oh, mommy, mommy, can we look at the pots? And she would take them down from the box, ooh, ah, back in the box, up on the fridge.

She took the pots, put them back in the box, and put them on top of the fridge. And that's where they stayed. And I remember just every year, once or twice a year, I would beg, oh, mommy, mommy, can we look at the pots? And she would take them down from the box, ooh, ah, back in the box, up on the fridge.

And I realize now that she felt the pots were too good to be used, or more specifically, too good for her to use. But I was little and I fretted. I thought the pots were lonely up there. I was really afraid that they would be sad that they weren't being used for their proper purpose. Then I became a tween and a teenager, and I stopped thinking about them altogether.

And I realize now that she felt the pots were too good to be used, or more specifically, too good for her to use. But I was little and I fretted. I thought the pots were lonely up there. I was really afraid that they would be sad that they weren't being used for their proper purpose. Then I became a tween and a teenager, and I stopped thinking about them altogether.

And I realize now that she felt the pots were too good to be used, or more specifically, too good for her to use. But I was little and I fretted. I thought the pots were lonely up there. I was really afraid that they would be sad that they weren't being used for their proper purpose. Then I became a tween and a teenager, and I stopped thinking about them altogether.

Until, when I was 14, my family emigrated to America, New Jersey, land of all good things. LAUGHTER And yeah, New Jersey. And so my mum packed up all her precious things, including the pots, and the box was dilapidated by then, so she got a new box. And they went on top of the fridge in our New Jersey apartment. And at that point, I asked her, Mom, you know, why don't you just use them?

Until, when I was 14, my family emigrated to America, New Jersey, land of all good things. LAUGHTER And yeah, New Jersey. And so my mum packed up all her precious things, including the pots, and the box was dilapidated by then, so she got a new box. And they went on top of the fridge in our New Jersey apartment. And at that point, I asked her, Mom, you know, why don't you just use them?