Our property was for decades, and maybe even centuries, part of a working farm and as such has gathered its share of discarded objects. Over the 50 years of our tenure we have unearthed a fair amount of broken glass, bits of smashed crockery, lumps of unidentifiable metal, etc. Nothing of any significance or intrinsic value, unfortunately, but occasionally the odd item of nostalgic value. Yesterday I came across one of the small bottles in the photo. These used to contain rennet that was vital in turning the sheep and goat milk into haloumi cheese. The larger bottle that has STEMMA CREAM on the base held shoe polish. It was distributed by Paul Petroutsios & Son Ltd, a family concern that has been in business for over 100 years and is still distributing imported goods on the island.