Dear Grandma~ I never knew you had such lovely things. I'm sorry I never saw you with needle and thread except to darn socks. I was so young and you were an older but very special grandma. You didn't teach me to make lovely things but you did teach me how to bake delicious cookies. Raw dough is still yummy. As we got older I spied you eating raw dough too!
Mom sent me a box of your things and I was surprised to know they were handmade by you.
You had the best aprons.
Not a penny was wasted on new socks when the old ones could be mended. Sorry, but I still walk around in my stocking feet!
No one in the world made better cookies than you and your Beef Noodle Soup is still my favorite.
It was fun, sort of, helping you hang the laundry on the line after being washed in your wringer washer. Thank you for letting Sister Sharon and I make tents and play house by strewing sheets over the line for Shanty Town.
Sharon and I always loved walking to Howard's Grocer with you and getting candy necklaces and a big pickle from the pickle jar. I love now that you always wore a dress and sensible shoes with modest heels.
I love your house to this day -- red banquet in the kitchen, double oven stove, hardwood floors, swinging kitchen door, glass knobs on all of your hall cupboards, front door with the little window to open and see "who's there", the arched doorways, walk in closets, old locks with skeleton keys, and the mail box slot in the kitchen where the mailman delivered it. A second bathroom would have been nice.
It's been 28 years since I saw you last but Mom kept all of these treasures and now I have them. Thank you, Dear Grandma.
~Love, Stephanie
P.S. Dear Readers - The first photo is a lovely stack of 3 tea towels. The adorable ladies are each embroidered on a tea towel of a sugar sack type thin fabric. I suppose there are only 6 ladies because they rested on Sunday.
P.S. Dear Readers - The first photo is a lovely stack of 3 tea towels. The adorable ladies are each embroidered on a tea towel of a sugar sack type thin fabric. I suppose there are only 6 ladies because they rested on Sunday.
32 comments:
What beautiful treasured memories you have of your Grandma and her beautiful things! Enjoy!!
Oh, how wonderful!!!
I can`t express (in english) what I feel when I see and read your blog today, but a little tear came to my eyes!
Wow!!
Lucky you who has those lovely memories!
What a sweet, beautiful post. I got a little filled up when reading it. I have a picture of my Grandmother in her sensible shoes and pretty, but modest cotton dress right near my sewing table. My grandmother too did a lot of needlework and embroidery. Especially embroidery when she got older and no longer had a huge family to mend and sew for. The blocks are beautiful. What will you do with them? They would be pretty as is framed.
Such a lovely post.
Lovely post! Thanks so much for sharing your thoughts:)
You wrote a beautiful tribute to your Grandma! I’m amazed all her stitching work still looks so crisp and clean!
What a wonderful memories about your Grandma ;-)
The tea towels are adorable!!
Great memories are best kept in your heart ...
OH, what sweet memories. Your grandma sure did nice work.
What a treasure! Enjoy!
what wonderful treasures and memories! enjoy!
Wow..I'm envious of your very special treasure.
I love things that were made by someone I knew. I have quilts made by my grandmother, pillowcases with lace tatted by my next door neighbor, and throws crocheted by my mother. i hope to incorporate the crochet into quilts for each of my daughters someday.
Absolutely gorgeous post Stephanie, and beautiful needlework. xo
Priceless. I have a bunch of these dish towels my grandma made me for my wedding. I didn't want them to get ruined so I made them into a quilt. I will treasure it forever!
It looks like the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. Your grandmother passed on a great heritage and appreciation of handwork to you.
What wonderful treasures..and your Mom is an angel for saving everything for you!
So nice to have such great memories of your Grandma. Your story made my think about my own memories. I would treasure thos towels.
Exquisite...they are the only words I can say after seeing these beautiful towels, Stephanie. You have a very precious legacy in them.
Hugs
Jenny
Beautiful teatowels... Your grandmother made beautiful stitches. What a treasure :) My Grandmother and Great-Grandmother also embroidered a lot... and I learned to embroider fom my Great-Grandmother's books.
They are stunning and they look wonderfully soft. The stichery is delicate and the colors are very well preserved. Lucky you who have inherited such a treasure.
What a wonderful treasure to have.. they are lovely.
What treasures to have, Stephanie. Such a lovely tribute to your Grandma!
Cheers!
What a fabulous treasure trove from your grandmother! Lovely memories and a very sweet post. Your grandmother would be proud.
So special, so pretty! A lovely post dedicated to your grandma!
This is such a lovely post. I too have some beautiful items made by my Grandmother, they are of course wonderful treasures. Your photo's show them of so well. Thanks for sharing them!
What a lovely post about your grandmother! Your mother was wise to keep all those things and send them to you now when you understand their importance. The embroidered ladies are so pretty!
What family treasures! They remind me of the folk song "Dashing Away with the Smoothing Iron".
http://ingeb.org/songs/dashinga.html
I like writing to my departed Grandmother too. Such a comfort.
What great treasures for you!! My beloved Grandma died when I was only 10 (and the other one when i was 2), but those 10 years where chocked full of special memories!
So sweet. Isn't it wonderful to have such pretty reminders around?! I feel so fortunate to have lots of my gram's treasures to bring back fond memories.
Kimberly :)
ahhh I'm teary-eyed... so touching. Grandmothers are a treasure :) I have some stitchings made by my grandmother, I love to rub my finger over the stitches and wonder what she was thinking when she took the stitches. I'm going to do my very best to carry on the tradition, when I finally become a grand!
Wow, these are incredibly beautiful, Stephanie! Your grandma's stitching is impeccable and delicate. Love these ladies busy with their weekday chores! The details on their outfits are so cute! Glad you have these treasures from your grandmother :)
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