Memories

 

 

Granny was definetly the glue that held us all together. I feel things slipping away. It was a good reunion – but Granny was still the main topic. In the past we all would line up to have our picture made with Granny, sort of like how the kids line up to see Santa. Not a single family picture was made this year.

Granny’s things have always been dear to us, but this year everything that she liked, owned, made, or touched was ever so dear to each of us. Donnie came in to the reunion with the idea that he was gonna by up stock on Granny items. He did!

Pete asked me what I wanted of Granny’s, while I would have loved to had it all. I had my eye/heart set on the popcorn string that Granny made. I can remember going by to visit her, and she was sitting there crocheting away on the popcorn while asking about Pete and Whitney. It was something that she learned early and she did not have to repeatedly refer to pattern to make. I just measaured it and it is over 83 feet long, 83 feet of Granny’s love. Pete told me that he better see it on the tree this year. He put the tree up for me this morning, before I got up, so I quess he is serious.

I also have the bathroom scales that Granny used to use daily. Granny had to keep such a close eye on her weight, she had a notebook with an ink pen that she kept in her bathroom on a little wooden stool so she could write down her morning weight. Near the end, when I stayed with Granny at night I would assist her on the scales and then write it down for her. Paula has all the pictures of Granny’s precious hands while I have the scales that Granny’s tired little feet stood on so many times. So I quess you could say that we grandchildren have Granny covered from her hands to her feet. I also have Granny’s ironing board, Granny loved her clothes, she told me several times that growing up she only had a few clothes- just the bare necessities. Granny always wanted her clothes ironed and looking neat.

Each child and grandchild has their own special or different memory of Granny.

What is your Granny memory?

 

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