My Grandmother
I recently read a blog post from a friend about aprons. I can just see my grandmother wearing her apron everyday when she was at home. If she went anywhere she would put on her hat and carried her gloves (no apron) but always a dress. My grandmother never owned slacks or shorts. She walked to the grocery store and to church. She was the sweetest lady. I can still hear her calling me. She went through all the names of her grandchildren before she got to mine and I find myself doing the same thing with my grandkids. She swore she had never had a headache in her life. Can you imagine that? She had come to Oklahoma with her family from Illinois, as a girl, soon after "the land run". They lived in the country and she went to a small school house which at that time was on the edge of town. She even rode a horse to school. She had to quit about the 5th grade because her mom died and she had to take care of two brothers and her dad. She studied at home and was a very smart lady. Her husband, my grandfather, died when I was a baby and I never knew him. He rode the caboose on the Frisco railroad and retired with them. My grandmother died at 94 and had lived through the land run and seeing a man walk on the moon. She played conasta for years and never missed the Kentucky Derby on tv. What a neat lady, my grandmother. I think of her almost every day. Be sure and tell your children and grandchildren about grandparents if they have passed on. If you haven't done so, be sure and do a family tree. That is such a great gift to your children!
posted by Ann at
9:57 AM
1 Comments:
WOW, your grandmother was such a neat person. I really enjoyed reading about her. I find myself going through all the names of the children and my mother did the same thing. Must be something about getting older.
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