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Tuesday, September 26, 2023
Thursday, September 21, 2023
~Remnants of a Bygone Era~
Hello dear friends~
I recognize there has been a pause here.
It has been wild and crazy as of late.
It is harvest season if you weren't aware :-)
Here that means kitchen work after work,
piles of produce staring at me from every direction,
hissing canners, humming dehydrators, and endless dishes.
I evidently went a little overboard this year planting
so now we have a bounty
of tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers and beans.
Actually, I only planted 1 (that's singular) cucumber plant
and have received over 100 cucumbers, and it's still producing!
Needless to say by the time I sit in the evening,
I am whooped.
Last weekend, I had to go pick up something from my folks
who live about 1/2 hour away.
I decided to take a back road
and ended up stopping at an estate sale.
I found treasures.
There were a few shelves of books
which always draw me to flip through the pages.
Well, I found a few gems from the later part of the 1800's.
They have seen better days, but were family books.
It makes me sad that such things are sold out of the family
to which they belonged for the past 100-150 years.
Cassie shown above was the grandmother
of the woman who's estate was being sold.
Here, let me share~
who was the father of the woman who passed.
Cassie's book from when she was 10 years old.
This book was from Cassie's father, the great grandfather of the woman who passed. I can't believe her children didn't want it!
I love that this one has a coarsely handmade fabric cover.
Through the address and the correlating obituary,
I was able to find a short lineage of the family
which I have printed off and will keep with the books.
At least if they are sold off at my estate,
there will be some account of where they came from.
Also among the wares for sale
were these beautiful whites.
(I have not washed or pressed them yet
as I want to take my time and be careful with them.)
It probably sounds silly to some of you,
but I love the tattered apron.
I imagine it began as the "good" apron
then got demoted with age but perhaps
had sentimental value since it was kept and handed down.
I don't mean for this to be a sorrowful post,
but if you have family mementos,
I would like to suggest that perhaps you go through them now
while you have options.
Talk with family members and find out who might be interested
in protecting the family heirlooms.
Also valuable would be to add a little hand written note
as to the memory of it and its origin.
I sure do appreciate the quality of olden items
and the stories of the hands that held them,
but I can't be a museum for them all.
This might seem a little odd for a blog,
but I would love to hear (read) if you have a special
family item and the memory that accompanies it.
I think those who ponder through this post
might also enjoy reading it.
~Blessings~
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