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Across the Fence:  Gramma's Apron  |
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Marybeth
True Blue Farmgirl
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Mary Beth
Stanwood
Wa 98292
USA
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 Posted - Feb 21 2015 : 2:29:06 PM
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Remember this?
I don't think our kids know what an apron is. The principal use of Grandma's apron was to protect the dress underneath because she only had a few. It was also because it was easier to wash aprons than dresses and aprons used less material. But along with that, it served as a potholder for removing hot pans from the oven.
It was wonderful for drying children's tears and on occasion was even used for cleaning out dirty ears.
From the chicken coop the apron was used for carrying eggs, fussy chicks and sometimes half hatched eggs to be finished in the warming oven.
When company came those aprons were ideal hiding places for shy kids.
And when the weather was cold Grandma wrapped it around her arms.
Those big old aprons wiped many a perspiring brow, bent over the hot wood stove.
Chips and kindling wood were brought into the kitchen in that apron.
From the garden it carried all sorts of vegetables. After the peas had been shelled, it carried out the hulls.
In the fall, the apron was used to bring in apples that had fallen from the trees.
When unexpected company drove up the road, it was surprising how much furniture that old apron could dust in a matter of seconds.
When dinner was ready, Grandma walked out onto the porch, waved her apron and the men folk knew it was time to come in from the fields to dinner.
It will be a long time before someone invents something that will replace that 'old-time apron' that served so many purposes."
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Red Tractor Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
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Winnie
Gainesville
Fl
USA
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Posted - Feb 22 2015 : 05:16:18 AM
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MaryBeth, this such a sweet and true tribute to the Apron! It is an inspiration to always continue to make it a part of my life too. And for those who are not a Grandma, being a Farmgirl at Heart is all that it takes to make the simple apron an integral part of your everyday attire. Perhaps those of us who wear aprons need to do a better marketing job of using them to our younger generations in colors and styles they can embrace.
Winnie #3109
Red Tractor Girl
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Noreen
True Blue Farmgirl
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Noreen
Essex Junction
Vermont
USA
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Posted - Feb 22 2015 : 05:33:07 AM
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Thank you, MaryBeth! That was very sweet!
Noreen
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. Psalm 23:1 |
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Bear5
True Blue Farmgirl
13055 Posts
Louisiana/Texas
USA
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Posted - Feb 22 2015 : 12:06:34 PM
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Enjoyed your post. I love aprons and can remember my Grandmother wearing hers.
I love the picture also.
Marly
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross |
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oldbittyhen
True Blue Farmgirl
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tina
quartz hill
ca
USA
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Posted - Feb 22 2015 : 3:14:43 PM
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this brought tears, every word of that poem is 100% true...and I fondly remember both my Grandmas, and my Mama, plus all my Aunts wearing their aprons, I think they only came off for Church and laundry day
"Knowlege is knowing that a tomato is a fruit, Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad" |
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peafarm
True Blue Farmgirl
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Penny
South Dakota
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Posted - Feb 24 2015 : 7:05:04 PM
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Wow! What a tribute! Somehow I ended up with my grandmas gingham aprons that she "embroidered" on. I love what they did with those checks! Thanks for sharing!
Penny
Soaper and Not So Crazy Goat Lady
Celebrating Wholesome Living in a Colorful World
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Marybeth
True Blue Farmgirl
6418 Posts
Mary Beth
Stanwood
Wa 98292
USA
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peafarm
True Blue Farmgirl
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Penny
South Dakota
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Posted - Feb 25 2015 : 10:48:09 PM
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Marybeth, How lucky you were! I do love them - they're call out to my creative and mathematical brain (repeated patterns and geometry!)...maybe one day...
Penny
Soaper and Not So Crazy Goat Lady
Celebrating Wholesome Living in a Colorful World
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