Simple Little Reminders... of Grandma Mamie


Mamie Ramsbottom
1922- 2015

~ Passion!
~ flying
~ printshops
~ type setting
~ free shopper papers
~ fireflies
~ Que Sera Sera Whatever Will Be Will Be
~ vinyl records
~ printing presses
~ small airplanes
~ tadpoles
~ sparklers
~ 4th of July
~ car races
~ carnivals
~ firecrackers
~ sparklers
~ town square
~ menus with advertising on them
~ little towns
~ foggy car windshields
~ little corner grocery stores
~ little diners
~ drive-in movies
~ A & W root beer
~ semi trucks
~ RVs
~ Good Sam Club stickers
~ Black Hills gold
~ line dancing
~ Juicy Fruit gum
~ guys who hold the stop and slow signs for roadwork
~ homemade cocoa
~ homemade chocolate pie
~ soap tied up in a washcloth
~ honey on bread
~ little small town diners
~ typed cafe menus in plastic sleeves
~ dollar movies
~ hot summer days
~ swimming at the beach
~ vinyl signs on cars
~ roller skating
~ 2nd hand book stores
~ flea markets
~ flirtation and batting eyelashes
~ birthday candles that relight
~ her birthday July 6th.

I miss my grandma. My life was richer because of her.


Comments

  1. Anne in the kitchenJuly 6, 2016 at 2:33 PM

    I really like this! My Grandmother died at 102 and was born in 1898, so she saw the world go from horse and buggy to moon landings and beyond. I think I will make a list of things I remember most about her. Thanks for the inspiration!

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  2. RhondaJuly 6, 2016 at 8:29 PM

    I had 2 amazing grandmothers ❤️
    I'm very thankful for their example and love.

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