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| Grandma Bernadine Conklin, Laura, Matthew, and Dad Four Generations Happy Birthday in Heaven Grandma! |
~ Thanksgiving
~ Miracle on 34th Street
~ big vegetable gardens
~ shelves of home canned foods
~ large pearl tapioca pudding
~ eggs fried in bacon grease
~ the smell of coffee and bacon in the morning
~ Christmas cookies
~ The Catholic Church
~ Pepsi in glass bottles
~ date pinwheel cookies
~ stacks of magazines
~ old metal swing sets
~ old Christmas carols
~ Bing Crosby Christmas songs
~ chickens
~ handprints in concrete sidewalks
~ cool, dark cellars
~ open stairs
~ cellar stairs under the kitchen floor
~ wringer washers
~ bowling score pads
~ waxed cardboard milk boxes
~ milk bottles and home milk delivery
~ braided plastic bread bag rugs
~ wooden screen doors
~ open cellar stairs
~ old-fashioned claw foot tubs
~ apple butter
~ cut-out sugar cookies in an ice cream bucket
~ hand cranked homemade ice cream
~ old black dial telephones
~ pump organs
~ crocheted doilies
~ big chest freezers
~ vintage brown stoneware dishes, I think they were Hull.
~ big Texas Ware bowls
~ black and white photos
~ cotton house dresses
~ long drives at night
~ raisin bread pudding
~ green ceramic Christmas trees with lights
Missing Grandma,
Laura
Thank you for sharing your treasure trove of special memories of and with your Grandma.What a blessing. Love to you
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome, Connie. She's been gone a long time. I miss her.
DeleteIt's beautiful to have these memories and keep them alive, Laura.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday, Grandma Bern!
Thank you Kellylyn!
DeleteThank Yo for sharing your memories. HAPPY HEAVENLY BIRTHDAY GRANDMA
ReplyDeleteMarion
Bless you Marion. Thanks!
DeleteAwwwww Laura, what a sweet tribute to your grandmother. I miss my grandmother too, and am excited to see her again in Heaven. So many similar memories- simple things, but loving traditions that remain in our hearts. I have only a couple years on you, and it sure brought a smile to my face remembering all the wonderful, simple, joys we were blessed to experience and enjoy as children! Thank you for sharing. A happy birthday to Grandma Bern and a gentle hug to you...
ReplyDeleteHi Linda,
DeleteIt's so good to hear from you. I'll be by to see your blog in just a bit. I'm so glad you found about the new book. I've already put the next Penderwicks book on my to read list for next season. Enjoy your fall!
Be blessed,
Laura
My own grandmother passed in 1985. I think about her every day and still cry that she is gone. She was an extremely important person to me in my life.
ReplyDeleteI understand. I think of all that I wish I'd done with her, for her, and learned from her. I miss both my grandmas and my momma.
DeleteHugs to you!
Laura