I, too, come from a family of savers and re-users, and although I am not much good at it—and stubbornly refuse to save bags or old jars to clutter up my kitchen—my sister and I spent weeks going through the backlog of my parents’ things-that-might-come-in handy. I did keep a few of my great grandfather’s old cigar boxes, carefully labeled in his Germanic script to identify the various nuts, bolts, and screws that are still inside. I also have my mother’s old sewing box and my grandmother’s spools of thread. Not that I will ever use them. But because they still exist.
Isn't it funny how long it takes for us to come to just one of these conclusions... For me, it was feeling free to not like spicy food in a family full of spicy food lovers. 😆
An other column that brought back memories from my years in Wisconsin, and my friend Andi who was a prolific quilter for many years. We are both older now, so not doing these wonderful sewing projects. But it was fun at the time.
Loved reading this. It brought back memories of seeing grandchildren, then great grandchildren playing under the quilting frame while Grandma S quilted while I visited with her. I love that my kids and my grandkids have their ancestors genes of creativity and resourcefulness. The downside is being thrifty and resourceful can be a bit of a curse.
I, too, come from a family of savers and re-users, and although I am not much good at it—and stubbornly refuse to save bags or old jars to clutter up my kitchen—my sister and I spent weeks going through the backlog of my parents’ things-that-might-come-in handy. I did keep a few of my great grandfather’s old cigar boxes, carefully labeled in his Germanic script to identify the various nuts, bolts, and screws that are still inside. I also have my mother’s old sewing box and my grandmother’s spools of thread. Not that I will ever use them. But because they still exist.
Isn't it funny how long it takes for us to come to just one of these conclusions... For me, it was feeling free to not like spicy food in a family full of spicy food lovers. 😆
An other column that brought back memories from my years in Wisconsin, and my friend Andi who was a prolific quilter for many years. We are both older now, so not doing these wonderful sewing projects. But it was fun at the time.
Loved reading this. It brought back memories of seeing grandchildren, then great grandchildren playing under the quilting frame while Grandma S quilted while I visited with her. I love that my kids and my grandkids have their ancestors genes of creativity and resourcefulness. The downside is being thrifty and resourceful can be a bit of a curse.