Vee As usual, you brought back some very special memories of my grandmother. She had her apron from morning until night - I don't remember her ever taking it off but I am sure she did. One time grandma had her clothes draped over her arm to come downstairs where it was much warmer to dress. She tripped on the clothes and fell head over heels. Grandpa was so upset that when he packed her suitcase to take to the hospital he "accidentally" grabbed a couple of her aprons out of the drawer. We got quite a laugh at the hospital. When she was released from the hospital, she stayed with us. Yes she put on that apron over her bathrobe and back brace and helped my dad in the kitchen. Thanks again for the memory joggers. Cousin Sharon ---------- > From: Vee L. Housman <housman@concentric.net> > To: PENNA-DUTCH-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Grandma;s All-Purpose Apron > Date: Sunday, October 05, 1997 12:06 PM > > I guess I'm still in a story-writing mood (actually, I'm trying to avoid > the huge stack of genealogy on my desk!). I hope you all will bear with > me and my trips down Memory Lane. > > GRANDMA’S ALL-PURPOSE APRON > > Do you remember the apron that Grandma alway wore? You know, the one > that wrapped half way around her, tied in the back in a bow and had a > big bib to it? Oh, the many uses she had for that apron! > > First, of course, was to protect her house dress from getting dirty. > But that was only the beginning. Aprons always had a least one pocket. > She may have had a hankie stuffed into it but more than likely she used > the pocket for a place to put little odds and ends she picked up around > the house--hair pins, stray pennies, buttons, maybe a clothes pin or > two--any little thing that needed to be put back in its place. > > Aprons were rarely spotlessly clean. Over time they got stained at the > belly from leaning up against the sink or the countertop. They were > always handy when she needed to wipe her hands on something. They were > also handy for wiping her sweaty brow and handy when listening to soap > operas--they wiped away tears in a jiffy. > > Of course, children’s tears got wiped away by aprons also. And > children’s faces were spot-cleaned with a tip of the apron. When > Grandma would see one of the kids with a smudge on his face, she would > moisten the tip of the apron with her tongue and then scrub off the > smudge. Aprons also were good for playing Peek-a-Boo with the baby. > > Aprons made good baskets. They’ve been known to carry a virtual harvest > out of the vegetable garden and into the house. A flapping apron was > good for shooing the chickens or herding the cows back to the barn. > They made a good fan on a sweltering day over a steaming wash tub and > they made a warm muff on a chilly morning. > > But you could bet your bottom dollar that when someone came to the front > door, Grandma wouldn’t answer it until she took off her apron and hung > it up on a hook or a door knob. Heavens to Betsy if someone were to see > Grandma in her apron! > > Vee L. Housman > ==== PENNA-DUTCH Mailing List ==== Forgot how to SUBSCRIBE or UNSUBSCRIBE? Send the appropriate one word message to PENNA-DUTCH-L-REQUEST@ROOTSWEB.COM