So much stuff to sort through. My parents were married for nearly 60 years and accumulated lots of material goods during that time. My mother was a collector as well and sorting through her collections has been time consuming. Boxes and boxes of pictures and lost of duplicates. I have also found some treasures of times past that I'd like to share with you.
My mothers parents passed sometime ago and left very little behind. My grandmother didn't have much in her life as a farm wife of the depression and then WWII. When she could, she would throw out anything old and purchase new. So I was surprised to find these two lovely handmade aprons in my mother's chest. I had never seen them before and I had been in her cedar chest many times in the past. I 'm pretty sure she acquired them from my grandmother's estate.
My grandmother (later named G.G. by my children) knitted, crocheted, sewed, and embroidered. She made my layette when I was born. With tiny delicate flowers embroidered on them. Later , I remember she made a quilt for my brother and a crocheted bedspread for me. It took her ten years to complete the bedspread.
I don't know when these aprons were made, but they look like a style from the 50's. My plan is to wrap them up and label them for future generations. I need to order more archival supplies.
