Memories of my Grandmother:
My Mother and I went to visit my Grandmother. She had a washcloth pinned with a big safety pin around her neck. My Mother and I looked at each other but did not ask Grandmother why she had a washcloth pinned around her neck. Finally, Grandmother couldn't stand it any longer and said, "Well, aren't you going to ask me about the washcloth?" "Of course," Mom replied. "Why do you have a washcloth around your neck?" My Grandmother said, "To keep the draft off my neck."
A week or so later, we again went by. This time without letting her know we were coming first. We asked her if she needed anything from the grocery store. We got her list and went to the store. When we returned, Grandmother had a washcloth around her neck. Wasn't there the first visit. Grandmother loved the attention so we showed the proper concern about the drafts on her neck.
One of the local radio stations was talking calls from listeners about the perfect mate. My grandmother who was probably 90 years old called in and told the DJ her perfect mate would be a man who would sit on the front porch with her and scratch her back. The DJ later went by to visit my Grandmother. He sat on the front porch with her and scratched her back.
She came from a large family. Her mother married three times and had eight children. The girls would get together often and their parties had a theme. One year they all dressed as pilgrims. One year they all had to make dresses out of bath towels.
When Grandmother moved into the nursing home, her room was across from the laundry room where there was a lot of activity. She would take her chair and put it just inside her door so she could see any comings and goings and keep track of everyone. Everyone loved to come visit her as she would make up songs about them and their names.
Grandmother Sanders did not have formal schooling but she had a lot of life education. She had ten children. She did not believe in gambling but each Mother's Day, her Birthday, and several other times during the year when family were visiting in town (usually from California), we would all gather at her home. We would make homemade ice cream with the men taking turns cranking and the children helping by sitting on top of the ice cream freezer. After dinner the adults would sit around her table and play poker. It was for chips and fun. We had to bring the cards and poker chips as they were not allowed in her house.
I have wonderful memories of my grandmother. She loved her children and her grandchildren a lot. And she loved God. She was a wonderful lady.
My Mother and I went to visit my Grandmother. She had a washcloth pinned with a big safety pin around her neck. My Mother and I looked at each other but did not ask Grandmother why she had a washcloth pinned around her neck. Finally, Grandmother couldn't stand it any longer and said, "Well, aren't you going to ask me about the washcloth?" "Of course," Mom replied. "Why do you have a washcloth around your neck?" My Grandmother said, "To keep the draft off my neck."
A week or so later, we again went by. This time without letting her know we were coming first. We asked her if she needed anything from the grocery store. We got her list and went to the store. When we returned, Grandmother had a washcloth around her neck. Wasn't there the first visit. Grandmother loved the attention so we showed the proper concern about the drafts on her neck.
One of the local radio stations was talking calls from listeners about the perfect mate. My grandmother who was probably 90 years old called in and told the DJ her perfect mate would be a man who would sit on the front porch with her and scratch her back. The DJ later went by to visit my Grandmother. He sat on the front porch with her and scratched her back.
She came from a large family. Her mother married three times and had eight children. The girls would get together often and their parties had a theme. One year they all dressed as pilgrims. One year they all had to make dresses out of bath towels.
When Grandmother moved into the nursing home, her room was across from the laundry room where there was a lot of activity. She would take her chair and put it just inside her door so she could see any comings and goings and keep track of everyone. Everyone loved to come visit her as she would make up songs about them and their names.
Grandmother Sanders did not have formal schooling but she had a lot of life education. She had ten children. She did not believe in gambling but each Mother's Day, her Birthday, and several other times during the year when family were visiting in town (usually from California), we would all gather at her home. We would make homemade ice cream with the men taking turns cranking and the children helping by sitting on top of the ice cream freezer. After dinner the adults would sit around her table and play poker. It was for chips and fun. We had to bring the cards and poker chips as they were not allowed in her house.
I have wonderful memories of my grandmother. She loved her children and her grandchildren a lot. And she loved God. She was a wonderful lady.
Memories of my Grandmother:
My Mother and I went to visit my Grandmother. She had a washcloth pinned with a big safety pin around her neck. My Mother and I looked at each other but did not ask Grandmother why she had a washcloth pinned around her neck. Finally, Grandmother couldn't stand it any longer and said, "Well, aren't you going to ask me about the washcloth?" "Of course," Mom replied. "Why do you have a washcloth around your neck?" My Grandmother said, "To keep the draft off my neck."
A week or so later, we again went by. This time without letting her know we were coming first. We asked her if she needed anything from the grocery store. We got her list and went to the store. When we returned, Grandmother had a washcloth around her neck. Wasn't there the first visit. Grandmother loved the attention so we showed the proper concern about the drafts on her neck.
One of the local radio stations was talking calls from listeners about the perfect mate. My grandmother who was probably 90 years old called in and told the DJ her perfect mate would be a man who would sit on the front porch with her and scratch her back. The DJ later went by to visit my Grandmother. He sat on the front porch with her and scratched her back.
She came from a large family. Her mother married three times and had eight children. The girls would get together often and their parties had a theme. One year they all dressed as pilgrims. One year they all had to make dresses out of bath towels.
When Grandmother moved into the nursing home, her room was across from the laundry room where there was a lot of activity. She would take her chair and put it just inside her door so she could see any comings and goings and keep track of everyone. Everyone loved to come visit her as she would make up songs about them and their names.
Grandmother Sanders did not have formal schooling but she had a lot of life education. She had ten children. She did not believe in gambling but each Mother's Day, her Birthday, and several other times during the year when family were visiting in town (usually from California), we would all gather at her home. We would make homemade ice cream with the men taking turns cranking and the children helping by sitting on top of the ice cream freezer. After dinner the adults would sit around her table and play poker. It was for chips and fun. We had to bring the cards and poker chips as they were not allowed in her house.
I have wonderful memories of my grandmother. She loved her children and her grandchildren a lot. And she loved God. She was a wonderful lady.
My Mother and I went to visit my Grandmother. She had a washcloth pinned with a big safety pin around her neck. My Mother and I looked at each other but did not ask Grandmother why she had a washcloth pinned around her neck. Finally, Grandmother couldn't stand it any longer and said, "Well, aren't you going to ask me about the washcloth?" "Of course," Mom replied. "Why do you have a washcloth around your neck?" My Grandmother said, "To keep the draft off my neck."
A week or so later, we again went by. This time without letting her know we were coming first. We asked her if she needed anything from the grocery store. We got her list and went to the store. When we returned, Grandmother had a washcloth around her neck. Wasn't there the first visit. Grandmother loved the attention so we showed the proper concern about the drafts on her neck.
One of the local radio stations was talking calls from listeners about the perfect mate. My grandmother who was probably 90 years old called in and told the DJ her perfect mate would be a man who would sit on the front porch with her and scratch her back. The DJ later went by to visit my Grandmother. He sat on the front porch with her and scratched her back.
She came from a large family. Her mother married three times and had eight children. The girls would get together often and their parties had a theme. One year they all dressed as pilgrims. One year they all had to make dresses out of bath towels.
When Grandmother moved into the nursing home, her room was across from the laundry room where there was a lot of activity. She would take her chair and put it just inside her door so she could see any comings and goings and keep track of everyone. Everyone loved to come visit her as she would make up songs about them and their names.
Grandmother Sanders did not have formal schooling but she had a lot of life education. She had ten children. She did not believe in gambling but each Mother's Day, her Birthday, and several other times during the year when family were visiting in town (usually from California), we would all gather at her home. We would make homemade ice cream with the men taking turns cranking and the children helping by sitting on top of the ice cream freezer. After dinner the adults would sit around her table and play poker. It was for chips and fun. We had to bring the cards and poker chips as they were not allowed in her house.
I have wonderful memories of my grandmother. She loved her children and her grandchildren a lot. And she loved God. She was a wonderful lady.
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