Grama's Fanciwork
After I got myself ready I spent the rest of the afternoon preparing one of my grandmother's special occasion dessert recipes to take to supper. The dessert, a fruit salad with a prepared dressing is called "White Salad".
As I prepared the dessert I enjoyed many memories of my Grama. Though I was her only grandchild, she was "Grama" to many. She welcomed so many people to her home: our friends, my cousins, my aunts and uncles, our neighbours, their neighbours and the list goes on. She was a really special lady with a very giving heart.
She had vegetable gardens and flower gardens. She loved flowers and growing things. When she passed away, I made a point of counting all of her potted plants she had in her house. There were 152.
She loved to quilt and to do embroidery or "her fanciwork". She canned and froze the food from garden and always had a variety of cookies baked and in her freezer for serving when someone came to visit.
We used to play Crazy Whist in the evenings sometimes, with her best friend, who lived next door, and her granddaughter. We used to laugh a lot.
I remember how she always would proudly introduce me as her granddaughter, to all the ladies who served us in the grocery store and drug store. I didn't like being in the spotlight at the time, but I look back and feel honoured that such a special lady wanted to let people know I was so special to her.
I miss you, Grama and am so blessed to have had you in my life as long as I did.
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