March 17th didn't begin with looking in our leprechaun trap, it began with an early morning phone call that my grandmother had passed away in her sleep a couple of hours earlier. She lived a long 94 years...almost a century. A million memories came flooding back of my strong, loving, hard working grandmother. She taught my sister and I so many things. She had the heart of a teacher and if she had been able, she would have gone to college and become an amazing teacher. She shared her gift with her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. She taught me to fish, tried to teach me to sew and cook (neither of those lessons took). She taught us etiquette and was appreciative of a well laid table. My favorite memories include sitting at her coffee table with a miniature tea set she brought from her trip to Holland, filled with hot cocoa, teaching us to properly hold a cup with our pinky fingers delicately extended. If she was worried about us breaking the cups, she never showed it. She used to sing hymns to us when we stayed with her to drown out the sound of the frogs at the lake that freaked us "city girls" out. I can still hear her voice singing the Old Rugged Cross and Holy, Holy, Holy. I sing them to Avery now. She could make a cobbler out of anything and it was always delicious. She tried every craft and art ever invented...toll painting, plastic canvas (I still have an album she made), decoupage (spelling?), and oil painting and I'm sure I'm not getting them all. She LOVED flowers and grew amazing roses. She taught us service, kindness and faith. I love her and will miss her terribly.
2 comments:
What an awesome heritage. She was an impressive woman with her many talents and life experiences.
At first I thought I was looking at Avery in your grandmother's arms...she looks JUST like you!
Heather, that was an amazing tribute to your Grandmom. I know she is extremely proud of you!
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