My Grandma Stott loved blue. Her bedspread, the house dresses she wore, little touches here and there around the old ranch house. My grandma of the snowy white hair. Of 50+ tricot baby blankets, hand-quilted in tiny, precise stitches creating a generation of grandchildren addicted to sleeping in silky softness (I still sleep with mine!) Of sugary cereals stashed away for a grandchild's visit, the kind our mothers never let us eat.
My grandma, sitting on the concrete front steps, shelling fresh garden peas and I'm certain, knowing exactly how many peas I sneaked into my mouth instead of the bowl. Of playing library in her basement with all the old Reader's Digest books. My grandma, worthy of admiration and respect, a hard-working wife to a Montana rancher with 12 children who loved and adored her.
Almost seven years has passed since she left this earthly life, but I can still smell and taste the hot bread loaves, fresh from her oven. I can still hear the marbles as they roll back and forth on the homemade marble track, a favorite toy in her basement. I can still see small heads making a bump under her current quilt, tacked up on the old wooden frames.
My Grandma loved blue.
10 comments:
Simply beautiful. I am printing this post out for Mountain Man's history. Gma Stott was (and is)an incredible example of a beautiful woman. Love you!
love your layout and the fabulous vintage photo too!
Beautiful layout and memory! This has inspired me to do a few layouts about my Grandma like this.
Oh thanks for making sure I saw this. I haven't thought about the heads under the quilt for awhile....funny. My kids still sleep with theirs too, well except for Desi and Clint's fell apart. I know my two boys love theirs...I have made 3 now...am I even close to her....not even...
so sweet, and what a pretty page!
PRetty layout! Love the flowers!
(mizzm on SC boards)
Aw, I love your memories. I remember my grandma shelling peas too :)
ahh...that made me miss and love my grandma all over again...and ps i loved that marble toy as well a family favorite! and the best home made bread ever...what a great lady...what a great heritage!
The marble toy was a good one...I remember her always having the "fun" cereals too and also when she knew we were coming up she would get a loaf of cinnamon rasin bread just for me because she knew it was my favorite thing. I still miss the 3 sweet kisses in a row she would give us. I feel a great sense of pride to be able to call such an amazing woman my grandma. :)
I need that picture. I love what you did with it. It is always great to hear what we all remember most. My blanket it long gone but I can still remember how it felt. I have been thinking about doing some heretigage lay-outs and this is perfect inspiration!
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