To go with yesterday's story, the first country school I went to in first and second grade was 1/4 mile down the road. We walked to school every morning, my brother and I, and I had perfect attendance, from all that fresh air I'm sure. Then the second school which I showed yesterday was several miles away also out in the country. When I was in 5th grade they started building a community school that would encompass all 5 districts that no longer could support a school in their own district. We didn't move in until the middle of 5th grade and there were 50 students, WOW, all in one place. I rode a school bus starting that year and all the way through high school. I graduated from 8th grade in a class of 4, 2 boys and 2 girls.
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Monday, August 20, 2007
Grandma
A lot of things in our personal history affect our lives today. This is my grandma. She collected salt and pepper shakers which I now own. I was the only granddaughter and she always told me the collection would be mine. I just love this picture with the 1940's wallpaper and the old radio in the background. My grandma was also the one who taught me how to hand embroider. I used to sit on the floor behind her wastebasket when I was little and I would pull out the little thread ends that she had thrown away when she was embroidering. I would line up the colors and then rearrange them again and again. Embroidering pillowcases kept me busy all summer on the farm when I wasn't out riding my bike. Mother didn't drive so we were pretty isolated 5 miles from town.
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I too was in a class of 2 boys and 2 girls until Grade 7, when we went to the town school. I thought it was pretty big at the time but now it looks pretty small. 7 of my grandchildren go to the same school and my mother also went to it. How's that for a dynasty!
Looking at this photo makes me feel peaceful - LOVE the decor ! Where are all those treasures now? As for the pillowcases - I still won't use anything but those embroidered beauties ! I search for them on Ebay. They are the best for sweet dreams !
I really like that picture of your Grandmother, with her collection. It is lovely to think you have it still.
What a lovely photo of you grandma!
Kind Regards,
Sonnja
I love this picture, too. John's grandmother also had a s&p shaker collection that was distributed amongst the family members when she died. I wish that we had a picture of her like this. What a treasure.
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