HISTORY OF APRONS

Thirty five years ago today, my mother passed away. She was nearly 88 years of age. More about this in my later writings. One never is ready, no matter the age, to give up a loved one.

Yesterday, I received in the mail from HCE Newsletter a story about aprons. (Unknown Author) I thought it was a apropos. I will type it as written.

I don't think our kids know what an apron is. The principle use of Grandma's apron was to protect the dress underneath, but along with that, it served as a potholder for removing hot pans from the oven. It was a wonder for drying children's tears and on occasion was even used for cleaning out dirty ears. From the chicken coop, the apron was used for carrying eggs, fussy chicks, and sometimes half-hatched eggs to be finished in the warming oven. When company came, those aprons were ideal hiding places for shy kids. And when the weather was cold, grandma wrapped it around her arms. Those big old aprons wiped many a perspiring brow, bent over the hot wood stove. Chips and kindling wood were brought into the kitchen in that apron. From the garden, it carried all sorts of vegetables. After the peas had been shelled, it carried out the hulls. In the fall the apron was used to bring in apples that had fallen from the trees. When unexpected company drove up the road, it was surprising how much furniture that old apron could dust in a matter of seconds. When dinner was ready, Grandma walked out onto the porch, waved her apron, and the men knew it was time to come in from the fields to dinner. It will be a long time before someone invents something that will replace that "old-time apron"!

Todays Wisdom--Build your life on the solid foundation--Jesus Christ.