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To The Vets and
Readers
By Mona Lease
Hi, all!! It's that time of the year - again - it seems too soon.
Veteran's Day is next Wednesday - as I write this.
I do not write these columns alone...readers tell me their hopes,
dreams, fears, etc. I strive to make the columns worth your time to
read - something tucked into them you can use - a direction for our
lives (whether you take it or not - it's a direction.) - things with
which we all deal everyday. Some columns have been hard-hitting - with
questions to get you thinking. I believe we are all in this county we
call home - together. And I believe we are all going to have to face
our problems together to fix them.
Thanks so much to all of you faithful readers! These columns sort of
follow each other, so they will make the most sense when they are all
read.
Thanks to the families of all of our Veterans who have served the USA -
home - and gone on the their reward. Thanks to those who have served
and are now home. Thanks to the families of those who have made the
ultimate sacrifice. I am so very sorry for your loss. Without the
service of all of you - we might not have free speech, credit
cards - all of the things we take for granted in our daily lives. And,
I'll leave you with this:
The History of Aprons
I don't think our kids know what an apron is. The principle use of
Grandma's apron was to protect the dress underneath because she only
had a few. It was also because it was easier to wash aprons than
dresses and aprons used less material. But along with that, it served
as a potholder for removing hot pans from the oven.
It was wonderful 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 chicks to be finished in the warming
oven.
When company came, those aprons were ideal hiding places for shy
children. 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 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 would walk out onto the porch, wave her apron, and
the menfolk knew it was time to come in from the fields for dinner.
It will be a long time before someone invents something that will
replace that "old time apron" that served so many purposes.
REMEMBER: Grandma used to set her hot baked pies on the window sill to
cool. Her granddaughters set theirs on the window sill to thaw.
They would go crazy now trying to figure out how many germs were on
that apron.
I don't think I ever caught anything from that apron - but love.
---Hawke Seeker of Truth---
Remember the kiddies and our service people. Take good care of the
furry and feathered ones out there. Be safe and healthy. See ya next
time. Ever Toodles!! MONA
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