In an ultimate act of internet piracy, I am posting something I found in cyberland. The creative community online is just that, a community. It is strangers who, by wire, or wireless, connection, come together to share their interests and a little slice of their lives. When someone has something to share, we all benefit from it. In this way, I am not ‘stealing’ the article, but, sharing. However, if I knew the author, I would certainly applaud the person, then, post their info, with all due respect.

I found this on “A Romantic Porch”. The author, Rachael, isn’t sure of the origin, either. But, it is such a warm-hearted piece. Please, read this:

Grandma’s Apron
The principle use of Grandma’s apron was to protect the dress underneath, because she only had a few, it was easier to wash aprons than dresses and they used less material, but along with that, it served as a holder 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 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” that served so many purposes.

See? Now, you are feeling all warm inside, eh? LOL

Bless all the Granny’s!