My Apron

I recently had sent a email to quite a few people similar to below and said how I had wished I had one too. Well my sweet mother n law Rhonda surprised me with a beautiful one for Mothers Day that she made herself.. I LOVE IT!! I think its so pretty and it means a lot to me that she spent her time making it herself.. She is so creative!! Thanks Rhonda I love it , and I love you..

History of Grandma's Apron

The principle use of Grandma's apron was to protect the dress underneath, 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 for the chickens. 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's served so many purposes. You will have to ignore the headbands and fruit snacks that Jack has been throwing around.. Be assured after that picture was taken, I picked them up and put them in the pockets of my new handy apron and then whipped up my family a homemade meal....or maybe we ordered pizza....