grandma's pincushion...

...found with sewing

doodads

you know how it goes - you're looking for something totally unrelated - and suddenly come upon a memory - which stops you in your tracks - it takes you back to a day - and time long ago when things were much more - carefree and easygoing than they are now - i recall those days when my grandmother had - to live with us for a short time - while she recovered from hip surgery

it was a time of bonding for us kids - because we got to spend precious time - with a grandmother who would later - live many miles away from us - making it difficult to visit with her - and even though space was tight in the house - i don't remember it being that much of an issue - we rolled with it because that's what families do - the best thing was coming home from school - to the smell of freshly baked goods - or handsewn little something's she'd created for us - simple times which generated simple moments which led to many...

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happy day.....