Memories of Mom…

As I mentioned in previous posts…I have recently helped to care for my Father-in-law whom has Alzheimer's disease. He lives in a very large old farmhouse about five miles from us. He and Mom had eight children…four boys and four girls, and needed a large home to raise the kids in. There is one room in his home that simply became a catch all for various things over the years. So one night when I stayed the night and after he went to bed…I decided to clean this room.

Richard’s sisters had long since gone through all of Mom’s things as she will be gone eight years this April. They packed the remainder in totes and left them.

My Mother-in-law had worked at a local country museum nearby for years…it was traveling to that museum one foggy April morning in 2003 that she lost her life, and our family lost the glue that held our family together. Everything spiraled down hill from that day on. Long story.

Here is one of the only pictures I have of Mom on my computer right now…It’s of Mom and Emma when Emma was just a baby. She had such a loving spirit. The nicest person in the world. I always used to joke with her that she was definitely going to heaven and to “put a good word in for me” when she got there…little did we know that she would be taken from us much too soon.

So as I cleaned, I went through each bin to see what “Memories of Mom” I might be able to find. I was positive I had taken a “before” picture with my cell, but for some reason it’s not there any longer.

Anyway, here is the “after” picture.

Believe me, it looked nothing like this in the “before” picture…You could barely get the door open…I did what I could with it without waking Dad as I worked in there until 2:30 in the morning on Halloween night.

Not expecting to find much, I was thrilled to find various pieces of salt glazed pottery most likely given to her by the Potter working at the museum.

In total there were five different baking pieces.

There were two pie plates that she used frequently to bake pies in…There is this one I now keep under my Shoo Fly on the kitchen table.

And another on top of my Coffee cupboard.

There was also this deep dish piece.

A very small piece also…

And this adorable little pitcher.

I also came across this little redware pitcher.

And some Pewter pieces too.

So these are my “Memories of Mom”…Every time I look at them my heart melts a little…knowing her hands had touched them. She loved baking, she worked in the kitchen at Kodak here in Rochester for many years and from there, after her retirement, started working at the museum. She will be forever loved and missed. Ok enough of that…tearing up here. :(

On a lighter note, I wanted to share some more of my daughter Rachel’s artwork. This are some charcoal drawings that she recently did for a couple of her friends.

The first was done for a friend that loves Joan Jett…as you can see from the original photo just to the left of her drawing, it looks identical.

And this horses head she did for her equine loving friend.

I am not bragging when I say that my daughter Rachel is truly gifted…They are absolutely amazing in person…every detail comes to life. Ok…maybe I’m bragging just a little!

Me, I got nothing! No artistic ability what so ever! Not fair!

Well that’s about it for this post…I’ve been working an yet another project here at home…A HUGE project that is going to take me forever…especially since my wrist is really acting up the last two days.I couldn’t even lift my coffee cup this morning.

Anyway the project is my bedroom (again)…I am hoping will look amazing when completed…either that or it will be a complete mess and waste of a lot of time. We shall see. It’s just that I came across a photo of an amazing room and in my little world, decided I wanted it (or had to have it ) so of course I’ve started on that now even though there were many other things I could have worked on…or finished! :)

Always my own worst enemy!!!!

Have a great day and a better (or bitter) tomorrow. Brrr!

Sincerely,

Debra