My Grandma Mary was the only grandma that I had the honor to met in person. Some time during the early 1970’s, she came to live with for a short while. I don’t recall much about Grandma’s stay. I wasn’t yet a teenager. The photo is of my Grandma Mary Anna (1889- 1975) and her fourth daughter, my mother, Lula (1920 – 2000).
I can remember something that my Grandmother gave me while she was staying with our family.
Moments In Time
One day, my mother, Lula, her mother, Mary Anna and I were siting in the front room of the family home. And as we were sitting, I was watching Grandma searching in her purse for something. Then Grandma took it out of her purse and handed something to my mother and told her to give this to me, Susan.
I reached out my hand and received the gift passed down from my Grandma Mary Anna. It was a thimble. I can’t recall what else happened after those moments. But, I still have that thimble, today. I don’t recall using it either.
I was thinking about that day when Grandma gave me that thimble.
She gave me something that I could use. I could have done whatever I wanted with it. I didn’t do anything with it. But, put it in my small box for a keepsake.
I had a thought come to me. I could pass it along to someone else. Yes, I can pass down this thimble to someone down the line. The Gift Passed Down From Grandma Mary Anna.
After Thoughts:
The things that people give us should be of use. I believe that my Grandma Mary wanted me to use that thimble. However, I didn’t. I didn’t not sew at that time. However, I could still use it now.
I see the importance of passing down things to the next generations to come. Whatever we choose to passed down to others, may it be something that is of value to the person who gave it to us. In my case with Grandma Mary, it’s the only tangible gift that I have from her. It’s a treasure.
While I was thinking about what I was going to share in this blog,
I was thinking about my Grandma Mary’s Grandmother, Susan (Leach) Washington ( 1835 – 1890) . Susan’s mother, Delilah Lewis ( 1773 – 1887) came to live with her and her family in 1878. Mother’s caring for their mothers. I believed that my Grandma Mary cared for her mother, Anna Laura (Washington) Allen Walters (1867 – 1947) as well. I helped care for my mother.
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The Gift Passed Down From My Grandma Mary Anna
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Week 41 ~ Amy Johnson Crow ~ Generations Cafe ~ #52Ancestors 52 Weeks facebook group
The theme for Week 41 is “Passed Down.” We can pass down lots of things: stories, clothes, special items. What is something that has been passed down to you or that you’ve passed down to someone else?
