Yesterday I stopped to visit my 97 year old Great-Aunt Sarah, who still lives in her own home by herself. We share birthdays, so we believe that we always have this special little bond with each other that no one else has. So our shared birthday was waaaay back in September, and it took me this long to find a few spare minutes to stop by to visit. Shame on me!
Sarah is very hard of hearing, so when I stopped by I knocked on the door and walked on in. There she stood in her kitchen, making butterscotch pudding. Unbelievable! She is the sweetest, cutest, little Amish lady you would ever hope to meet.
We wondered around her living room talking about the paintings on the wall, most of which were painted by my Aunt Sylvia. Aunt Sylvia lived most of her adult life in Mississippi and was a self-taught artist. She passed away last summer and I treasure the one painting I have that she gave to me. Sorry about the diversion ... back to the paintings ... the one painting was of the homestead where Sarah was born in Colorado. There was another pencil drawing of a home that Sarah's grandpa built in Mississippi. Then we stopped by her open sewing machine to chat about her projects that are ongoing. She has a box full of a pieced quilt that is in process. Thrown over a chair is a half-completed afghan that she is knitting. My favorite is a cool little flyswatter that has "Pinecraft" handstitched in the swatting part. I definitely will be putting that on my wish list to add to my Pinecraft Collection!
All this to say, that I am so grateful for family and history and the opportunity to share that with those I love! I wish I had a photo of Sarah to share on here, but because she is Amish I decided not to take my camera. But I may go back sometime and beg & plead for a few shots.
Remember to spend time with those you love!
