Happy Birthday to my mother-in-law, who passed away at the age of 94 in 2003.
Everyone loved her.
And we all miss her terribly.
I’ve mentioned this before, but she taught me to can fruit, make jam and cook apple butter. She was a welcome visitor to our little mountain home in the fall when the fruit was ripe for picking. She would arrive from Nebraska with her apron and her paring knife, all set to sit on her stool at my counter and peel things.
She told me where pickles came from (yes, you can laugh).
We shared a love for BLT sandwiches and potato soup, quilting and children and music…and so much more.
I am grateful for the memories. as everyone in the family is also. We were so lucky to have had this loving and kind woman in our lives for so many years.
is there any more pie? 
Thank you so very much for that very touching tribute to our dear, sweet mother.
I had a paring knife like hers (that she gave me long ago). It was such a wonderful knife snd never needed sharpening but it disappeared this year and I am lost without it. It was from the state fair.
I’m sure you have heard about Mr Eagleton. Glen may have been too young to appreciate but he was such a factor to our healthy eating experiences.
Thank you for continuing wonderful tradition.
Marge
I still have the paring knife and it is a prized possession. I’m so sorry yours is gone!
Virginia was one of a kind. There will never be a mor gentle soul, as hers. I loved how she believed when any time her family was all together, it was like Christmas to her. I am grateful to have known her. 💖