My grandmother

I love my "Memommy" so much. Just her name is special, I never knew any other child that called their grandmother that. Both of my grandfathers passes away before I was born. My dad's mom passed away when I was 24, but she got sick when I was 6, and a lot of things changed after that. But my Memommy has always been there for me. She is going to be 91 years old next month. She still lives alone.....in this neat old house. This is the porch swing that she has swung me in since I was a baby. She made up the sweetest song that she would sing to me, my sister, and my kids while she swings. I always remember when I visited her house as a child, the last thing we did before I left was swing in the swing. And now all 3 of my kids get to do that with her.

My grandmother is so talented. She has made the most beautiful quilts....entirely by hand. She sewed most of my Sunday dresses I wore as a child and teenage. Every Christmas, she sewed me the coolest barbie clothes....I couldn't wait to open my gifts and see them. She knows how to make the best sweet pickles, broccoli casserole, and donuts, among many other things. She is so thoughtful to send me notes in the mail. I love getting mail for her. She bought me a subscription to Good Housekeeping when I got married, and has renewed it every year. I love that magazine, I read it front to back every month, and always think of my grandmother, and know that she also gets that magazine and she is reading the same thing.

I could go on and on with my memories of my grandmother. I have been so blessed to have her in my life for so long. She is one of the strongest, toughest, hard working people I have ever known.

These pictures are so very special to me.
These hands.....have done so much in her 91 years. To me, these hands are beautiful. These hands are so carefully turning the pages of a book that she read to my mother when she was little, as she reads to my girls.