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I'm joining Sandy at Reluctant Entertainertoday for her "Home is..." Wednesday.
Today's theme is apron. I've posted this
poem on aprons before, but it's so
perfect for today that it's worth another read.
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The Apron I don't think our kids know what an apron is.
The principal use of Grandma's apron was to protect
the dress underneath, but along with that,
it served as a potholder for removing
hot pans from the oven. It was wonderful for drying
children's tears, and on occasion was even used for
cleaning out dirty ears.
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From the chicken coop, the apron was used for carrying
eggs, fussy chicks, and sometimes half-hatched eggs
to be finished in the warming oven.
When company came, those aprons were ideal
hiding places for shy kids.
And when the weather was cold,
grandma wrapped it around her arms.
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Those big old aprons wiped many a perspiring brow,
bent over the hot wood stove.
Chips and kindling wood were brought
into the kitchen in that apron.
From the garden, it carried all sorts of vegetables.
After the peas had been shelled, it carried out the hulls.
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In the fall, the apron was used to bring in apples
that had fallen from the trees.
When unexpected company drove up the road,
it was surprising how much furniture that old apron
could dust in a matter of seconds.
When dinner was ready, Grandma walked out onto
the porch, waved her apron, and the men knew it
was time to come in from the fields to dinner.
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It will be a long time before someone invents
something that will replace that "old-time apron"
that served so many purposes.
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Your blue and white is so fresh, and I do love that poem!
ReplyDeleteFunny that when we had to take Home Economics classes in school we all had to wear aprons, and we did wear them sometimes at home. I think it depended upon what we were wearing while cooking. I still have two aprons and I rarely wear them. I wore one a few months ago and granddaughter wanted to know why. I told her it was to protect the clothes I had on and so she got out the other one and put it on. That was a cool moment, I should have taken pictures.
ReplyDeleteThat poem was great and thank you for sharing it with us.
God bless.
My Grandma use to "hide" under her apron. That meant she was either praying or wanted to have sometime by herself. I still have a vision of her with the apron pulled up over her head and wondering what she was doing. Today, I totally understand.
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Mrsupole ~ I rarely wear aprons either! Although I do have those three hanging on my pantry door. I'm actually a fairly neat cook and only put one on if I'm wearing something extremely nice and am cooking something really messy. :) Next time the granddaughter is over you must put on your aprons and snap a picture! :)
ReplyDeleteChristine ~ I'm not sure why I find that so amusing that your grandma hid under her apron. I guess I feel that putting one over my face wouldn't get me far enough away. LOL! Cute story.
ReplyDeleteI remember my granddaddy wearing a white apron (like chefs wear). He did all of the cooking. He was so cute in his apron, I wish I had it!
ReplyDeleteWe're getting ready to have an event for our widows/homebound ladies at our church in the middle of May, and our theme is aprons...a little hard to explain. But anyway, there are a couple of skits that two of the eight ladies are doing, but I think I'm going to see if I can read this poem. It's perfect. I'm going to go check out all the other apron stuff too. Thank you...how perfectly timely!
ReplyDeleteKayren ~ I agree! The ladies would just love this poem...I'm sure they will all be able to relate to it. How fun!
ReplyDeleteI am loving the apron posts. I love vintage aprons! Thanks!! Very Cute!
ReplyDeleteThis is really a refreshing post! I have a few aprons and I always feel so comfortable putting one on, but never stopped to think about all the uses for them. Good reminder to connect with the history!
ReplyDeleteI always smile when I read this poem. I was raised in my grandma's bakery, so apron's were an everyday thing, except for Sunday's.
ReplyDeleteStarched fresh white apron donned everyday for forty five years, that's how I'll always remember my gran.
Neat Betsy.... My mother used to always wear an apron when she oooked... I had a couple when I was first married (in the '60's)---but have NONE now....
ReplyDeleteI do love seeing old aprons --as it does bring back great memories of my sweet mama cooking away in the kitchen!!!!
Thanks!
Hugs,
Betsy
Beautiful poetic story. I will never look at an apron in the same away again.;)
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when i used to teach profit analysis, i would put it on like a cooking show, wear an apron, and mix the ingredients together that went into creating a profit. even gave them recipe cards on how to calculate their own.
ReplyDeletefirst thing that popped in my head as i read this...lol.
Yes, I love that poem. And your aprons!
ReplyDeleteThanks for linking up today at RE, Betsy! :)
Betsy,
ReplyDeleteI just love aprons too! I have so many fond memories of cooking with my Grandmother while we both wore aprons.
I wear an apron on a daily basis (I have one on now)...because it is a great way to have clean clothes because my little guy still spits up! Plus the pockets are great too. By the end of the day, my pockets are usually full of small toys that are away from their toy home.
Well, you know I love aprons and I have this article on aprons and am going to use it soon, I will go apron hunting..thanks sweet friend, come say hi :D
ReplyDeleteAprons so much make me think of my mom. She always had an apron on. You had a great Creative Tuesday entry, my dear. My dandilions are traveling mighty fast this year...yikes! :) The Bach
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful story!!!
ReplyDeleteStopping by from Sandy's party. : )
Brian ~ I always knew you were a creative speaker/teacher, but this brings it to a whole new level! :)
ReplyDeleteJulie ~ did you recognize the white one on my door? It's from the drawing I won on your blog! :)
ReplyDeleteThose are GORGEOUS aprons...I think having such lovely aprons might even inspire me to be a better cook :-) This was wonderful! Love the piece you've coupled with your photo...thanks for reposting it; I've never read it! A delightful post! ~Janine XO
ReplyDeleteWonderful!
ReplyDeleteI have two aprons that my SIL made for me more than a decade ago. They hang behind my laundry room door, but I don't use them often (only when I'm wearing good clothes and the food is messy) so they'll last me a long time.
For some reason an apron always makes you think of a Grandma!
ReplyDeleteI am a collector of aprons. My mother always wore one, and I had little girl aprons when I was little.
ReplyDeleteI like your picture of the door and the aprons and pot holders hanging. Feels like home.
Heard a story of an old preacher's wife...when the kids saw her with her big apron pulled up over her head...don't ask...she was a praying!
that would be a great little something to put in with an apron gift! Thank you!
ReplyDeleteWonderful poem... and blue & white apron photo. So nice to meet you! Adding you to Bloglines. :~D
ReplyDeleteBlessings, e-Mom @ Susannah's {Kitchen} Aprons
Lisa ~ that's a great idea..printed out and included with the apron...love that!
ReplyDeleteE-Mom ~ so great to 'meet' you...thaks for stopping by! :)
ReplyDeleteAh Betsy -this post is right up my apron, er alley! From bringing memories of my Grandma and her aprons that she wore every single day to the fact that I love to sew the butcher style aprons and have become a huge fan of using/wearing them now too!
ReplyDeleteAprons do serve multiple purposes, that's for sure and I think way too many today tend to view them as something old-fashioned, another thing to toss out with yesterday's newspaper and fail to realize how great they really are!
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ReplyDeleteMy daughter's mother-in-law just sent me a book titled The Apron. I look forward to posting about it soon. According to EllynAnne, aprons don’t hold us back, they take us back…the very reason for the apron’s status as today’s hottest collectible.
ReplyDeleteSorry I did not make it by last week..trying to catch up on Home is...
ReplyDeleteMy mom never wore an apron...so I never even thought about all these magical things an apron can do.. Really lovely post.