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Flower Memories
From Lorraine Yoder
As a child of the Great Depression, I have many memories of making do. Later in life, I learned the ancient expression and my memory links these, as follows:
One Saturday before Mother's Day, I wanted to buy a red carnation for myself, and a white one for my Mother, whose mother was in Heaven. I waited in line and to my horror, when it came time to pay the cashier, I found I had only .08 instead of the dime it would cost for the two. I was distraught, but a kind lady in line behind me, graciously insisted I take the two cents.
This was at the time when bread was a nickel a loaf, and young as I was I realized the kind lady's gift. When I demurred, she told me it would give her great joy to share in my celebration of Mother's Day.
I have never forgotten her - although it is now more tha a half-century ago. And until the day she died, I tried to give my mother flowers while she could still smell them, as she loved them, and passed on her love of them to me.
Sheila "I am a Christian Woman, a stay home homemaker and a Mom.
My interests: I love to knit, crochet, sew, embrodiery, and quilt. I play the piano, read music, I write Chrisitan poems and writings. I collect teddy bears, angels, hearts and butterflies."
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