GRANDMA'S APRON
The principle use of Grandma's apron
was to protect the dress underneath,
but along with that,
it served as a holder 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.
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 old aprons
were ideal hiding places for shy kids.
and when the weather was cold,
grandma wrapped it around her arms.
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.
In the fall it 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 on the porch and
waved her apron, and the men knew
it was time to come in from the fields for dinner.
It will be a long time before anyone invents
something that will replace that old-time apron that
served so many purposes...
Author Unknown
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Joan