Good afternoon! Thursday blog! Sharing some of my memories and favorite things! I was fortunate enough to grow up in the country, with both of my grandma’s living on the same street! My grandma Bodi adopted my dad at 10! She fostered him as a baby! I believe she loved him like her own! It was a very different era back then! If anything out of the ordinary was going on, it was kept a secret! I only know what I saw and heard! Us little ones were only allowed to be seen and not heard! Very strange! Talk about holding a lot in! You would not think she had a lot of time to do anything, much less, do everything a handmade quilt entailed! More than a couple! She was a teenager when she married a very much older man! They had 3 children, adopted my dad and she took in her daughter in law, who had my grandma’s six grandsons! One of them being the one shot down over the water! His name was also Robert Bodi! Then my dad, taken prisoner! That’s enough heartache for a lifetime! I heard my grandma referred to as a mean old bird! I’m sure she had to back then to survive! She was always good to my sister and I and our cousins! Her grandsons were devoted to her, out of love or guilt, I do not know! But, the quilts, I was quite taken with! I’m sure a lot of the material might have been shirts and dresses! Five of them came to live with me! With our move and downsizing, the quilts were passed on to our son! He is a lover of antiques! Like his mother! A good friend of mine taught me to quilt, and together we took lessons at church! Very fun times, with great memories! I have quilt tops that are not quilts yet! Quilts are a step back in time! A totally different way of living! Old quilts are timeless and have stories behind them! Like I said, she was 100 when she passed! That’s a lot of life! If you are fortunate enough to still have, grandparents and great grandparents, there is a lot you can learn! My mom has some things from her family line! Scrap quilts are the best! Left over material from everything you ever made! This picture of a double wedding ring I started a long time ago! All of the printed materials are scraps! Whenever I get it done, it will have a story all its own! It’s a wonderful, gift, talent and hobby, all rolled into one! It’s also becoming a thing of the past for some, just like homemade pie! There is a lot to be learned from the older crowd, if you take time to listen! 1 am so thankful for my memories! God bless!❤️🤗🤗❤️
Marilyn’s Heart 