This Thanksgiving I found myself thinking about last Thanksgiving, do you do that too? Try to remember what you did, what you wore, what you ate, who you were with? Before I write about this Thanksgiving, I’m going to share a little bit about last Thanksgiving. You may be aware that I live far away from ‘my side’ of the family. Both my parents were born & raised in Southern Illinois, and while I’ve never lived there, my roots run deep there. While we were there last Thanksgiving, Mom, Mimi {my grandmother, DaddyBoy’s mom}, and I went over to my great aunt Glenny’s house to visit for a while and take a peek at her quilts.
Last year I asked for prayer for Aunt Glenny because she suffered a stroke. She has made great improvements, yet still her mind doesn’t seem to be keeping up with her body and even finishing sentences can be a challenge for her. She somehow was living on her own last Thanksgiving and miraculously still manages to live on her own this Thanksgiving, probably because she’s quite cantankerous! My grandmother let me in on a little secret… Glenny was a quilter. So we went to see…
Each quilt was wrapped in a flat sheet and pinned perfectly to protect it. The sad thing was that she wasn’t even sure she had been the one to make them, when in reality, she had spent hours and hours hand piecing and quiliting each one… we had proof.
At age 12… can you imagine making this at age 12, with scraps, by hand?
My pictures {with my old camera} really don’t even do her quilt’s justice.
They were all so beautiful & colorful.
We were there for an hour or so, and if she didn’t have cats, I would have stayed all night.
Mimi {left} and Glenny {right} married twins, my grandfather Harry and his twin brother Harland. The good thing about having Mimi around was that when Glenny couldn’t {or can’t} finish her sentences Mimi can usually come through with the word she’s looking for or we all just guess until we figure it out. 
It really was such a special afternoon, one I hope to remember for a long time… one that I meant to blog about last Thanksgiving but never did… better late than never!
I even have a couple video clips from our time together… they make me snicker a little because of what Aunt Glenny says!
We had a wonderful Thanksgiving this year also and I hope that you did too. I’ll be back soon with a full report!
