Saturday, January 5, 2013

Mom's shirt . . .

My mother sent me this shirt a few weeks ago.  She was getting rid of some of her things after moving . . . and knew I would like this.  She kept it in her cedar chest - and I always loved looking at the things she kept in there.  She embroidered this shirt in 1947. 
 
I love this shirt.  I can just picture her sitting as a young woman - embroidering all the names and sayings. Marshall - is one of her brothers.
Huba . . . Huba . . . Huba
Toots, Leo, and Tub
I believe Toots was a friend of hers.  I remember her always talking about her.
This has to be my Aunt Sue.  : )
My great aunt and uncle.
Tic Tac Toe . . . you win!
You and Me?  I don't think she had met my dad yet - since I don't see his name on it.  They were married 2-3 years later.
I think this may be my great uncle.  Not sure . . . his name was Melbert - but I think he may have gone by Mike.  I have to ask Mom about that.  He was shot down over the Pacific a year before . . . so this could be another Mike.


"Gimmee a Little Kiss Will Ya Ha"



Again . . . one of the photos that I can't get to rotate for some reason.  I am pretty sure that my Grandma drew this face for mom to embroidery.  She would draw this face for as long as I can remember.  I have a pencil drawing that she drew me somewhere . . . I am going to have to find that.
I love that she kept it for over 60 years . . . I love to think of my mother at 17 working on this shirt - so young with her whole life ahead of her . . . I think it is the image of her working on it that makes it special to me.

3 comments:

  1. How wonderful that your Mum kept it all these years. Such a lot of work.

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    1. I know . . . to hang on to it for over 60 years - and she isn't one to keep everything. I am going to have to ask her about it.

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