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.
How cool is that!
ReplyDeleteHow wonderful that your Mum kept it all these years. Such a lot of work.
ReplyDeleteI 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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