The Gift of an Apron

                                                                         
                                                                                 This Apron is My Gift to You,

My grandmother said to me.

Woven with truth and Women's Power

It is Your Legacy

I reached across my grandmother's apron

And touched her gnarled hand,

and felt the soul's of all women

who's courage forged this land.

I thanked her softly for my present,

In tears, and filled with pride, 

           I greeted the shadows of aproned women,

     walking by my side.

            Gwen Peterson, excerpted from the Legacy

         in "Leaning into the Wind"

I saw this poem in an article in MaryJanes Farm magazine and immediately thought of my grandmother. I cannot ever remember her without an apron, and after she died I found one at my mother's home.  I asked if I could have it and keep it tucked away in a drawer now.  I brought it out when I did a craft show, and had many comments from women who remembered their grandmothers wearing one.  Aprons are making a come back now, and I think we women should share them with our daughters and grandmothers.

  What a great addition to a bridal gift basket or for a cook.  Add vintage cookbooks, recipe cards, and old cooking tools.  A gift that I am sure would bring back memories.

These vintage aprons are one of many on www.etsy.com