Grandma Hanna

There was sort of a recurring theme

this year for Christmas.

That theme was Grandma Hanna.

Mom sent me a wonderful surprise.

Yes, it's upside down, but it hangs on
a pin, so when you look down,
you can tell the time!

This was Grandma's watch

some 40 years ago.

It came with it's own story!

Dear Collette:

This little watch has an interesting history.  It

belonged to Grandma Hanna in the 1970's.

Later in the '90's she decided it was a neat item

 and she'd like to wear it again, so she took it to a 

jeweler in Butte for a new battery.

He very kindly suggested 

"Let's just wind it up!"

Hope you enjoy having it.

Love,

Mom

Isn't that a great story?

Unfortunately, simply winding doesn't

seem to do the trick anymore,

so I'll be taking it to a watch repair

to see if they can get it working again.

I'd LOVE to wear it when I teach!

Meanwhile,

I wanted to send something special

to Mom and each of my sisters.

I was looking in my cabinet and

spied just the thing!

Some of Grandma's recipe cards!

In her handwriting.

And obviously well loved.

I went through and found 4 that

were written on matching little cards.

(Not that it mattered, since I

was sending them to 4 different houses)

Then I found 4 little black frames

and some dark grey paper to

mount them on.

I think they turned out cute!

(Rod scanned them for me,

so some day I might make

a complete set for MY kitchen!)

On top of being a fun gift,

they cleared up a mystery!

Mom KNEW she had Grandma's recipe box.

She had looked EVERYWHERE!

Who had snagged it?

I've got it!

I've even featured it in a couple of blog posts.

I LOVE it!

(But I didn't snag it, Mom gave it to 

me when we were both packing to leave Tucson.)

A year or so ago I took out 

Grandma's recipe cards

and now it is chock full of the recipes

that I use for my family.

It sits in a place of honor on my

kitchen counter.

I use it daily.

I think Grandma would approve.

LOVE YOU GRANDMA!