Thank you for this post. It brings back so many memories of my Grandma, and all the things she did. Always had a hanky tucked in her watch band and always ironed all grandpa's hankies. She made sure he had a fresh one every morning. So true about the rusty nails . They raised me. so they were all the parents I had and they taught me to be frugal. Never threw anything away. Used sheet blankets for batting in quilts. She would can in a big wash tub over an open fire outside. Cellar was always full of good things to eat. After she passed away at the age of 93, I found some Bow Tie squares in her linen closet and brought them home and a quilter was born, so I have her to thank for that also. Now I am the grandmother and it is my goal to pass some of this on.
Ninnie