“These are the times that try men's souls.” | Cool story, my mother is an excellent seamstress! She also taught home economics in school as well as on university level extension work. I remember her Gingher scissors. They were off limits to us boys, she threated to murder us if we ever touched them. She did buy a pair for my brother and I to use, but no way in heck were we to touch hers. When I got married, mom gave a pair of Gingher's to my wife. I told my wife she must think a lot of you, to give you a pair of them. Your gift reminded me of when my father gave me a Boker pocketknife to castrate calves with. I couldn't believe dad took that time to go to a knife shop and purchase that for me. I plum wore that knife out sharping it over the years.
My mother was so glad when my brother had daughters, so mom could sew for those girls. She made many a prom dress, she also made my wife's wedding dress as well as my sis law's dress. My mother made me a set of wool western shirts for when I started college, I had a professor comment to me how could I afford wool shirts on a student's budget. He was impressed my mother made them, he thought they were Pendelton's.
Thanks for sharing the story. |
A Very Special Christmas Gift
