Plllllllleeeeeaaaaaaaasssseeee Forgive Me!

Yesterday, I didn't have a single chance to jump on here and tell you who won the birthday gift giveaway. I am terribly sorry! The apron is folded and in a box, ready to go to Teresa from Eclectic Pink Rose. Yay! Congratulations Teresa. Email me with your address, and I will have this right on the way to you. I appreciate all of you for leaving your sweet birthday greetings. You are absolutely the greatest. One of my sisters emailed this little commentary about aprons to me and I thought you'd probably enjoy seeing it also. I don't know who wrote it. I can't give proper credit or ask permission of anyone, and I certainly hope I haven't infringed on any copyright laws. With that being said, enjoy it!

Grandma's Apron
The principle use of Grandma's apron was to protect the dress underneath, because she only had a few, it was easier to wash aprons than dresses and they used less material, but along with that, it served as a holder for removing hot pans from the oven.
It was wonderful for drying children's tears, and on occasion was even used for cleaning out dirty ears.
From the chicken-coop the apron was used for carrying eggs, fussy chicks, and sometimes half-hatched eggs to be finished in the warming oven.
When company came those aprons were ideal hiding places for shy kids; and when the weather was cold, grandma wrapped it around her arms. Those big old aprons wiped many a perspiring brow, bent over the hot wood stove.
Chips and kindling wood were brought into the kitchen in that apron.
From the garden, it carried all sorts of vegetables. After the peas had been shelled it carried out the hulls. In the fall the apron was used to bring in apples that had fallen from the trees.
When unexpected company drove up the road, it was surprising how much furniture that old apron could dust in a matter of seconds.
When dinner was ready, Grandma walked out onto the porch, waved her apron, and the men knew it was time to come in from the fields to dinner.
It will be a long time before someone invents something that will replace that "old-time apron" that served so many purposes.

Once again, thank you so much. And please forgive me for just now having the opportunity to announce the winner. Y'all are the best. Really!

Love, Rachel