natural living | Incidental Farm Girl
  • Blog
  • About
    • Contact
    • A Mom's Life
  • Homesteading
    • Videos
    • Organic Gardening
    • Chickens on the farm
    • Rabbits on the Farm
  • Homemaking
    • In the Home
    • Home Birth
    • Parenting
    • Recipes
    • Do It Yourself (DIY)
  • Home School
  • Natural Living
    • Homeopathy
  • Cedar's Story
    • Our Story
    • Facts
  • Opinions/Editorials
  • 30 days to Natural Living
  • The Way Grandma Used To...

The way grandma used to....Grandma's Apron

9/27/2014

0 Comments

 
My grandmother's story is as follows:

   
Women of the older generation always wore an apron while working around the house. The main use of grandma’s apron was to protect the dress underneath.  The same house dress was usually worn all week long and the apron would be changed as it became soiled.  It was easier to wash an apron than a dress.
The apron had so many uses, it was for removing hot pans from the oven, cleaning a perspiring brow, carrying all sorts of vegetables in from the garden.  The apron was used to bring in apples and pears that had fallen from the trees and wood chips and kindling fire wood were brought in with that same apron.

Women had good aprons and everyday aprons.  The good aprons were were worn on Sunday while preparing dinner for company.  When the aprons  became faded and thread bare, they were worn for dirty work, like pulling weeds from the flower beds or cleaning out the hen house.

Great grandma always wore and apron, she would put it over her house dress each morning and she always had safety pins fastened to it.  She said it saved hunting when someone in the family needed a safety pin.  Great grandmother always had a pocket in her apron and if one of the children needed something saved they would put it in her pocket knowing it would be safe.

The generation of women wearing aprons is mostly gone now.  With today’s laundry rooms, aprons are no longer as needed.  Aprons had their day and served many purposes, now they are mostly just a memory to the present generation.



I always remember my grandma and my great grandma wearing aprons.  Since moving to our farm I now realize just how helpful they are for all the reasons mentioned above.  I usually have a tissue and a few legos as well in my pockets.  Nowadays there are not as many families serving Sunday dinner, though I am thankful that at our church having company over for dinner is still practiced and I can wear a cute apron.  My grandmother's aprons will always hold warm memories for me.


In honor of my grandmother I mentioned earlier this week that I am giving away an apron that I made from re-cycled denim.  I randomly selected from those who participated in the giveaway by signing up to receive email blog updates.  I use my version of this apron for outdoor work as it is very sturdy and somehow makes me feel a bit more girly when working on the farm.

Picture
My winner was chosen at random and has been sent an email with details.  Check back for more giveaways!!!
0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    Want to be "In the Know?"

    * indicates required
    Great selection of bulk herbs, books, and remedies. Articles, Research Aids and much more.
    Picture
    Picture

    Author

    Wife to a wonderful husband, Daughter of the King, Mother of 6 (one with an xtra chromosome), and an incidental farm girl.

    Categories

    All
    30 Days To Natural Living
    A More Natural Way 30 Days To Natural Living
    BIG Family Living
    Chickens
    DIY
    Down Syndrome
    Essential Oils
    Farm Fresh Recipes
    Gardening
    Homeopathy
    Homeschooling
    Homesteading
    Life On The Farm
    Opinions/Editorials
    Our Homebirth Story
    Parenting
    PIgs On The Farm
    Raising Rabbits
    The Way Grandma Used To...

    Archives

    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014
    July 2014
    June 2014

Proudly powered by Weebly