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re: What’s the small things that remind you of your grandparents
Posted on 2/14/21 at 11:37 pm to bonescanner
Posted on 2/14/21 at 11:37 pm to bonescanner
Scrambled eggs and orange juice was always a staple at Pappy’s
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Posted on 2/14/21 at 11:39 pm to VernonPLSUfan
Those coke were 6 1/2 oz. Grandparents swore by them. Had a coke bottle opener on the door sill in the kitchen.
Posted on 2/14/21 at 11:47 pm to bonescanner
A freshly cooked corn maque reminds me of my grandmother who lived next door and cooked what seemed like every day of her life. And Major League Baseball, my grandfather and I used to watch games together, especially the all star game and the playoffs.
Posted on 2/14/21 at 11:52 pm to bonescanner
Oatmeal cream pies and Conway twitty, off the top of my head. My great granny used to always keep gum and poptars in a closet in her hallway for us. Can’t have either without thinking of her. Although the ones she had tasted like moth balls because she kept those in the same closet.
This post was edited on 2/14/21 at 11:55 pm
Posted on 2/14/21 at 11:56 pm to bonescanner
The smell of a 2 stroke outboard.
Posted on 2/15/21 at 12:04 am to NewIberiaHaircut
Coke floats with those 6.5 oz bottles and browns velvet vanilla ice cream at my Maw Maw's house.
When ever I use a bicycle pump I think of my Paw Paw, who taught me how to fix anything that ever broke on my bike.
When ever I use a bicycle pump I think of my Paw Paw, who taught me how to fix anything that ever broke on my bike.
Posted on 2/15/21 at 12:19 am to bonescanner
Nilla wafers in the fridge and gingersnaps in the pantry.
Hand sewn Afghans to sleep on.
Hand sewn Afghans to sleep on.
This post was edited on 2/15/21 at 12:21 am
Posted on 2/15/21 at 12:22 am to bonescanner
my grandma had a kumquat tree in her front yard and wed always just pick them off and eat them raw. so good and every time i see anything thats small, orange, and round it makes me think of that
Posted on 2/15/21 at 12:57 am to bonescanner
Be grateful you have any grandparent memories! My grandparents were born between 1872-1881. Both of my grandfathers died in the 1940's, I didn't even see a picture of them until about 10 years ago. My grandmothers died in 1970 & 1971, they were already touching into their 90's, I was only 13/14, so very little do I remember, except my Dad's mother still had a strong French accent (her 1st language). Both my parents were the youngest of very large families and I was the youngest of my parents which explains the big age difference...
Posted on 2/15/21 at 2:37 am to bonescanner
Birthday spankings
Cane syrup
Gave me 75¢ for a candy bar at Carter’s every day after picking me up from school.
He was the nicest mean old man I ever knew. I love him and miss him. He was 87 when he passed.
This post was edited on 2/15/21 at 2:38 am
Posted on 2/15/21 at 6:17 am to bonescanner
Homemade food for every meal, Trains and working in the garden.
Posted on 2/15/21 at 6:22 am to bonescanner
Pawpaw had a sweet tooth what was, and always had a candy decanter full of spice drops, and spiced jelly beans. They didn't have an ice maker, and I was the youngest, so all the other grandkids used all the ice before I could get any for a can of coke. Used to drink them warm, as they kept a 12 pack in the basement. Warm cokes still remind me of being a little kid, and sitting on his lap.
Nana smoked like a chimney, so cold coffee and cigs will bring me back to her porch, listening to her stories.
Pawpaw also used to take me out for donuts before the others would wake up. My mom still does this for my kids, and I'm grateful. Spending time with your grandparents is a gift that cannot be compared.
Nana smoked like a chimney, so cold coffee and cigs will bring me back to her porch, listening to her stories.
Pawpaw also used to take me out for donuts before the others would wake up. My mom still does this for my kids, and I'm grateful. Spending time with your grandparents is a gift that cannot be compared.
Posted on 2/15/21 at 6:44 am to RoyalAir
The smell of a pipe, fresh-squeezed orange juice, George Jones songs, and unsweetened tea.
Posted on 2/15/21 at 6:52 am to bonescanner
Sugar cookies, figs & rosaries.
Posted on 2/15/21 at 6:58 am to jamiegla1
Ha. My pawpaw had a Dickies jumpsuit for every day of the week. Only time I saw him dressed any other way was to go to church.
Posted on 2/15/21 at 6:58 am to bonescanner
Big red gum
Soft foam cover toilet seat
Denture cleaner
Being 30 min to an hour early for every family event
Soft foam cover toilet seat
Denture cleaner
Being 30 min to an hour early for every family event
Posted on 2/15/21 at 7:02 am to Coach C
One of the greatest blessings of my life was getting to spend a lot of time with my grandparents. Mawmaw taught me to cook and spoiled me, pawpaw taught me to hunt and fish. Lost them 40 years ago and I still miss them.
Posted on 2/15/21 at 7:13 am to Coach C
Posted on 2/15/21 at 7:20 am to CHEDBALLZ
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Being waken up on a Sunday morning to the sound of a spoon banging on a pot and my MawMaw or PawPaw cooking something great.
Both of my grandmothers could cook. My paternal grandmother turned her catering business into a commercial bakery. My maternal grandmother was a country girl that raised 8 kids on a little farm. Two total different women with different styles of cooking, but both were incredible. My paternal grandmother at intricate things like complicated desserts. My maternal grandmother at things like butter beans and biscuits. No kid ever left hungry.
Posted on 2/15/21 at 9:12 am to bonescanner
Seeing my PawPaw plowing his field with Ida, his old mule.
Grandma sewing on her Singer sewing machine.
Big screened-in front porch where we would wait for the ice cream truck to pass.
An old cloth clothes hamper on wheels that they gave to my Mom for a Christmas present once.
A peach tree where PawPaw would order us to pick a branch that he used to deliver punishment upon us for any wrongdoing.
Anisette snowball in a big yellow Tupperware bowl for my cancer-ridden MawMaw before she passed.
Majestic Spanish Oak Trees that dominated the landscape on grandparents' property.
A cattle-guard in the driveway over the front ditch of their property.
Homemade bread that always seemed a touch better than school cafeteria bread.
A very successful honky-tonk bar & dance hall that my
Pepere owned.
Coffee with chickory and coffee milk for the kids.
Sugar sandwiches (don't do this at home)
NOTE: Sorry for rambling, just so many reminders and I miss them all.
Grandma sewing on her Singer sewing machine.
Big screened-in front porch where we would wait for the ice cream truck to pass.
An old cloth clothes hamper on wheels that they gave to my Mom for a Christmas present once.
A peach tree where PawPaw would order us to pick a branch that he used to deliver punishment upon us for any wrongdoing.
Anisette snowball in a big yellow Tupperware bowl for my cancer-ridden MawMaw before she passed.
Majestic Spanish Oak Trees that dominated the landscape on grandparents' property.
A cattle-guard in the driveway over the front ditch of their property.
Homemade bread that always seemed a touch better than school cafeteria bread.
A very successful honky-tonk bar & dance hall that my
Pepere owned.
Coffee with chickory and coffee milk for the kids.
Sugar sandwiches (don't do this at home)
NOTE: Sorry for rambling, just so many reminders and I miss them all.
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