Loving Arms
@just4him (317038)
Green Bay, Wisconsin
December 21, 2018 2:46pm CST
This picture is another old one, but it so embodies my grandmother. She was a loving woman who loved all her grandchildren, and we all knew she loved us.
She was the peacemaker between my father and grandpa who were always in an argument about something, usually politics, but football and baseball came under heavy scrutiny as well.
Grandma was an excellent cook. Walking into her home, was delectable as she always had something cooking, and unlike today with fast everything, it was all made from scratch and the taste sensation was out of this world.
Grandma always had a kind word for everyone. She never stood still for long, so when she did sit, it's no wonder she would fall asleep. I just love this picture, taken at Easter that year in our upper apartment.
Strolling down memory lane. Thanks for reading.
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Forever memories.
@xander6464 (42308)
• Wapello, Iowa
22 Dec 18
I really like old pictures like this. And I'm glad they're dated so you know exactly when it was taken.
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@xander6464 (42308)
• Wapello, Iowa
24 Dec 18
@just4him I think everything should be dated.
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@just4him (317038)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
25 Dec 18
@xander6464 And names put on the backs of pictures so people know who's in them. I'm guilty of that too. I just went through a box of pictures and there are many pictures I don't know who's in them, and I took them. 
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@kobesbuddy (78889)
• East Tawas, Michigan
15 Mar 19
And what beautiful memories your grandma left, for you and your siblings to cherish forever!
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@just4him (317038)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
20 Mar 19
@kobesbuddy That's wonderful.
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@kobesbuddy (78889)
• East Tawas, Michigan
18 Mar 19
@just4him I had two remarkable, Christian grandmas. They both loved the Lord and children, above all else!
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@rebelann (112254)
• El Paso, Texas
23 Dec 18
I was 9 going on 10 in 1960, most housewives had to cook from scratch because not too many processed foods were available back then. Plus, womens lib hadn't started yet so most wives learned to cook to please their husbands ..... I'm so glad I didn't have to do that, I'm not exactly a good cook
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@rebelann (112254)
• El Paso, Texas
24 Dec 18
Some of it did some good @just4him now women are no longer the property of their hubbies so they do not have to put up with abuse.
When I was a kid and dad had gotten drunk and threatened to kill mom we tried to call the police but they weren't allowed to talk to kids back then so they kept asking to talk to dad .... now that has changed, the police will listen to kids and wives when they call about any kind of abuse.
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@just4him (317038)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
25 Dec 18
@rebelann I'm sorry you went through that.
I never felt like I was anybody's property, not even when I was a kid. I've always been my own person and never let people push me around like that. It's probably why the Women's Lib movement didn't affect me.
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@just4him (317038)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
21 Dec 18
I'm the one on the left. I'm the oldest. Yes, she was tired.
@ridingbet (66855)
• Philippines
22 Dec 18
it is sometimes teary-eyed thingy if we go down memory lane. the black and white picture is a vintage remembrance of your grandmother and the kids. which one are you in the picture?
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@ridingbet (66855)
• Philippines
26 Dec 18
@just4him that is goood to know. at least, you have an old photo that you can always look back as remembrance of your childhood.
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@jvicentevalera (13671)
• Santiago, Chile
21 Dec 18
What a memorable picture! I am so happy that you have such loving and enjoyable memories of your grandma!
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@just4him (317038)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
25 Dec 18
@jvicentevalera Yes, she's in heaven.
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@jvicentevalera (13671)
• Santiago, Chile
24 Dec 18
@just4him Am sure she was, may She rest in peace.
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@fearjp (452)
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21 Dec 18
I think all grandmas do the same thing. My grandma was the same, she used to cook awesome food for all of her grandkids and she'll even give the 18+year older grandkids a place to sleep whenever they had job nearby or school. Whenever there was a party going on my parents would tell us to keep it dwn for my grandma and she would always say let them, they're just acting like teenagers. Are those your siblings or cousins?
@just4him (317038)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
24 Dec 18
That's great you have wonderful memories of your grandmother. Those are my siblings.
@ilocosboy (45156)
• Philippines
21 Dec 18
Oh my I remember my grandmother, we all have good memories of our grandmother.
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@just4him (317038)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
24 Dec 18
I'm glad you have good memories of your grandmother.
