Baby Shower

The invitation read, "For the new baby, bring a copy of your favorite children's book and share your good memories attached to it."

Duck and His Friends, a Little Golden book, "It's the first book I remember. I liked the funny duck and the colorful quilt."

Baby Quilt

Baby Quilt
A patchwork baby quilt with simple embroidery illustrations of cute critters-- cat, dog, fawn, and especially a frog. Most kids like frogs! ( Several days after my grandaughter had been here, and gone, a small frog hopped down the stairs, bringing back memories of fun frog filled days! )

A patchwork baby quilt that she received at a baby shower, was made especially for her, with fringed edges-- fun for little fingers to tangle in!

Putting Up Preserves

Plum Sweet

Today I cooked down
Wild plums
And poured hot rosy red jam
Into five gleaming pint jars.
Eight cups of sugar.
Eight cups of pulp.
(I’ll spread it thin on my toasty bread!)
It took me the better part
Of the morning
From start to finish, including
Cleaning up the mess and stickiness.
I don’t know how my grandmother did it--
Put up the preserves,
And still have time
At the end of a day
To take a leisurely stroll
Through the plum grove with me.

A plum sweet memory.