A tablecloth given to her by my great-aunt Frances:
And two aprons made by my great-aunt Evelyn. My mom remembers her doing the stitching on them in the early '60s:
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And how clever is this? Negative-space cross-stitch hearts:
I want to try that myself!
Then I called to thank her and she said, "Really? You don't mind that I send you my junk?"
Oh, Mommy. You silly goose.
The tablecloth is so pretty. I love how you can tell it was made by hand. Mommies are great.
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