The principal use of Grandma's apron was to protect the dress underneath, because she only had a few, it was easier to wash aprons than dresses and they used less material, but along with that, it served as a potholder for removing hot pans from the oven.
It was wonderful for drying children's tears, and on occasion was even used for cleaning out dirty ears.
From the chicken coop, the apron was used for carrying eggs, fussy chicks, and sometimes half-hatched eggs to be finished in the warming oven.
When company came, those aprons were ideal hiding places for shy kids.
And when the weather was cold, grandma wrapped it around her arms.
Those big old aprons wiped many a perspiring brow, bent over the hot wood stove.
Chips and kindling wood were brought into the kitchen in that apron.
From the garden, it carried all sorts of vegetables. After the peas had been shelled, it carried out the hulls.
In the fall, the apron was used to bring in apples that had fallen from the trees.
When unexpected company drove up the road, it was surprising how much furniture that old apron could dust in a matter of seconds.
When dinner was ready, Grandma walked out onto the porch, waved her apron, and the men knew it was time to come in from the fields to dinner.
It will be along time before someone invents something that will replace that 'old-time apron' that served so many purposes.
We are all to have a apron made by Chocolate Night..Rhona and Sherry are ahead...Two down four to go...
This beauty hangs on the hall wall and is seen as you enter...Sorry to say I am not sure of its name. As you can see this quilts also catches your eye.. Phil was talking to Cindy, I am sure about the quilt, as she is studying it..
Rhona and Cindy are walking to the kitchen where Kathy and Phil are discussing the reindeer collection that line the whole wall to the left of this picture..
Phil is pointing to his collection while telling us the history behind some of the pieces..If I remember correctly I believe he said he has over 1200 reindeer. He has several other collections through out his house and shared all with us..I could never give them the justice he does..so won't even try...One thing I will tell you is..one could listen to him talk all day long and enjoy every minute of it. His voice is so soothing and his stories, history so interesting.. 
