“Full-Time Home-Maker”
My Aunt Irene Riley’s birthday is the 17th of July and she was born in 1888! That makes this year to be her 125th if she were still here with us. She had everything going just great for her when she was 89 years old. BUT, Seems she was in bed and was reaching for something on her night stand, and either lost her bearing or something slipped and she bumped her head on the corner, and naturally saw blood and called for help. She was taken to the hospital and two days later – died.
Looking up the numbers from her birth date to see what they reveal – her number would add up to be a “four” making her a seeker of security! She definitely had security all her life. I remember my Mother telling me – that in the 1940,s Irene had to brag about being so well off that – with their investments and everything going for her and her husband that she would never have to work a day outside the home – not in her life time.
So, with no real earthly work to do on her part, nothing that she really had to do – she found herself enrolled in the “RED CROSS” and since this was during the “WAR YEARS” – the group of ladies she met with, would roll bandages a couple days of the week. She would also make aprons, and pillow cases and complete these with hand embroidery and a lot of other fancy crochet work for Our Lady of Sorrows Church – the ladies’ Auxiliary Branch.
One of her table cloths she crochet – she would have on her dining room table so often, and always looking so good – I now have. It is beautiful and will out last any of us. She did do good work. When I was a small kid she would make lots of my clothes and all this work was done on a treadle type sewing machine.
One of the other things she did – was to bake cakes and cookies. These were from scratch and better than you could buy. She was an excellent cook and baker! Even as old as she was before she died, she would make regular visits to see her attorney and always with some of her cookies – always enough for the whole office. Her home-made gifts were always the best of gifts to receive and every one misses them – as no one makes treats as well – even with all of todays’s latest and greatest equipment!
Happy Birthday – Aunt Irene – Heaven has received a real “Home-Maker!”
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