Grandma’s Stories

Jul 15th Make a “FRIEND” Today~

In life, no  one  knows   –  how,  what or when  we  will meet or get to know  someone for a  very,  very short time. The world just keeps a turning and no  one thinks that  this is the last chance to be  “KIND”  to  newly made friends!

In  January 1967,  someone I met, a Mrs. Herbert W. Cost  –  also known as  “Mary Lee Taylor”  with the  Friendly Kitchen program on radio for the  Pet Milk Co., was  living in  a nursing home in St.Louis. I knew she was not in the best of health and   to make her feel better,   I asked her if she would like for me to take her out for  a day?  So, I made arrangements to take her to my home.

Since she was  popular on the radio cooking show , and gave out tips and recipes to the listening audience for a good many years, thought   that she  would enjoy meeting my Aunt Irene Riley, who was in the cooking world  a superb  chef!   Also,  my  Father  was available  to be at my house and he said he would prepare a meal for all of us,  including my two sons.

We had a good time , good food, good conversation with a house full of cooks with lots to share. And of course my sons  probably played some  very  good music.  An afternoon  that we could not forget.

Sometimes when we were  all talking   I  did  take notice that Mrs. Cost was maybe  sleeping and or  nodding  and I found out later, from Aunt Irene   –  Mrs. Cost  may have had heart problems  or poor circulation  –  maybe not enough blood getting to the head?

But, a day or two later  –  I received the nicest  “Thank you Card”  –  and  Mrs. Cost remember everyone with her thanks and how much she enjoyed the day with my family!

It was sad for all us  –   when just a month later  to be informed that Mrs. Cost died of a  heart attack.  She was such a sweet person  and so friendly, it was easy to see why she did so well with  the Pet Milk   Friendly Kitchen program!  This was  before “TV”  and  without seeing her   –  she did marvelous with just her voice  –   her  tips and recipes.  No wonder so many women since  her radio show,    figured  to get into “TV” with a  similar  cooking show.

All of  us,  were only together  for those few short months and all I have as a remembrance   is her thank you cad and the newspaper write-up of her life.

Making friends now  could be for a short time   –  here  –  but   –    could  also  be   for all eternity     –  someday!

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