tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6936759563200947460.post8730113535292898816..comments2024-03-26T10:35:29.123-06:00Comments on Miss Abigail's Hope Chest: A Peek Inside: Aunt Bertha's Kitchen SetKathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00670017068516575306noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6936759563200947460.post-35986506739582271632015-12-23T10:59:43.697-07:002015-12-23T10:59:43.697-07:00Well -hello Kiyoko! Yes, I'm a cousin. I think...Well -hello Kiyoko! Yes, I'm a cousin. I think it is amazing that you could run across my blog. I hope you'll check in now and then. If you look under the "genealogy" label on the sidebar, you'll see some pictures that you may recognize.Kathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00670017068516575306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6936759563200947460.post-87083811417828296372015-12-20T11:31:38.248-07:002015-12-20T11:31:38.248-07:00I came across your blog a few days ago as I resear...I came across your blog a few days ago as I researched vintage hope chest ideas. There is something so familiar about this tea towel and how it is made that I wonder if your Aunt Bertha is my grandmother? Are you part of the Anderson family from Idaho? <br /><br />I just wanted to let you know that I love what you are sharing here and the things you are making for Abigail. Thank you! Kiyoko Walkenhorst-Ballhttp://www.postcardsfromlife.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6936759563200947460.post-63977679092357534292015-05-08T00:12:43.005-06:002015-05-08T00:12:43.005-06:00I'm so glad you are using your pretty things, ...I'm so glad you are using your pretty things, Marquette! And I'm pleased that you feel the love I put into the things I've made for your family. Towels can hardly express it, but there's the tangible reminder nontheless.Kathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00670017068516575306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6936759563200947460.post-40395927848703032015-05-07T12:40:51.186-06:002015-05-07T12:40:51.186-06:00And, all the beautiful linens and dishcloths you m...And, all the beautiful linens and dishcloths you made for us for our wedding have done the same thing. I love using them. They are so pretty, and I feel loved every time I pull one out. Marquettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09112633611070405863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6936759563200947460.post-90870641076886834112015-05-07T12:40:00.724-06:002015-05-07T12:40:00.724-06:00We have some beautiful crystal bowls and decorativ...We have some beautiful crystal bowls and decorative items we received as gifts for our wedding. For the first 5 or 6 years of our marriage I kept them carefully wrapped and stashed away, only pulling one or two out once a year for a "fancy" event. I decided finally though that I was missing the point of those. I wanted to use these special gifts that were given to us not to take up cupboard space for 363 days out of the year. We started using them as fruit bowls, vases, pretty dishes for dinners more often, etc. Every time we use them I think of the love people expressed through those gifts, and they make my house more pretty! One of the crystal bowls has broken through using it, but I don't regret using it. It brought cheer and beauty and reminded us of love, and I think that was much better than just stashing it away to keep in intact and never seen or used. Marquettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09112633611070405863noreply@blogger.com