The Hurrier I Go, The Behinder I Get~

Greetings, from sunny BC. It is one of those days where I've stayed home and have opened all the windows to air out the house. It feels like an early spring day and I'm loving it. I'm getting lots done. Grama Laura either used to say, "The hurrier I go, the behinder I get" or else she had a little embroidered decorative display that said it, but it came to my mind as I sat down to blog. Today I feel it is an appropriate thought because the more I'm getting done, the more I'm finding to do. I'm hurrying through one thing to get to the next!! Daddy, do you remember the saying? Grama had a little black mammie that had a big skirt that sat on top of her sewing basket that was in the sun porch. Is that where the saying was stitched? Do my sisters remember?


Speaking of the sun porch! It was the place where all the grandkids congregated to play games like "Button, Button, Who Has the Button?" and "I Spy" the little thimble. Grama was a great game player. Yes, she came in with us kids too! She taught us how to play Canasta and would say, "Does anyone want to play Nastie?" She would make us sodie pop floats using bright pink creme soda. Did I mention she was the best popcorn maker in the county? She only used white popcorn and she would pop it on the stove in some kind of wonderful grease and then serve it in a big enamel dishpan. PaPete would be watching Gunsmoke and he would call out, "Popcorn, woman!" and Grama would hop to it and make us this wonderful salty treat. She had a great big turn of the century white house on First Street with plenty of nooks and crannies and a full basement that was accessible only through going outdoors and down some little steps where we kids would put on shows. Ah, the good old days.


There were just two things I always desired in my home and that was to have a sun porch like Grama Laura and a breakfast bar like Grama 'For. Thanks to my awesome accommodating and skillful husband I can now say that I have both. I only hope my children and grandchildren will look back on this house as a place full of wonderful memories gathered around the table and playing on the sun porch. Funny, I don't call it a sun porch because it's not always that sunny here. But today, it is definitely a sun porch and besides that I could call it a dirty window, dusty porch as the sun beats in and reveals my lack of housekeeping. So, on that note, this little post is finished and I will hurry on with my chores!


Blessings, Linda....


P.S. This just in from my sister Lori:

I tried to write a comment on your blog but it wouldn’t take it:

The Hurrier I Go, the Behinder I Get…

That was delightful...such vivid memories. I play "I spy" with my grandkids, but haven't figured out how to do the "button, button" game for them like we always played with Grama Laura. I'm still giggling about the mammie doll that I had not remembered in all these years before you mentioned it. As for the popcorn, Grama had special popcorn bowls, different colors of metal bowls. I have 2 of the matching cups in my home now and treasure them for that fond association. I do love reminiscing! -- Lori

Thank you, Lori for your reminder of those lovely metallic bowls and glasses. Yes, I remember them too! They would always get so drippy on the outside due to the condensation - ice cold inside, hitting room temperature on those hot California days. I forgot that you had a couple of them. Imagine what memories we could all come up with. Well, actually we always do when we get together and that's partly why it's so much fun to visit!! --Linda