Comments on: 50 Handkerchiefs

By: Betsy

Betsy — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 00:04:31 +0000

We do not always know why we are prompted to do the things we do, but thank goodness we do them.

By: Jeff Johnson

Jeff Johnson — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 04:55:18 +0000

Very nice, thanks Ardis

By: Ziff

Ziff — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 04:04:20 +0000

You’re awesome, Ardis! Thanks for posting about this. What a great story!

By: lindberg

lindberg — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 01:05:47 +0000

Wonderful story. Thank you, Ardis.

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 23:48:41 +0000

Aww, kevinf, that’s a treasure! Think of some way, even if it’s just a note slipped in behind the mat or a card pasted on the back, to record your mother’s name and what you know of the napkins, so that they don’t become anonymous relics when they’re passed on to new generations.

By: kevinf

kevinf — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 23:21:04 +0000

I am so glad you shared this. It’s a great story, and it is exactly the kind of thing we come to Keepa looking for. Hits home for me, if you will pardon a personal story. My wife and I recently found in a drawer some old linen napkins, apricot in color, with hand embroidered borders and detail. These were made by my mother sometime in the 1930s as a 4H project, and how I ended up with them I don’t recall. To make a long story short, we decided my two brothers would appreciate having one of them, so we just are in the process of getting them framed in a shadow box, with a complementary color mat set, and the napkins folded so that the detail shows to best effect. An old heirloom and reminder of our mother. These things are always best when shared.

By: Chocolate on my Cranium

Chocolate on my Cranium — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 23:11:20 +0000

Now I’ll never look at a handkerchief without remembering this lovely story.

By: Chad Too

Chad Too — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 22:17:33 +0000

I am in tears. God bless you for being a willing tool in His hands.

By: Gary Bergera

Gary Bergera — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 21:36:32 +0000

Very touching. Thank you, Ardis.

By: David Y.

David Y. — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 21:34:26 +0000

Wow — what a moving story. Thank you for sharing it . . . received in the spirit it was shared.