Most women of my age owned an apron, and many even owned an apron like this: handmade and hand decorated. In addition, they probably owned either a measuring cup like this or one made of Pyrex. When I was younger, all my important recipes were handwritten on cards like this. Today, some are so faded that they are hard to read. This one is for a favorite ginger cookie from Nana, my then-husband's grandmother. She carefully pointed out that she hadn't invented it. She got the recipe from a Mrs. Senty. So Mrs. Senty--whom I never met--has been enshrined in my family history.
Mandy Sue, meeralee, Loulies.com, bcmom, and 9 other people added this photo to their favorites.
Tim Somero 76 months ago | reply
Touching. Thank you.
m_d_n 76 months ago | reply
What a great photo!
I have several aprons similar that were my grandmothers and then my mothers, but I don't recall my mom wearing them often. My favorite is a blue and white gingham with hand-embroidered sunflowers.
Mandy Sue 76 months ago | reply
this is so interesting! i'm sure the cookies are amazing as well.
dramamath 76 months ago | reply
Dessert spoon=2 teaspoons as opposed to a tablespoon which is equal to 3 teaspoons.
Muffet 76 months ago | reply
Thanks for the comments, everyone, and dramamath for the info.
neonlike 76 months ago | reply
very evocative photo. the simpler (were they really?) days of the past are so sweet when remembered along with the special people who inhabited them.
Let's taste some of Mrs senty's cookies!!! :-)
teacher74 76 months ago | reply
Nice pic, and I´m sure that Mrs. Senty ginger cookies taste yummie.
little_stitcher 76 months ago | reply
I love this! xx
tomwest 76 months ago | reply
Mrs Senty lived behind us in Naperville when i was in high school.
Oh, and shouldn't "husbands" be possesive?
Muffet 76 months ago | reply
Thanks, Tom, and yes, it should, and now it is.
Rob Ireton 75 months ago | reply
I think this is one of the stand-out shots from Iron Photographer 17
Muffet 75 months ago | reply
Aw, thanks, Rob...
squeakychu 35 months ago | reply
Nice picture. I'm using it for my CSA Newsletter in the coming week. It will go along with a short article as to how our CSA member can post recipes on our CSA google group. The photo is credited to you in the newsletter per Creative Commons and Flickr. Thanks for sharing it! If you'd like a copy of the Newsletter when it comes out, please send me an email address to where I can send it.
icemom.diane 33 months ago | reply
Thank you for sharing on Creative Commons! SynchroMom has used this on a blog post today, August 30, 2010. synchromom.net/2010/08/synchronized-skating-teams-sharing...
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Multilingual Living 22 months ago | reply
Thank you for sharing this great photo! Multilingual Living used it to illustrate a post about multilingual families here: www.multilingualliving.com/2011/08/08/blending-the-multic...
jasonmaxham 2 weeks ago | reply
Great photo! Thanks for making it available with a Creative Commons license (CC BY 2.0). That allowed me to use it for a post titled "One-size-doesn't-fit-all" on my blog, "The Art of Troubleshooting":
www.artoftroubleshooting.com/2013/03/one-size-doesnt-fit-...
To ensure proper attribution, I included your name and a link back to this page in the photo's caption.
This image was a great fit for my writing–thanks again!