Grandma's Kitchen

Among my favorite memories of my grandmothers and my mother, are those that center around the kitchen.  One grandmother was an amazing cook whose melt in your mouth food was country cooking at its best.  The other grandmother and my mom weren't great cooks, but they did let me linger in the kitchen with them and learn the basics.  

This is a tiny painting I made about 15 years ago of my Grandmother and Grandfather in their country kitchen.  My memories of the goings on in their kitchen are vivid and warm.   I especially remember waking up to the sound of the cows outside and the butter churn inside.   I remember the huge production of grape juice and jelly making with my cousins.  I remember watching with amazement both the cake batter and the very bowl itself moving around under Grandma's ancient  standing mixer. There were wooden spoons and antique bowls.  There were cans of bacon grease and pitchers of real, raw milk.  Fresh eggs.  Fresh meat.  Homemade butter.  Mmmmmmm.......

I want to create lots of warm kitchen memories with my own granddaughter.  Whenever we are together, we cook.  Holidays together are spent doing the stereotypical kitchen things.  Easter eggs at spring visits.  Crabs at summer visits.  Sugar cookies at Christmas.  "Hattie's soup"....campfire cooking.....  I hope she has as vivid and warm memories of cooking with me as I have with my own beloved mothers.