- Work was really interesting yesterday. A whole batch of tapes came across my desk from 1955. Turns out they were all interviews with elderly Jewish people in Wisconsin, telling their life stories. It was fascinating to hear how all these stereotypical Ashkenazi Jews emigrated in the 1880s from their birthplaces in Russia and Poland to tiny towns in Wisconsin like Racine or Appleton (with a few in Milwaukee too). Some were peddlers when they first came, one was a book merchant, another interview was conducted entirely in Yiddish… if I was serious about American Jewish history it would be a treasure trove.
- We got a new kitchen table. We ordered it online and it was delivered three days ago. Unfortunately, we've both been so busy it's still in its box. I hate weeks like that.
- Mosquitoes love me. Jonathan doesn't have one bite on him. So unfair!
- And saving the best for last… Liz, Jonathan's mom, made Wiggle two amazing blankets! Her mother, Jonathan's grandmother, was a professional seamstress and used to make clothing for the governor of California. So Liz knows how to make clothing like a pro. Well, look at what came today for the baby! They're all washable and soft and cuddly.
Noah's ark
Simcha approves
3 comments:
Wow! What gorgeous blankets! Great job, Liz. I feel excited when I'm able to sew on a button! LOL
Mom
Beautiful, beautiful blankets! What a treat for Wiggly, when he emerges, to be enveloped in the loving embrace of his grandmother's loving handiwork.
Can't think of a greater treasure that you could bestow, Liz.
Lillian; Michal's Savta
I love the dinosaur quilt. I loved dinosaurs as a kid, especially the stegosaurus!
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