Showing posts with label grandmas memories. Show all posts
Showing posts with label grandmas memories. Show all posts

Thursday, June 17, 2010

Sad News


I know its been a while since I updated here. Life and the store have been a bit crazy. My Grandmother, the founder of Cook's Arts and Crafts passed away on April 10. Here is a picture of her taken in a Brooklyn Park in the late 1920's or early 1930's. She was 90 years young and was in the store 6 days a week until March of this year when she broke her hip.

Monday, November 3, 2008

Memories from Grandma

Anyone who has been in the store knows that my Grandma has been here a long time. Since 1971 to be exact. Over these years some unforgettable things have happened so I thought I would blog about one that was just reminded to us.

Over this past weekend we cleaned the windows out and installed lights. Well, we were here pretty late and this women came in who was so happy to see we were still here. She asked how Grandma was, as of this entry she is 89, (born in 1919) and doing well. She then told us how she first met Grandma. Many years ago she was in with her Mom on their way back from a jewelery store and mistakenly left their jewelry behind. My Dad found it and gave it to Grandma who called the jeweler and told him if someone called that they lost jewelery to call her, but she refused to say what it was that she found. Well luckily the women called and was so happy to have her jewelry back she gave grandma a gift. Today, Grandma was so happy to hear that the women remembered her and her kind deed. She would love if the women would come back to the store when she's here.

"Knock wood" Grandma has a great memory and as she recalls funny things I will continue to blog them. If you are ever in town come by the shop, she would love a fresh pair of ears to talk to.