Back in February I shared some of my MIL's vintage things
and as Mothers' Day approaches I'm again thinking about how much I miss her.
Joining in for Vintage Thingies Thursday again over at Coloradolady.
Ida loved to do needlework and she especially enjoyed needlepoint pieces.
Here's a little footstool she did probably in the mid 1960s to go with a vintage
rocking chair that I'll share another time.
The rustic framed pictures on the wall are painted glass framed in old barn wood.
Ida was a regisered nurse who was first a public health nurse in Detroit
in the 20s and an infant nurse in the 30s before her two sons were born.
She went back to work for a couple of years when she was in her 60s to
qualify for social security.
Do you remember when nurses all wore their starched caps and nursing school pins?
Her school pin is here somewhere, just couldn't locate it this morning.
This was her cap in the 1960s, not nearly as fancy or pretty as the
original one from her graduation picture.
Happy Mothers' Day to all moms, nanas, grandmas and to Ida.
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What a lovely tribute to your mother. Simple yet says so much. I'm sure she would've loved it!
ReplyDeleteSuch beautiful momentos of your grandmother. I adore the picture of her in her cap. The pictures are gorgeous too.
ReplyDeleteNot only is your MIL gorgeous, her work is simply beautiful. What beautiful needlepoint she did..
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What lovely mementos, I love those pictures, and the needlepoint is so pretty! Have a VTT!
ReplyDeleteYour tribute to your mother is just beautiful!! I always miss my mother when mothers day comes around. I don't about you, but things are just not the same without her.
ReplyDeleteThe needlepoint and pictures look nice together.
ReplyDeleteI remember the starched nurses caps!
What a wonderful tribute to your MIL!
ReplyDeleteWhat a sweet post and tribute. Your MIL was beautiful and so talented! I was just ooohing and awwing over those painted glass panels and the footstool is exquisite! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful post. I sure do remember the nurses caps. I prized mine more than anything in the world and it took me a long time to stop wearing it. I still have it. I will get it out for one of these. It was so hard to glue the blacks strips on that indicate the type of school you went to. Her needle work is beautiful. You do her great honor to remember her. Thanks for sharing.
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Your MIL did some beautiful work--that needlepoint is still so colorful and vibrant. I remember seeing those caps when I was little, and we made them out of folded paper when we played nurse with the neighbor girls. Thanks for sharing your wonderful mementos.
ReplyDeleteWhat a nice post. Your MIL was beautiful and talented.
ReplyDeleteI love the needlework, but what I absolutely love are the pictures painted on glass, such detail. Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful! Your MIL was so talented. Blessing and Happy Mothers Day, Vicky
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful tribute to your mother in law!!! She was relly pretty and I love the needlework she did! It is perfect...I am so amazed by people who can do this....I just can't sit still long enough! :)
ReplyDeleteI can only agree with the previous commenters - a beatiful and loving post.
ReplyDeleteYou have some wonderful keepsakes of your MIL's! I love that little stool, and I think it's so wonderful that you have her cap too. What a talented lady!
ReplyDeleteHappy VTT!
Carol
It is odd, but I have done a lot of needlepoint in the past and my mother was a nurse. Little did we know we had so much in common. I loved your post today featuring them both.
ReplyDeleteHow special! I can't imagine the time and patience that went into her footstool! Thanks for sharing and have a happy day!
ReplyDeleteSarah
That needlepoint is so exquisite. She did wonderful work. You have is displayed so beautifully beneath the pictures. Her nursing cap is great, it would look great in a shadow box with her pin. She certainly was a pretty lady too.
ReplyDeleteThat needlepoint is gorgeous! I tried needlepoint many years ago and knew it wasn't for me...slow results, lol. Ida was a beautiful lady (my daughter is a nurse) and did beautiful work. What a nice tribute :)
ReplyDeleteBlessings!
Gail
Beautiful needlework and a lovely tribute.
ReplyDeleteI liked the story about Ida. I was an RN too that wore a starched cap! I graduated in 1963 though. I which I had kept my caps now and my pins!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely tribute! Her needlepoint stool is a treasure!!
ReplyDeleteLove,
Susan and Bentley
xxoo
What great memories! The needlepoint stool is a great keepsake. Yes, I remember the stiff nurses hats and pins.
ReplyDeleteWhat a loving tribute. I love that you have her nurses cap and a picture to go with it.
ReplyDeleteOh and the needlepoint is gorgeous. What a treasure the footstool is.
That footstool is lovely- Really a great piece to remember Ida by.
ReplyDeleteThank you all for your lovely comments about Ida and her story. The older I get the more I appreciate what a great example she was of what a woman, mother and especially what a mother-in-law's role should be.
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