Blue Mason Jars - A Treasure from Gran

In the process of checking shelves in the garage, I found a treasure. There were two boxes high up and out of sight, which were both marked with my name and "glass." I'm pretty sure that they came to me after my grandpa passed, nearly 11 years ago. I was hoping to find some good pints or maybe mayo jars. Instead, I found something that made my heart stop for a beat. It seems I had never opened those boxes because I was astonished by what I found inside. They were packed with all of my Gran's blue glass canning jars! I couldn't fight back the tears, holding those jars in my hands, memories of the sights and smells of Gran's pantry flooding through me - the creaky wooden stairs leading down to rows upon rows of food, the damp smell of the dirt floor, the monster I was convinced was hiding in the dark corners. But I had to laugh when I read the note that my aunt had written on the inside of one of the box flaps, "wash them yourself, taken from the top of grandma's fridge."
What an amazing treasure to find!!! It just makes me smile for you!
ReplyDeleteHow wonderful!!! What a treasure...in so many ways =)
ReplyDeleteI cant believe I missed this! Isnt it amazing that simple jars, or in my cast a wooden mortar and pestle, passed on from gran to granddaughter can mean so much! I love that your auntie realized it would be important to you...HUGS!
ReplyDeleteAfter talking with my mom and aunt, I found out that these jars actually came from my Great Gran's! I've since filled them with dried beans and popcorn, and get to look at them daily. It's amazing to feel the hands of all of those wonderful women touching the cool blue glass when I reach for them. History. Her-story.
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