HOMEMADE BY GRANDMA AND GRANDPA:
My maternal grandparents, Ella, nee Kolberg, and Joseph Kijak, were loving grandparents whose memories I will carry with me forever. They were also very talented in woodworking (grandpa) and craft work (grandma). Here are some examples of their talents, which I still have today, and am proud to display in my home:
Homemade by my grandmother:
My christening slip and gown made in 1948:
Christmas decorations:
Homemade Easter eggs:
Stuffed animals (2 poodles and "Tony the Tiger":
Baby clothes for me:
A foot stool, which my grandmother made by using 7 large empty juice cans and covered with material from coats that she would purchase at rummage sales. She made these stools for many cousins, who still have their stools today, and who remember my grandmother with love:
Homemade by my grandfather:
Doll furniture:
A toy trunk, made by my grandfather in 1927, for my mother when she was 2 years old. I now use it in my home as a coffee table:
My mother's rocking chair, also made by her father in 1927, when she was 2 years old:
My grandparents were talented people and I know that they would be pleased to know that all the above items are in my home and are still displayed by me.
copyright 2025, Cheryl J. Schulte
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