The old saying said that a good housewife did her ironing on Tuesdays. Ironing at Gertrude’s house was another production. She ironed...

There was an old saying that said Monday was laundry day. I’m not sure that Gertrude did the laundry on Mondays but I do remember it was...

This is the time of year in western New York when Gertrude would begin the ritual of making jams. She had an old gas stove in her...

I said that just the other day and wondered if Gertrude was here! She loved a Sunday drive. Maybe because she did not drive and could...

I do not think Buffalo had an automat but New York City had many. When we went to the “City” Gertrude would treat me to lunch at the...

I do not think Gertrude ever went on a weight loss diet in her entire life and she never owned a bathroom scale. When I was in high...

Who knew how handy this thing would be when I turned 40 years old? I remember Gertrude loved to sew but hated to thread the needle. When...

In New York, a coffee klatsch meant that a bunch of friends or family members would get together, visit and drink lots of coffee. I...

As I was going through that box of “stuff” from Gertrude and came across this thing, A cream extractor in its original box. I do not...

When I was a young girl, I remember my grandmother, Gertrude, read the obituaries first. In the 1950’s, Buffalo had two newspapers; the...

Gertrude call it roughage, not fiber and she sure knew that it was important. During the spring and summer she served large portions of...

Gertrude never labeled a food good or bad, she would say “Be reasonable with how much of it you eat.” She was right. But I love ice...

I remember it was the night before we were traveling to Detroit with a stop at Deerfield Village. I was excited and so ready to leave the...

You can call it whatever you would like but Gertrude was an expert at making anything look like new. I found this old sock mending...

That is the question Gertrude would ask me, if I asked her for something to eat, when it was not time to eat. Interesting, answer a...

Gertrude always used the paper grocery bags to line the trash can in the kitchen. After making coffee she would take a section of the...

I remember saying that my feet hurt many times when I was with my grandmother. Gertrude never owned a car, nor did she get a driver’s...

Those were the words Gertrude used on a regular basis. She had been a young woman during WWI and the Spanish flu epidemic, a young mother...

I decided to start this blog because I want people to know the wisdom of my grandmother, Gertrude. She was wise beyond any formal...