GIFTS - handmade
A long time ago, when I was proud of my newfound skill of knitting socks - I made a pair for my mother. They were green and white striped with a heels and toes of green.

She bragged on them and told me how thrilled she was when the package was in her mailbox - a total surprise. I don't think it was even for Christmas - but the socks though beautifully knitted ... well let me tell it this way.

Recently I found those socks in my drawer. Mom has passed on and I found the sox among her things and kept them, along with some potholders I made for her that she NEVER used.

The potholders were in a plastic bag with a note: "Too pretty to use." I cried when I saw that. I often wondered why she never used them. They had the hand outline of our each of our children (her grandchildren).

But about the socks, of which I plan to put a photo here (the tiny shiny quarter gives an idea of the dimensions: 14" x 6"). When I found them -- I laughed and laughed. They were hilarious -- HUGE - fat though well-proportioned. Yes warm, but not suited to the foot of a human .. More like an elephants foot.

My, but my mother loved deeper and was more diplomatic than I realized. Still, this memory makes me laugh and be happy. I hope she knows...