May
1st
…and that would be…Margaret Adele Ball Craig.
She was my grandmother (and Armour’s, and Andrew’s, and Sara’s, too…)
I attribute my love of cooking to her!
She gave the best presents – always from a silly character that had a small reference to the gift she was giving you (like “Oliver Twist” the year she gave me a beautiful wooden spoon) and she loved Julia Child before it was cool.
She knitted complicated sweaters (saying she liked knitting because it was ”like doing a puzzle”) and loved peonies, a good mystery novel, and a dry martini.
Gin, please.
She would have been 94 yesterday.
I miss her.
May 2nd, 2010 at 08:22
I am so glad she instilled the love of cooking in you. I’ve benefited so many times. She was lovely and your love for her resonates in every word.
May 4th, 2010 at 23:46
Holly Berry…
I am so sorry for your loss… Kitty Mow-Mow… So sad Sweaty…
On the lighter side… Grandmother Peggy was your inspiration to cook… After she past… She past on to me her ‘Green Thumb’.
What a Legacy for Her Most Beautiful Grand-Daughters…
All of My Love to your family. I miss you sweet Cuz.
Love, Mini-Mag.