tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409084936073021501.post6517510657304349177..comments2023-12-05T13:28:08.325-05:00Comments on From Sinking Sand . . .: Grandma HemmerAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14121222198887672974noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409084936073021501.post-597310324130268572014-06-13T08:06:22.671-04:002014-06-13T08:06:22.671-04:00No one showed up at the auction to buy the house, ...No one showed up at the auction to buy the house, so the Good Samaritan cousin bought the house for a dollar and promptly sold it to mother for a dollar. Another favorite is that my mother's mother, Grandmother Martin, said that as long as she had food, we would have food (during the Depression many were hungry)and we never lacked anything. Like Ronald Reagan, we were poor but we didn't know it.Miriamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409084936073021501.post-81344525495403462642014-06-12T21:33:26.588-04:002014-06-12T21:33:26.588-04:00Love seeing these pictures. It's interesting h...Love seeing these pictures. It's interesting how the pictures are different than what I have in my mind. Again because of our age difference you have different memories than I do. I don't associate Grandma with asparagus, but I do cinnamon rolls!<br /><br />One of my favorite stories about Grandmas was how God took care of her and her children after our grandfather died. Because he had no will and the house was not in her name, the house was put up for auction. In the middle of the Depression, a wealthy cousin went to the courthouse to make sure he bid higher than anyone else so Grandma could keep her house. She was able to rent it out to help bring in extra income for her family. At least that is the story as I remember it being told.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing these pieces!rk2https://www.blogger.com/profile/16989703392631261570noreply@blogger.com