Earliest Memories
I have a lot of little memories, from when I was three and four. I think this is because my grandmother died around this time. She was a huge part of my life when I was younger. I was named after her, and she lived right next door. She was my father’s mother, but my mother’s best friend, which I now see for the remarkable circumstance that it was.
She taught at the catholic school that my father, uncle, and aunt had attended in their youth, and that my mother later worked at also, and that my brother and I attended when we were of an age to enter kindergarten.
I remember her there best, in the office collecting papers for this or that nun, and gossiping with the secretary, helping out in the kitchen near the basement. Watching kids play at recess.
I remember her at her kitchen in her apartment. which was up a very tall rickety wooden staircase. The kitchen was very small, and every inch was utilized, without an inch to spare. The walls were stained yellow with the many meals that had been cooked, and the many cigarettes smoked.
One particular memory I have of her there, was walking in with my brother, and she was wrapping apples in tin foil, for what purpose I could never find out. She told me and my brother to play in the living room, but not to eat any Oreos out of the candy dish next to the couch because they were stale. I remember very clearly my brother and I eating them anyway, hiding behind that couch and giggling, because we knew it was her and that she would immediately forgive us for disobeying.
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You did a fantastic job with this story, it's so descriptive! My grandmother lived close to me when I was younger, so I can relate to that. It's funny that she wouldn't just throw away the stale oreos instead of warning against them, hee hee. My grandma did the same sort of thing.
ReplyDeleteNice job. I like your description of everything. It is certainly fun to remember things when we were all younger.
ReplyDeleteIt's amazing how much detail you remember. I can't remember anything from that young with as much detail as you had. Good work!
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ReplyDeleteThis sentence should have been rewritten: I remember her there best, in the office collecting papers for this or that nun, and gossiping with the secretary, helping out in the kitchen near the basement. Watching kids play at recess.
Option: I remember her there best, in the office collecting papers for this or that nun, gossiping with the secretary, helping out in the kitchen near the basement, and watching kids play at recess.