Grandma Song Two (Remember Me Songs, 6)

Grandma S - Herself's maternal grandmother - made a tasty apple pie.  The crust was so beautiful, and it even had a small apple-shaped decoration in the center of the pie.  It was the tallest, fluffiest pie Herself has ever seen.

Grandma S and Grandpa J lived in a humble apartment that smelled of Grandpa's pipe smoke and Grandma's cigarettes.  Grandma S had a dollhouse in her bedroom; it was for decoration, though, not for playing.  Herself loved to look at how Grandma S had so carefully arranged the tiny furniture. 

Grandma S was a marvelous seamstress.  She made Halloween costumes for Herself and her siblings - Herself's was a cat costume in a deep shade of green, as she specifically requested.  Grandma S also made Herself's junior prom dress, which was a garment so exquisite, with such immaculate stitching, that it made Herself joyous to wear it.  There were also small suitcases of charming doll clothes with little snaps and bows. Though Herself did not particularly care for dolls, it was worth playing with them on occasion just to dress and re-dress them in the beautiful clothes. Grandma S also crocheted lovely quilts for everybody.  Herself has three Grandma S quilts stored away, and hopes to present one to each of the Offspring someday. 

Herself's senior year of high school, Grandma S had a massive stroke. As part of the aftermath, Grandma S's language faculties were extremely affected, and she was reduced to four words:  "Yes," "No," "Why," and "Jesus."  It was remarkable how much intonation she would use, and how much she could convey, with solely those words.  When Herself would visit Grandma S in the nursing home, they would have lively (albeit rather one-sided) conversations in which Grandma S would often use "Jesus" as an expletive, not as a prayer. Always feisty, was Grandma S.

Grandma S passed away in the midst of a chilly New England winter.  Herself wore a furry hat to the graveside service.  She was certain that Grandma S would have approved.

Nobody Knows It But Me (Tony Rich Project) was released that cold season.  Herself remembers driving to work, thinking of Grandma S, when the song came on the radio.  A very light snow began to fall, and Herself was comforted, knowing that Grandma S was at peace at last.