Fabric Yo-Yo’s

My beautiful mom, Elizabeth, on her wedding day. 

Today’s poem features a favorite decorative item in my house. It’s a Yo-Yo doilie that my mom made for me. I recently became interested in the history of the fabric yo-yo, and began to research them. I read a really interesting history of the yo~yo at Mitzi’s Miscellany. Read about the History of Yo~Yo’s Here.

My mom’s senior picture. 

My mom made this yo-yo doilie for me several years ago. 

Fabric Yo-Yo

Several years ago

Mom made a 

Yo-Yo doilie

for me

It’s lived in many places,

helping to make my house

a home

Lots of fabric circles 

sewn inward

making a puckery,

twirly, 

whirly,

pinwheel,

whirligig, 

round-about,

Yo-Yo doilie!

Vintage 1930-1940’s feed sack yo-yo quilted pillow that I purchased from eBay. 

A book that I purchased and am reading. Yo-yo’s were often made from feed sack fabrics. 

A table runner made from fabric yo-yo’s. Purchased from Etsy. 

Playing with yo-yo’s!

Now it’s time for another Poetry Break!  Tricia at The Miss Rumphius Effect is today’s Poetry Friday host. Please make sure that you visit to gather more poetry love!

Hand Carved

Great grandparents~ Flora and Joseph. 

Hand Carved. 

Smooth wood block
Intricately carved into 
crescent shape
Great grandpa’s handiwork 
Sweet smell of butter 
emanates from
cookie mold
Buttery cookies 
melt in your mouth 
Passed down through 
generations

Great grandpa’s cookie mold for making crescent cookies. 

Family recipe that uses the cookie mold.   You can also make them into thumbprint  filled cookies.

Now that the weather here has cooled down a bit, I think I’ll bake up a batch of nut crescent cookies. 

Irene at Live Your Poem is today’s Poetry Friday host. She has the round up of everyone who is participating in Poetry Friday.  

John’s Fix-It Shop

“Poetry Break!”

My grandpa’s sign (made by my mom). 

John’s Fix-It Shop

Come on in!
Stay a while. 
We’ll put the coffee on. 
kitchen table,
chockablock with tools and parts,
even a coffee pot or two  
Grandpa works at the table  
Customers come and go. 
John’s Fix-It Shop
occupies grandma’s kitchen 
Customers stay a while -
they sit and chat. 
Put the coffee on. 
Stay a while. 
John’s Fix-It Shop 
is always open. 

When I was growing up, my grandpa had a small business that, after a while, found its way into my grandparents kitchen. When customers stopped in, they were invited to have a cup of coffee (perked in a Faberware percolator coffee pot) and some of whatever treat grandma had made. Grandpa repaired Faberware products. His most popular repairs were done on percolator coffee pots. When I moved into my first apartment, I was given a Faberware 4 cup coffee pot and a Faberware electric fry pan. These were two of my favorite small appliances  To this day, I prefer the taste of coffee from a percolator coffee pot. I hope you enjoyed your visit to John’s Fix-It Shop!  Stop in again, won’t you?

Here’s grandma’s recipe for kolacki in an old church cookbook.
You’d have been lucky to sample these if you stopped by!

Grandma and grandpa’s wedding photo.
November 29, 1946

Margaret at Reflections On the Teche is today’s Poetry Friday host.  Besides rounding up all of the poetry offerings, she is sharing a goodbye poem to her students.