I didn't get to spend much adult time with my maternal grandma, but the time I did spend as a kid I learned a lot too.

When my dad was helping to build their house, I was there hanging around. Ma (yes, we called her that) took two long nails and some twine and was showing me how to knit. I didn't really learn, but it piqued my interest enough to take a class called Needle Arts in 11th grade and part of it was knitting.

I wish I would have asked more questions about our family to both my mother and grandmother.

My paternal grandmother I never knew.