This is my Maternal Grandmother at my sister Vera’s wedding in 1969. She looks so sweet in pink! I really loved my grandmother. She only had one hand. One of her arms was amputated from her elbow down when she was young. She immigrated to the U.S.A. alone without my grandfather who was murdered in Iran in the late 40’s. She did more with her one hand than a lot of people do with two. Her embroidery was amazing. My Babushka Vera died in March of 1980. She was a Godly woman who prayed for all her grandchildren and for all her grandchildren’s future spouses. I am so looking forward to seeing her in heaven.
The tablecloth above was the cloth she embroidered for our sister Vera as a wedding gift.
This is a tablecloth and napkins my babushka embroidered for us as a wedding gift. In keeping with the Pink Saturday theme here’s another tablecloth I have that she embroidered.
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The Happy Wonderer ~ ellen b. 
This post made me happy. It stirred up lots of memories of my grandmother, her gifts and her presence as love in my life. Wonderful embroidery.
Happy Pink Saturday, Ellen.
This is such a wonderful post. Your Babushka Vera was an incredible woman. And, she must have loved you all very much.
What an amazing Babushka Vera you had!
I so loved the story you shared about her–and she was beautiful in Pink! Her embroidery skills were just splendid!
Hope you have a great Pink Sat. ! Dana
Good morning Ellen B.,
What a darling Babushka you have present tense intended. She must have been a brave woman to come here alone. I would image the table cloths she embroidered for you are some of your favorites.
Have fun in Whittier…I’m headed for cooler climbs…San Pedro where there’s a cool breeze.
What beautiful embroidery!
What a fabulous post!! And her embroidery work was exquisite. In answer to your question on my Pink Saturday post…..yes, that is her everyday look. She says it’s to keep her young….whatever…but she is a wonderful house cleaner.
AwwwwWWWW! I miss mine! She is lovely in pink.
the hand work is amazing and your story is beautiful, In th end the good memories is all that we all have, Hope you have a wonderful week.
Hugs,
Judy
What a great post! I love the testimony of how she kept busy even with only one hand. If we would all be so diligent!
Awe, what a wonderful post. I miss mine too. Love the pink table cloth. Have a good pink Saturday.
This is a lovely post, Ellen! I have not heard much about this Baba. She must have immagrated to U.S. with your Mom and Dad – knowing that Kathy was born in Iran..? If your Saturday is in Whittier with Jackson…there won’t be too much “pink” there!!!! Give lots of hugs for me 🙂
Oh, even the name Babushka is charming. Your’s is so lovely in that pink outfit. She created beautiful things. Happy Pink Saturday. Your post is beautiful. Karen
Oh this is a wonderful tribute to a woman who must have glowed with the love Jesus. The pink outfit only reflected that glow even more!
Your beautiful Babushka was a talented woman and so pretty in pink. What a wonderful lasting legacy she has given you.
What beautiful treasures! I love the photo collage of your grandma and the forget-me-not embroidery around her. Thank you for sharing such a treasure! Happy Pink Saturday!
She was pretty amazing! Love it!
Thank you so much for sharing this beautiful story about your grandmother. The table cloth is so wonderful. I am glad I will be seeing my grandmother in heaven some day, too. Love, Faith
Oh, I enjoyed every word of your post! Tell us more about your Babushka sometimes. I want to hear MORE!!! She sounds incredible, and what an inspiration. Her work is beautiful, but I have the feeling her heart was the most beautiful of all.
How amazing, and what beautiful needle work. I love it. Your grandmother sounds like a truly amazing woman.
Charlotte
I’m so glad I got to see this post! What an amazing woman your Babuska Vera was and her embroidery is so beautful!
So sorry about all the fires going on again in S CA! It has been a bad year. Wish we could send some of the rain we’ve been getting your way.
Happy Pink Saturday
Hugs, Pat
These linens are so lovely….your grandmother was a peach in PINK!
What a priceless treasure! Thanks for sharing it with us!
Ellen, your Babushka Vera was so sweet in that precious photo. I love all the pink around her photo. Her embroidery is awesome and with one hand. A sweet pink post today for a special person in your life.
Hugs…Jeanne
What a sweet pink saturday, the people who touch our lives….she did beautiful embroidery. Happy PS!
I love her beautiful embroidery! What a sweet tribute to your grandmother.
Happy Pink Saturday!
wow..what a sweet photo of your grandma, and what beautiful embroideries….
happy pink saturday
Oh what a lovely keepsake you have in her embroidery! Happy Pink Saturday!
Thank you so very much for honoring us with the beautiful photos of your grandmother, and memories of her and her amazing talent.
What a fabulous post and what a priceless treasure!
Have a Bless and happy weekend,
Virginia
Oh, what a preciously sweet post. What a beautiful grandmother you had and to think of all she went throug and could still embroider like that? Her work is lovely! I know you cherish those tablecloths.
Be a sweetie,
Shelia
Ellen, What a beautiful post of your grandmother. I love her embroidery work. She sounds like she was a wonderful godly woman! pink hugs, Ellen 🙂
WONDERFUL!!!! I used to call my grandma “Vovusca”. Love it! 🙂 Vanessa
She is beautiful and looks like your mother. What lovely embroidery she did!
Amazing – totally amazing! Her work is so beautiful and thanks for sharing these wonderful pics. HPS! Nancy
What a lovely grandmother. Her work is beautiful, thank you so much for sharing her.
beautiful embroidery! I’d love to know how she held her hoop!
thank you for publishing this post. i know of a couple of men with only one arm and they do more that any of us with two. including raising a family, driving a logging truck, fireman and other things. brave people!!!
maybe that is what grandmothers are for too is to pray for their grandchildren!!!thanks for the encouragement.
Hello and Happy Pink Saturday. Thank you for stopping by and leaving such a sweet comment. What a beautiful person your Grandmother was and her embroidery is exquisite, just amazing that she did that with one hand! What a treasure for you to hold on to and pass down. Thank you so much for sharing!
Blessings, Shirl
Shirls Rose Cottage
Beautiful work to remember a beautiful Babushka by.
Jody
What a lovely tribute to your grandmother. Yes, her embroidery work is amazing! I think your Mom looks a lot like your grandmother.
She’s adorable!
c
What a beautiful picture and memory!
Kathy
a great tribute to your Grandmother!
Beautiful embroidery work! Having recently gotten into embroidery–and taking forever to stitch the simple projects I’ve attempted so far–I can’t imagine how long that must have taken to do. And with one hand–wow!!
Thanks for sharing your lovely memories about your Babushka. Her handwork is beautiful. A couple Pink Saturdays ago, I wrote about my grandma Alice (Gaga) and her embroidery, and shared a lot of pictures of her work. Maybe we should start a “tell me about your grandmother” day …
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Hugs,
Victoria
Happy Pink Saturday!
blessings,
kari & kijsa
Dear Ellen, i was missing my babushka Vera:) and just googled her and found your babushka Vera, my babushka Vera died in 2005 , she lived in the USSR and we couldn’t get her out of there, later it was too late , we used to visit her on summer holidays in Moscow, i miss her so much , i do wish i could save time in a bottle , like in the song, and spend it with her over and over again.
Yana,
Babushkas are the best in my opinion. So sorry you couldn’t have yours living close to you before she died.