A couple of weeks ago my friend was over at my house and we were visiting while I was cutting up an apple as our children were playing. She looked over at me and said, " I love it Lisa...you are always cutting up fruit." I just kindof laughed. But, it has provoked MUCH thought. I sat and thought about my mom and her mom and her mom. ie: my Great Grandma (Who is still alive at 100 yrs. old). I could picture, in my mind all three of these WONDERFUL woman sitting down and cutting up fruit.... apples and pears mostly.
I remember MANY a road trip with my Mom or Grandma where we ate cut up apples with slices of Chedder Cheese. My Grandma said the apple will keep you awake while you drive.
I reallized that I take an apple or orange or pear almost everywhere we go..... the park, a friends house, on a road trip and I bring a knife with me to cut it up.
I never thought much of it until she said something, because she probably doesn't often "cut up fruit". Probably because her children just eat it whole. But my Grandma and Great Grandma were all about FRUGALITY and not wasting a single bite. And so, that is probably why they always cut the fruit up. And I remember my mom doing the same because she didn't want us to waste the fruit and I most certainly would if I tried to eat a whole one.
It sounds SILLY, but it made me grateful for this SIMPLE legacy. And so glad that my Mom taught me to LOVE fruit and WANT to feed it to my children.
So, thank you Lindsay for helping me notice and appriciate something I didn't even know about myself!
