Handkerchief

Keyword: Handkerchief

For some reason my mom liked to collect handkerchiefs. My mom died in 2001 and to this day I am still finding her stashes of handkerchiefs in the oddest of places. My dad still hasn't boxed up or given away all of her stuff yet and I kind of find that comforting. It's almost like she's still here when I find a hankie between the pages of a book or a few still in a box she brought home from an auction. Her favorite hankies to collect were the dainty ones that looked like they were from the 40s and 50s and I believe her very favorite ones were made in Ireland. Why Ireland? Well, it is because her grandparents, my great-grandparents came to America from Ireland way back when. I say way back when because I am clueless as to what year and I don't even know their first names. Let's just call them Paddy and Siobhan. I am so bad.