Warmth from Granny

When my grandmother passed away, I somehow got the heating pad that she had. I don’t know how that came about, but I have had that heating pad since 1973, and it has been a good friend soothing sore spots, warming the bed when it felt cold, and easing the chills on cold winter nights. And each time I used that heating pad I thought of grannie. What a wonderful gift.

But the heating pad started to get old and I felt that it might not be safe any longer keeping me company through the night, so I just folded it up and put it on a shelf – only to be used for emergency comfort. Then yesterday when Laura and I decided to make yogurt the google recipe said that a heating pad would be good for the incubation of the culture. So wow – another use for my granny’s heating pad. We made yogurt, and it was wonderful; but the heating pad just couldn’t take it any more and that was it’s last job. Thanks grandma, if only I could let you know how much comfort you gave so many years after you left.