Today, my lolo (grandfather) went home.
He has been insisting the past few days that he would like to go home giving us excuses and other reasons just for him to leave and we kept placating him to stay giving several reasons too for him to stay.
He is a persistent man. As much as we wanted him to go, we are concerned about his well-being and the fact that no will be there to watch over him. My mom and one of my nieces accompanied him. My mom wants to make sure that somebody will take care of him there and watch over him.
He will return this Wednesday. We only gave him medications to cover him up to that point so that there is a reason for him to return here.
We cannot blame him for wanting to go home. It's his home. He needs to make sure everything is okay.
This is also time for me to wash his blankets.
I believe that guys should be the one doing the laundry. If you ever do your laundry, then you know exactly what I am talking about. Especially blankets. Do you know how heavy they can once they get soaked? Even if you have washing machine to do so, it is the rinsing and wringing part that is tough.
These blankets we have were woven by hand. These were made by my lola (grandmother). I can still picture her in my mind doing it. She would have weave at a certain length and do another. After that, she sews three or four of those together to form a blanket. Weaving is done by women. We call this process of weaving as abel.
If I remember it right, these were the last blankets that my grandmother made before she got sick and eventually succumbed to her illness.
I remember her as a hardworking woman. She would wake up early to go to her uma (oo-ma) or gardens. These were located in the mountains so she would have to hike to get to them. I have been to some of those umas. When she passed, nobody knows where her other gardens are. There were plenty of them but we only maintain a couple of them. She tilled those lands her whole life.
She is an industrious woman. There is always something that she is doing even when she is sitting down. Whenever I visit you can see her popping beans she just harvested from the garden to be distributed to her children or to whoever would come to visit. If not, she is sewing frogsuits (the overalls for babies that were knitted by neighbors). She would sew them together to make the suit and she gets paid for the labor of it.
She and my lolo also take care of pigs. You would see her or him going around the neighborhood collecting leftovers to feed the pigs. They also have chickens and sometimes dogs.
She will always do her chores in silence.
Sometimes we cook food using wood or using the stove. I find food cooked in wood tasting better.
My grandfather was a miner until he was found out to have a spot in his lung. He stopped and became a laborer instead, working where work is found.
My grandparents worked and toiled before the sun is up and when the sun is down. That is all they ever did and that is what I always remember of them.
They are my grandparents on the mother side. We are more close to them since they live 30-45 minutes from us.
My grandparents from my father side live 4 hours away from us. We don't visit them much. It is them who comes to our house on rare occasions. They have since both passed away. Their house served as a vacation home for the family.
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Beautiful memories you had of your grandparents. Napaka sipag nila which is very admirable. You could see in the blanket that was crafted by your grandma.
My grandparents were very similar to yours. They worked so hard all their lives. They had fields to work on, animals to feed and also took care of part of the forest and planted trees there. They also took care of us when we were very young and our parents had to go to work.
My grandmother was making carpets at home. They were so beautiful. The blankets from your grandmother are the most beautiful ones that I have ever seen! So colorful! And you seem to be a right man when you think that blankets should be washed by men! You are so right! I'm very happy that my husband thinks the same :)
I wish your grandfather a speedy recovery. I understand that he wants to be at home but I also understand that you want to take care of him.
Thank you for sharing such personal story.
Martina
Sometimes I wonder what happened to us, the next generation? My mom kept telling me that she doesn't want us to experience what she had gone through in terms of how hard life was and how hard she has to work. However, I think we should have been made to work hard. We should have been trained and made tough as they are lol! We were spoiled and we kept spoiling the younger generation to the next.
There were more colorful blankets my grandmother made but those were worn out.
Thank you for your well wishes!
You are so right! Because of spoiling, many people don't appreciate what they have and always want to have more. Even if we do appreciate what we have, we can't even grow our own vegetables, plant trees or build houses :)
All of this our grandparents could do!
Your story about your lola and lolo makes me remember mine. They are all gone now; my grandparents from both sides. I never got to meet my grandparents from my father's side, only on my mother's. Lolo and lola were just like yours too. They used to work in the uma (ricefields and sugarcane fields) as well until they were too weak to do so.
Such a warm story, you are lucky to experience life with your grandparents, I never met my grandfather, only my grandmother but she wasn't around for long.
Those blankets looks very warm for winter and to have made made that by your grandmother is unique.
Beautiful story @leeart
Ganyan yata talaga matatanda gusto lagi umuwi kahit nga wala ng uuwian yun pa rin lagi nila naaalala bahay nila 😊
Lucky you are because you got the chance to meet your grandparents.
I never got the chance tho.
I never met any on both sides.
I never experienced being spoiled by them like what my mom and dad does with my nieces and nephews.
I remember my mom with the sewing part. Its her hobby. She makes anything and everything out of scrap cloth. Im using some of her creations. Proudly.
Its really hard to wash blankets specially the thick ones.
As the youngest, I was obliged to do the laundry every weekend back when I was in college.
This is quite a very touching story and I just wish my grandparents were still alive. Nice one anyway...
The last couple of generations before us were really hard working people!
God bless brother! I enjoyed reading your post!
I believe so. Sometimes the thought of not wanting the next generation to experience what our elders experienced and did is a bad thing. We are spoiling our future generation.
We do need to experience the good with the bad if we want to appreciate what we have. Seems to be human nature.
Matuukan cguro piman ni lolo. Sapay koma ta lumaingen. Banbantayan yo ladta ah wen?
Jay sipit mayat man panakaala na :)
Wen garud. Mayat kuma nga ipasyar ngem awan ti mangipasyar ngamin. Nu ti malem ket agtudo met gamin.
Unlike some of us, you always interesting days. Nice of you to share with us.
I believe that we have all interesting things going on in our lives. It is just a matter of perspective.
You're right, but my days can be really boring sometimes though.
Well, if it is any consolation I enjoy your music reviews so maybe you can post more about those. I like your insights on those. It gives a new eye so to speak about those songs.
You are doing a great job, helping and taking care of your grandparents , even though I know it can be hard, but you are really blessed to have them.
I feel more blessed having them and I am realizing that daily. I feel grateful for without them I will be at a loss. It is ironic how I draw strength from all of this. If it happened to others, will they be able to come through? Maybe they will but what if they will not.
Hands down to guys who does the laundry. Swerte nmn ng mga loved ones mo sayo. :)
Haha! Di rin. Mas swerte pa rin ako hehe.
HEHehe ayiee!! Charot ln hehe