Stories of Homuth and Whelan Kin

                                                                           GRANDMA JEAN This is a favorite photo of my Grandma Homuth-- at the dining table of her newly-built home on Arthur Street, Harriston. In front of her is a home-cooked, no-nonsense dinner of mashed potatoes, peas, meat & gravy. And she is using one of her many teacups. My Grandpa carpentered the wood cupboards behind her. Did Grandma, a seamstress, sew those bold floral curtains? The photo has a cozy, lived-in feel; it's not staged, just a photo of her everyday life.  To me, the photo is a quiet tribute to Grandma's domestic competence: a woman who fed people, kept routines, and created a sense of order and comfort. Hers was a  kitchen where people lingered, talked, and felt look...