Rich talked about how names, traditions, and the American Dream, among other things all, play a part in weaving our tapestry. And it got me to thinking..... I come from a family that's not real big on Traditions!!
I sat here trying to think about traditions in our family. Was the fact that my maternal grandmother always burned the food a tradition? Was that something that was passed down from her mother? I don't know the answer to that but I do know it's a tradition that has not been continued.
My paternal grandmother always cooked up roast beef and Yorkshire pudding whenever we visited no matter how hot it was in southern Illinois in the summer. I suspect that recipe was passed down from her father's side - he was born in England. But what about that delicious peach pie she made? Was that passed down or did she learn it on her own? These are good traditions that aren't being passed down. I love roast beef and Yorkshire pudding but I just don't make it (although I do have my grandmother's recipe) - and I doubt that my siblings even remember eating it.
When I was first married we talked about creating our own new family traditions. For some reason, that plan didn't even last as long as my marriage. So is there a gene in our family that prevents us from creating and/or passing down traditions?
My tapestry is either missing some threads or has a different design than others who carry on with those rich traditions. Either way, it has got me to wondering about whether or not this is something that's being lost in the world today. Do traditions only matter to genealogists?
At this point, I might not have traditions to pass on but I can do my best to tell the stories of those who came before me and hope that will inspire the future family to create new traditions.
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