Tales Wrapped in Aprons

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Not all is sugar and cinnamon, though; there is bitterness as well. Voices tell of unbearable marriages and emotionally distant relatives. There is the occasional stab of tragedy: a small child dies from eating poisonous berries. There are recipes. And there are surprises: a cowboy recalls his first pair of chaps, which were fashioned from his grandfather's horseshoeing apron.

Sometimes prosaic things, objects as modest as toast, can trip distant memories, commemorate struggle and celebrate love. Aprons have that power.