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As The Holiday Season Gets Started, A Look Back At Aprons And Their Stories

For EllynAnne Geisel, aprons are a way to connect to past generations, often women, who once wore them. For years she has collected different designs and shared the joy they bring her with others.
EllynAnne Geisel started Tie One On Day after she saw how much joy her gift of a baked good wrapped in an apron brought her neighbor who was dealing with hardship.

Before they dress their turkeys, mash potatoes or pull piping hot pies from the ovens this Thanksgiving, people will tie on aprons.

It's the stories and people behind those aprons that have delighted EllynAnne Geisel for years.

Geisel wrote in 1999, after 26 years as a successful, full-time homemaker. The book, an update of which has just been reissued, is a celebration of aprons — their

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