An apple for my teacher (72 years late)

[Frank Pellow]

Katy (Terefenko) Larouche was my first teacher.  She taught me in grades 1,2, and 3 at Hearst Public School (there was no kindergarten).  Katy is a very enthusiastic person and my education got off to a great start with her.  But, in the three years she taught me, I never gave her a gift.

Here is a photo of Katy and me taken about 10 years ago.  At the margin I have superimposed photos of the two of us taken from grade 1 and grade 3 class photos:

     

At 92, Katy lives in her own home in North Bay, Ontario.  I recently visited her both on my way up to Pellow's Camp and on my way home.  She is full of stories and wisdom and really value my time with her.  This time, she sent me away with a couple of dozen ginger cookies that she had baked on the morning of my visit.

I need to reciprocate and I decided that an apple for the teacher is in order:

     

Katy more than deserves that accolade.

The pattern is by Steve Good.

[heppnerguy]

28 minutes ago, Frank Pellow said:

Katy (Terefenko) Larouche was my first teacher.  She taught me in grades 1,2, and 3 at Hearst Public School (there was no kindergarten).  Katy is a very enthusiastic person and my education got off to a great start with her.  But, in the three years she taught me, I never gave her a gift.

Here is a photo of Katy and me taken about 10 years ago.  At the margin I have superimposed photos of the two of us taken from grade 1 and grade 3 class photos:

     

At 92, Katy lives in her own home in North Bay, Ontario.  I recently visited her both on my way up to Pellow's Camp and on my way home.  She is full of stories and wisdom and really value my time with her.  This time, she sent me away with a couple of dozen ginger cookies that she had baked on the morning of my visit.

I need to reciprocate and I decided that an apple for the teacher is in order:

     

Katy more than deserves that accolade.

The pattern is by Steve Good.

What a fun and thoughtful idea. I love it

Dick

heppnerguy

[trackman]

That is a great story!  I couldn’t name more than maybe five teachers I had in my 12 years. No kindergarten for me either.

[Ron Johnson]

Very thoughtful gift Frank. Well done. 

[Rockytime]

Great idea for someone so worthy. Good job.

[wombatie]

Oh that is so thoughtful.  There are only one or two of my teachers that I really liked, not sure if they are still around.

Marg

[Foxfold]

A lovely gift !

[don watson]

Great gift Frank

[daveww1]

terrific idea and a great job

[MrsN]

As a teacher, I hope that I can inspire someone the way that she inspired you.

Great job on the cutting.

[controlsct]

That looks great! A great gift and Teachers don't get thanked enough! 

[amazingkevin]

I had one favorite teacher.So glad you could spend time with her! Good choice on a deserving project for her!!!

[spirithorse]

Wonderful story, Frank!
Glad you got a chance to spend some time with her and the gift is fantastic!
God Bless! Spirithorse

[Tomanydogs]

Very kind of you Frank. It’s never to late to say thank you.