Not research as much as day-by-day perseverance in pursuing my conviction that I couldn’t be the only one who related so passionately to aprons! For four years, I toted a laundry basket of aprons everywhere I went, including into every establishment and home I visited. I even traveled with a fabric lined peach basket filled to its brim with an assortment of aprons. Both baskets were absolute magnets. I never had to say a word. From the second someone saw the aprons, they were instantly engaged and sharing their own apron memory. During those four years, what I discovered is everyone knows what an apron is and everyone has a story to share. I think I am the luckiest person ever because I meet the dearest people, who like their stories, are each unique and wonderful.

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