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- Fanny, as she is known by her many friends and relatives, was the oldestdaughter at home. With 4 older brothers, she soon became Mother's littlehelper. At the age of 12 she was baking white muffins and baking powderbiscuits, gradually working her way up to baking a gingerbread or a plainwhite cake. She recalls that these cakes were seldom iced. When rhubarbor saskatoons were in season, she would make 5 pies on a Saturday. Laundry, as Fanny remembers, was done with a tub and scrub board until1908, when her Mother got her first washing machine. The fence was theirclothes lines. Fanny's first job was working in a dressmakers shop in Grenfell. Shestayed with her brothers Frank and Johnny who were also working inGrenfell. She sometimes went into homes for a week at a time to dosewing. When her brother Gil went farming, Fanny kept house for him for2 years, then Gil was married. She then kept house for her Father untilshe and Billy were married in 1919. Fanny always had many hobbies. Her major triumphs were probably inneedlework and baking. Over the years she has been a keen competitor inmany categories at Agriculture Fairs, starting at the age of 14 byentering a print dress she made and some baking powder biscuits. Fromthen on she continued showing her many exhibits with consistent successuntil 1972. Among her achievements were prizes won at the C.N.E. Fanny and Bill have retired to Grenfell and still enjoy their hobbies.They take great pride in their flowers and garden every year. And Lordhelp anyone caught throwing out an ice cream pail which Bill could turninto a lovely planter by covering it with caragana. This account can be found on pages 67 and 68 in the book, 'EnnisHistory', published in 1979 by Jean Agnes (Ferguson) Smith who is one ofFannys' daughters.
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1896 - 1993 (97 years)
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