... your aunt Dicie, " I said. Dicie is my sister. She named Dee. We called her "Big Dee " after Dee was born. "But who was she named after? " asked Wangero. "I guess after Grandma Dee, " I said. "And who was she named after? " asked Wangero. "Her mother, " I said, and saw Wangero was getting tired. "That's about as far back as I can trace it, " I said. Though ... . Dee covetous nature shows that she did not care about the significance of inheriting the butter churn as an iconic value. "Then she gave a sign and her hand closed over Grandma Dee's butter dish. That's it! she said. I knew there...

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... how to quilt is more evidence that she is completely removed from her ancestors and their heritage. She never handled the original pieces of clothing, she never spent time with Grandma Dee learning how to sew, and she never engaged in the symbolic craft of stitching together the family. Not only are the quilts themselves symbolic of Dee's disconnection, but her ... ...

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