Three years ago, Kare11 did a story on the WWII gliders that were built in Minnesota. Since so many men were off fighting in the war, Grandma was one of many Minnesota women who worked in the factory to build these engineless aircrafts.

In the shot below, Grandma displays some of the twine she “stole” to remember her time working in the factory. Damn, she’s a spitfire and I love her.

(By the way, if you look closely you can see my wedding picture in the collage behind Grandma!)

In these love letters Grandma talks a lot about her work at the factory. Grandpa calls her “a defense worker on the home front.” It’s really exciting to see the factory brought to life through this story.

I am so glad this video exists… mostly because I forgot how much I loved my grandma’s laugh.

Excuse me while I go watch it five more times.