- She used to eat cottage cheese and pineapple each day at noon, as she settled into her chair to watch All My Children.
- She used to give me a slight nod at the kitchen table to let me know I was doing something wrong, something that was annoying my grandpa. The nod was for only my eyes and it worked.
- She tried out and stuck with different hobbies like oil painting and square dancing. I have her paintings of birds and flowers hanging on my hallway wall.
- She walked and walked, each morning, a well-worn route in her retirement community, white sneakers on her feet and a visor on her head.
- She would make a slight whistling sound as she cooked or cleaned, that was very always so comforting to hear.
- She would count the bunnies with me, that hopped around her home in Leisure World. She even had a ceramic one on her front porch, to welcome the real ones.
- She had wine a glass of wine each evening with her friend Elaine, as they dissected and shared news from the day.
- She made the best biscuits with blue cheese, butter and biscuits in a tube. We eat them every holiday and affectionally refer to them as “Grandma’s biscuits”.
It is so comforting to remember someone who you loved. Your grandmother sounds like a special woman who loved you very much.
This list gives such a sense of your grandmother. I love how vivid the details are. What a lovely way of bringing her to life.