This is my Saturday Reblog – I’ve been sick for the last 3 days and cannot possibly be clever right now. So enjoy
I was going to have my Mom read over this post and correct any ‘mis-memories’ in the narrative – but then decided that sometimes the best stories are the ones that we have always believed, regardless if some of the ‘facts’ are slightly askew… so in that spirit, I’m going to share the story of my Grandmother as I have always perceived it. Any inaccuracies are purely my own.
My mom’s mother’s personal story has always fascinated me. Everyone called her “Nanny” – why “Nanny” – I cannot quite remember. As her grandchildren became adults, Nanny would tell us we could introduce her to our friends as something else if we wanted, but she was not ‘something else’ she was Nanny. So Nanny it stayed. The only alternative was a funny nickname we gave her “Nanutza” – which could mean anything or nothing for all we knew – but…
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Such a great story– thanks for sharing with us! I too had a “Nanny” who we sometimes called Nanook (of the North- even though she was from St Louis )…..love the memories – she must have been really amazing to know…and so interesting about the 5 year difference trend…
Thanks Robin – I know – it’s Twilight Zone eerie (the 5 yr diff)….
I don’t think Nanny would have understood the Nanook reference!
Awesome story, Ladycakes!
Spanks!
Only if you’re naughty…
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Dammit!
I shan’t be tempted
Not on your blog, I see. Were this my blog…
I’d be all of the crude.
Want to mosey on over to my blog?
As tempting as it is…..I’ll keep the decorum 🙂
Ugh. You’re so…proper.
Not really – I’m just still sick and not feeling ‘it’ – and by ‘it’ I mean anything other than snottish.
Ew. I didn’t know you were sick. Feel better!!
not so titillating, eh?
I never said that.
hee hee – it’s true – not so titillating.
Maybe. Maybe….
Hope you start feeling better soon!
(And I bet you’re always clever, no matter your condition.)
thank you and HA!