Tiny Tots Annual from 1960, full of lovely illustrations and only $5.
But the little one titled "Granny's House" caught my eye.
So cute, but the modern Granny isn't quite like the 1960 Granny. For a start, in an effort to break the stereotype old grandma, modern grannies need a cooler title, like Mimsy, Nooni, Jamma or Glammy. The glamorous Grandma is a thing.
Lots of grannys now are fairly young, as back in the 70's we all tended to get married pretty young. Lots of grannys are still working and desperately trying to amass some super as they tended to take time out from careers to be stay at home mums in the 80's.
Lots of grannys are winning oscars, travelling and buying new furniture for the first time in their lives.
Lots of grannys are old hippies so their grandchildren think they are fantastic and weird.
But not many modern grannys bake apple pies
any more. And lots of grannys, if they do have grey hair, put a splash of hot pink or purple through the front.
Striving to be a good mix of old granny and modern granny is hopefully achievable.
That poem is never going to apply to me, so I've rewritten it.
I love to go to Glammy's house,
Where all is chaos and not too clean
And Downton Abbey and Midsommer Murders,
In rows are to be seen.
In Glammy's house I don't have to be good,
Cos her houseworks fairly bad
I can run and shout and eat her chocolate,
As long as I don't tell mum and dad.
But Glammy's face is sweet and kind,
I never know what colour her hair will be.
I know about her Tim Tam stash,
When I go there to tea.
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