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How to Grow Fruit in a Bottle For Flavored Brandy | eHow.com 2 years 34 weeks ago

I saw this for the first time many years ago at my grandmother’s house. To me it was just something my grandmother always had when company came over, adult company. Then one day, not too long ago, my friend saw the bottle with the pear in it on my grandmother’s table and she asked my grandmother how she did it. This is how my grandmother grows fruit in a bottle.

How to Teach Your Grandmother About Computers 1 year 13 weeks ago

If you really understand something, you should be able to teach it to your grandmother. What about computer technology? If your grandmother isn't online already, perhaps she would like to get involved. Her children and grandchildren might use Facebook all the time. She could stay up to date on family happenings with Facebook. She could publish articles that describe her life's experiences. If your grandmother isn't online, why not see if she wants to try it?

A Grandmother's Story 2 years 20 weeks ago

To you, the reader. This is a true account of the life of a Grandmother. My Grandmother, Dora. I have tried to record the events as told to me in bits and pieces throughout October, 2009, the last full month of her life. I have used first names only for those who were a part of her life and these have been changed as well, not to provide protection but to prevent recognition by those still living. Dora passed away November 5, 2009 at the ages of ninety-five. I don’t know why she found it so important for me to know her story, but I will endeavor to recount it as told to me.

Preventing Face Wrinkles 2 years 13 weeks ago

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South Indian Christmas Recipes From Goa Plus Recipe for Christmas Cake With Almond Paste Base 1 year 25 weeks ago

Here are three Goan Christmas recipes that my mother and grandmother use, plus a recipe for Christmas Cake that my great-grandmother (Nana) used. I have copied it directly from her handwritten recipe notebook, where she began recording her favourite recipes in 1944 when she learned that her daughter (my grandmother) was pregnant (with my mom). The pages are brittle and the words are faded, but legible, and I will pass the notebook and all the recipes on to my daughter so a fifth generation can carry on the traditions and make the recipes their own.