Yes George. It is time.

The GU Conference of course. Perhaps the name could use some tweaking … From UG to HUG … Honourable Union of Grannies. After all, what is a Granny if not huggable?

 

We are now thinking about the book. If the Forward is to be written by a Granny … Who should write it?
One of the world’s many … could do it.

Oops … Sorry … Granny volunteers are no longer available.
They are looking for an instruction manual

But … Why are they on their knees?

Oh well … No doubt they have a good reason.

Soon be time to get up off those knees, Grannies.

Let the Great Gathering of Grannies begin.

Where? Canada … Where else? And why? Because Canada is about understanding. Since Grannies have great need to be understood in these trying times, then Canada is the obvious location for the Grannies to gather. Respect too is something Canada can offer.

Pension security? George says he is giving it some sober second thought.

Justice? Grannies hope so … Needing work … A real fixer-upper

Click to access human_rights.pdf

Canada will do as Canada does … In culture, education, politics, health, on and on … Invite American Experts … In this case, perhaps a good choice might be the California Grannies

Canada will not fail the Grannies. Besides, Where else can you get a good cup of tea these last many years? “Only in Canada”, as some might say.

So George is reaching out across the globe to gather in the grannies. The Granny sites is where George begins his quest.

Here is a Farming Granny in Maine

Granny-Bot… well not really a granny site except for the quote:”as Albert Einstein says: “You do not really understand something unless you can explain it to your grandmother.”” … So … What do you not understand about grannies? Maybe try and think of Grannies as belonging to a sub-culture or a threatened species. Offer understanding and respect not platitudes. Some Grannies might be deaf but that doesn’t mean they are dumb.

As a matter of fact or fiction, according to George the Magpie, the discovery of the Granny-Chip is just around the corner.

Canada Grannies – Lost in transit … Now that cannot be true … can it? Where are all the Canadian Senior sites? Grannie sites seem to thrive in some other countries…. Why not in Canada? Suppose it is the brand of tea we drink? That hardly seems likely … does it?

And what about Art Support? Does Canada’s Arts Community support Granny Artists? So … where are the practicing Granny Artists? Are they busy doing other things? Making invisible art? Volunteer work? Cutting red tape?

I found one nice Canadian site…
Canada Gold … CARP … Not sure what the letters C.A.R.P. stand for …believe it is an organization for people 50+ in age.
The site talks about issues such as … Pension reform … Retirement security … Job Opportunities … Stable employment … Investor protection … CARP AGM tomorrow October 24th.

Grannies in … Africa A Canadian site in support of African Grandmothers.

And … anyone wishing to help Canadian Grannies produce the film,
Raging Grannies a donation would surely be appreciated.

Alabama A granny who plays the piano, loves gardening and blogs so nicely.

Traveling grannies with a gypsy heart and soul. A travel guide for Grannies who dare to trek the globe alone.

South Africa Just imagine a world conference of Grannies at this delightful- sounding retreat.

San Francisco A Granny is never too old to learn something new … and here is a blog that is wonderfully colourful as well as interesting and educational.

There was a
Granny photographer from 1930s Germany who worked into her nineties. The quarter of a million pieces of the collected work of Leni Sonnenfeld and her husband Hebert were donated to Beit Hatfutsot, the world Jewish cultural museum located in Israel.
An Amity Conference sounds like something many a Granny could appreciate if she were invited to attend.

China
New York
India
India
Norwood, MA
Somewhere, last April
Massachusetts, November 1

Who in the world is Granny Smith?

Whether they are knitting or crocheting, Grannies who create and piece together all those squares and hexagons are making our world a cozier place for all.
The Granny Hex
The Granny Square.
More Granny Squares
more Squares than Grannies

The Granny Spirit An Ojibway woman from Northern Ontario tells the story of her Granny through film.

Techno Granny A creative journalist Granny who works in new and social media.

India Granny Students in India show respect for their Grannies.

Western States Granny Grannies in America go in search of their ancestral heritage.

West Virginia Granny a Granny blogs about a great writers conference that draws in artists and musicians as well as other Granny writers.

American Granny Abuse

Canadian Granny Abuse

Writer of the Potomac Granny

Button Granny

Kitchen Granny

Vintage Granny

Raging Granny

Granny with with with …Hmmm … Something

Granny Blog

Iowa Granny

Cosmic Granny

One might almost think of a Granny Convention as a whole new category. It might be nice to invite people who are not quite there yet but will be one of these fine years. Let’s think of them as Grannies in training. The more they learn about what to expect when they age, the better prepared they will be. Considering that you might spend half a century of life being a Granny, is it really ever too soon to start the training, especially if you are thinking about downsizing, and moving into one of those cozy little Granny Homes?

There might be many unknown Global Granny groups already formed.

It might be interesting to compare the pensions of Canadian and American Grannies. Not all Canadian Grannies are Snowbirds and not all of them might have as nice a home to live in as does the First Granny

It seems that the Grannies in Canada receive a higher pension than Grannies in Russia.

There have been many Heroine Grannies who left their home countries in search of a better life. Imagine a Grannie Convention with these Grannies sharing their stories. There must be more than one poor Russian woman who became a successful American business tycoon like the woman who might have said something like, “I dreamed that I went to a Granny Convention in my Maidenform bra”.

Library Granny There must have been Grannies Galore at the ISASA Conference held in South Africa during April 2013. Wonder whether you would say a flock or a gaggle … Guess we’d need to ask a librarian.

Peace Granny Grannies across America are knitting stump socks for amputees. Get your sock pattern here.

Voice Granny June Foray has had a long and unique career projecting the voice of some of our long-tme favourite cartoon characters. Her book is now available on Amazon.

Could there be a just causelooking for a Granny filled with Hot P and Vinegar?
What on earth! … Who let her in here?