Deckchair under Stress

 

Actually, a deckchair under Euphemia McGlumpher and he Grandkid "Alberta"

Not much more to add to that.

Bonus - 

Man on his deathbed

Motions his wife closer and whispers, “I want you to wait 6 months after I’m gone and then marry George”. 

Wife responds, “Marry George? I thought you hated George”! 

And, with his last breath, says, “I do”.

Granny's Flower Border

 

Not Granny's Front Garden, because that would be ... weird.

No, this is the garden at the rear of Granny's Bungalow.  Nice Delphiniums. 

She's been asked "Is it better in a bed, or up against as wall?"

Bonus - 

"Granny Melvin" and Scruffy

 

STILL on Interpol's "Twenty Most Wanted", for crimes too bizarre to publicise. This is the last known picture of Granny Melvin, and her partner-in-crime "Scruffy".

No not approach...do not accept a Werther's Original from this dangerous duo.

Bonus - Fascinating stuff : 

Mmmmm John Deere!

 

When Grandpa offers to take you to the County Fair, you might hope for an day at the funfair, teasing the boys, but your WILL end up standing beside a bunch of tractors.

Fact.

Bonus - ANIMAL CHAIR COLLECTION OF SPANISH ARTIST MAXIMO RIERA

Etiquette Notes - When Offered A Clam...

 

...on a windswept, January beach, by a Maternal Grandmother ....

....it is normal to respond with "No, granny. I have no interesting in your fishy stinking clam. Put it away."

Bonus - A Wonderful Life: How Postwar Christmas Embraced Spaceships, Nukes, Cellophane

Overjoyed by the Grandkids' Visit

 

Being a non-parent, I just don't get the level of happiness that this bloke has. The arrival of snotty, bratty, smelly little ankle-biters?  Yeuch.

Bonus - 

Grandma and the Two Scamps

 

A visit to granny's, and she struggles to control these two terrors. Who would think that Timmy (right) would grow up to be Cleveland's Number 1 Cher Drag Tribute act, and Luigi (left) would be starting Defensive Tackle for the Ohio Rhino's Football Team.

In the background, I am intrigues by the high-chair/step-stool thingy, and amused by the nailed-on plank anti-tamper device on the sideboard.

Bonus - News - Genetic Testing Proves that Doug is Not a Potato.

Bonus 2 - 

Neighbourhood Watch

 

Who needs CCTVs when you have black-clad grannies keeping an eye on what's happening in the street.

Bonus - Huge Asteroid to Pass Earth Thursday May Be Over 2,500 Feet Wide

Bonus 2 - 

Once upon a time in Paris...

Granny and Gramps

 

Friday, and I've survived another week.

What keeps me going is this picture of an unknown Granny and Gramps.  They must have seen a fair amount of sheet in their lives, and still they smile and love each other.

Nice.

Bonus - On the other hand, here's someone who is unloved, and deserves some sheet in his life. 

Created by the genius HappyToast

Grandma's Favourite

 

Wee Robbie was always Grandma's favourite.

In later years, Robbie grew to hate that crushed velour turquoise outfit, especially when it scuppered his chances of heading death-metal MegaStars "Dethklok."

Bonus - Texas anti-mask ‘Freedom Defender’ dies of COVID at age 30

Bonus 2 - 

"...and I helped Grandma !"

 

Yes, little Kevin was a great help. While his small hands were no good as throttling the chickens, they were ideal for reaching into the cavity and pulling out the gizzards.

It's a tough life on Granny's Farm.

Bonus - Farewell Nathan Jonas "Joey" Jordison  , drummer of Slipknot. Unrelated.

Bonus 2 - Sane.   Very, very sane. 

Granny and Baby

 

There must be millions of slides of babies and kids with adoring grandparents.

And this is one of them.

Bonus - A local fisherman in Costa Rica nursed a crocodile back to health after it had been shot in the head, and released the reptile back to its home. The next day, the man discovered “Pocho” had followed him home and was sleeping on the man’s porch. For 20 years Pocho became part of the man’s family.

Bonus 2 - Note. May cause childhood trauma.

Across America with the Grandparents

 

It seemed like an ideal opportunity for everyone.  Granny Michelle and Grandpa George were driving from Oregon to Florida that summer, and the kids Kim and Garry (behind the camera) were going to be just bumming around. Why not all go together?

Well, the idea was good, but history records that the reality was tragically different. Even now, the police have not discovered the shallow graves....and the jailed ones aren't talking.

Bonus - 

 

Snow Biking

 

Flurries of snow outside mean I can't go for my usual 60 mile bike-ride, so this vintage slide will have to do. A youngling with a "You'll grow into it" bike, and a Grandpa in proper winter-wear. None of the modern technical alpine-wear, suitable for an assault on The Matterhorn.

Bonus 1 - Sri Lanka's health minister, who endorsed herbal syrup to prevent Covid, has tested positive for the virus

Bonus 2 -     It's hideous, but I want it.

Happy Birthday Tamas

 

Today is Tamas's Birthday !

Hope you have a good one.

(I have to be honest, and admit that none of these three is actually Tamas. They are Scruff, Grandpa Joe and Farty O'Donald of South Bend, Missouri.)

Bonus - The Strange Theory of Coronavirus from Space

Reading With Grandma

Grandma and little Hayley spending some quality time together, reading "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas".

Bonus -

Granny's Garden

I thought that we deserve a cheery simple slide in these times.

So ... Granny in Her Garden.

Her extensive hemp plantation is not visible in this view.

Bonus -

Chuckles meets The Grandparents

Not every slide requires a sneer.

Some are just, well, wholesome.

Bonus - People Killer By Police Forces - Country Comparison

I've Been Pondering.

I think everyone knows that All Newborn Babies Look Like Winston Churchill.

But, before Winston Churchill became famous, who did newborn babies get compared to?

Answers or suggestions on a postcard.

Bonus - The Legend Of The Green Man: Raymond Robinson Had No Face or Friends.

Bonus 2 - Later...

The Groovy Gran

In the Late Sixties / Early Seventies, the fashion for bright op-art prints wasn't just restricted to fresh-face young chicks.

Even the more mature old hens of the day were transfixed by such patterns.

Bonus -