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Hangout with your grandma

Intergenerational friendships are usually hard to come by but I think they teach us so much. I’m really so grateful to have an 87 year old best friend! The love and understanding I have from her!! I love to pick her brain on all things (( one of her drawings from a figure drawing class we took together last month))

@ayanah

Apr 8, 2024

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Phone calls with my Grandmother

My best friend fr fr. I can call her up any day of the week and we can talk about our problems. Every day that I can do this is a gift. She's also genuinely one of the funniest people I've ever met.

@willreschke

Feb 25, 2024

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Grandparents

i’m lucky enough still have a grandmother in my mid 30s—which I think is an age where you’re settled enough to finally get to know your adult family members on a personal level. The generation gap definitely means I’m always on my toes when we hang out cos I can never predict what she’s gonna do, but she’s funny and wise, makes friends wherever she goes, doesn’t give af, is a mean cook, can do quiet company like no one else, and loves me to smithereens.

@murdonner

Dec 4, 2024

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Sony Mic’n Micro m-100mc (micro cassette corder).

This object recently came into my life. I found it on my dad’s shelf and had a listen through. It was a “conversation” between my dad and my (then) baby sister, learning to speak. I’d never been transported to another time like that before, it was like I was in the room, a feeling no photo or video had ever given me. In that moment I realised the importance of audio documentation. I’ve made a decision to record interactions on this device for the foreseeable - until it dies I suppose. -Tyler

@bcnr

4d ago

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Wolf Hall and Wolf Hall 2: Bring Up The Bodies

Wolf Hall and Wolf Hall 2: Bring Up The Bodies are two of the best books ever. Hilary Mantel delivers a stunning portrait of Thomas Cromwell, the understated but supremely talented ‘blacksmith’s boy’ turned Secretary to Henry VIII. All sorts of things happen in these two books as he (Thomas Cromwell) navigates his way around a large cast of cunning characters and through a number of sticky situations. There is a third and final book (Wolf Hall 3: The Mirror and the Light) that I imagine is also one of the best books of all time but I haven’t read it yet but I did get it for Christmas so can look forward to reading it soon! -Charlie

@bcnr

4d ago

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eBay Kinder toys

This band is called the Siesta Singers. I collected them from the insides of chocolate eggs from 2004-2005, but lost contact with them in the years since. Recently, I decided to track them down and found they could be sent to my door for a reasonable £6.20. I can’t tell if they are exactly the same guys, but they still play in time when you press down on their hats. I heartily recommend reconnecting with old gizmos and friends. -Luke

@bcnr

4d ago