Funny old women when I become a grandmother, cool grandmothers.
Grandmother is a dear and beloved person. She will always protect, praise and regret, and she also has the most delicious pies. Choosing gift to grandmother, know that most of all she is glad of warmth and attention. It is not necessary to give banal things, you can always approach the choice of a surprise with intelligence and imagination. The main thing here is to take the initiative. How to do this correctly, we will consider further.
Choosing gifts for grandma
It is never superfluous to start talking with grandmother herself, maybe she wants to receive something specific as a gift. Of course, in this case there will be no surprise, but it is always better to pick up and give the really necessary thing, and not unnecessary junk that will gather dust in the closet. If your grandmother is short of money, you can even give a certain amount of money in a beautiful envelope so that she can independently manage this money. But if, nevertheless, your granny is provided with everything and does not need anything, then you can give something more original and interesting.
Country Gifts
Today, each of us has the most incredible hobby, perhaps not just one. The main hobby of almost every person at this age is a summer residence, a garden, a garden and others like them. Pottering in the beds, planting vegetables and fruits, caring for flowers in the flower bed - all this gives the older generation a real pleasure, so gifts for the grandmother of the appropriate purpose will not only be relevant and interesting, they will undoubtedly make the stay at the summer cottage pleasant and useful.
- If space permits, in the country house you can equip a comfortable low hammock in the shade, where you can while away the midday heat.
- Various auxiliary devices will also be a good gift: folding tables and chairs for lunch, irrigation systems, a canopy or even a gazebo, in which you can get your whole family together on one Saturday night.
- As an original addition, you can give a samovar that will stand in the center of the round table.
- Another idea: as a winter option in the country house, you can equip a fireplace. You can also give: a warm blanket, knitted items and, of course, a rocking chair, and be sure that in the evenings at your favorite book she will remember you more than once with a warm word.
DIY surprise
Remember your childhood, because for sure your grandmother already loved to receive gifts from you. So what prevents you from making the same gift now? You can make an original collage from old black and white and modern color photographs. You can make the so-called “time chain” by simply pasting your photos or photos of your grandmother, from the earliest to the last. Surely your grandmother will be pleased every day to look at how you grew up, or how she changed over the years.
If you can sew or knit, then a plaid sewn from different pieces of fabric can be an ideal option. Such a gift gives not only aesthetic pleasure, but also benefits.
If you do not have the necessary skills to create such items, but still want to make it, then you can turn to professionals. Now many people make money in this way, they are easy to find on the Internet and social networks.
True relaxation
Our grandparents are mostly people of the old school. They are accustomed to work hard and have little rest, such a way of life has been formed over many years and often does not change even in adulthood. For most of them, a good rest is an impermissible luxury - sometimes for financial reasons, and most often because of the elementary lack of free time.
Make a real present for your grandmother - give her a rest, during which she will be able to forget at least 10-12 days about all matters and problems, gain strength, relax and rest. Most likely, such a gift will have to be presented upon the fact that the event was fully designed in order to stop any attempts to refuse the opportunity to leave the routine even for such a short period of time. A few words about the directions. These can be standard summer and winter options with warm azure sea or beautiful mountain landscapes, respectively. Consider also the possibility of rest and recreation in one of the domestic sanatoriums, where, along with fresh coniferous air, a course of necessary events and an entertainment program are offered.
Practical gifts for grandmothers
Practicality is perhaps the main principle by which we choose gifts for our grandmothers. I want the present to come to the court, help, come in handy, etc.
1. In this regard, it will be ideal: kitchen utensils or household appliances. Perhaps such a present is devoid of some zest, but there can be no doubt that it is relevant.
2. Grandmother is, as a rule, the main and experienced cook in the family, and it will be pleasant and easy to cook with new high-quality dishes or a food processor. Well, the whole family will appreciate it.
3. Alternatively, pay attention to home appliances designed to create an enabling environment and even improve well-being. These include: humidifiers, salt lamps, etc. The most practical and useful (albeit slightly faceless) gift will undoubtedly be an automatic blood pressure monitor.
4. It is also worth considering modern electronic devices. Yes, yes, it is about them! You should not succumb to stereotypes, because many elderly people are fond of computer games, like to communicate on social networks and "sit" on various forums. You can give your beloved grandmother a new laptop, TV or DVD player. The main thing is to make sure that the grandmother will be really happy with such a surprise.
When choosing a gadget, you need to make sure that it has simple and affordable controls, as well as fairly large numbers and symbols.
5. Well, the easiest way out of this situation is to pick up a gift for your grandmother according to her interests. If she likes high-quality cosmetics, good clothes and jewelry, then why not give her something like that? You can give a beautiful pendant with a photo or expensive perfume. 
What gift can a child give to her grandmother?
But what about the smallest family members, how can a little child please her grandmother with a gift? Of course, they also want to give a gift, why not make it with your child with your own hands, for example, a clay box. All that is needed: clay, gouache, brushes, acrylic paints, glue and small multi-colored pebbles can be easily found in any needlework store, and using the video of the master class, making a box and decorating it will not be difficult. Needless to say, granny will definitely be delighted with such a charm.
Never be shy to be sincere and pay attention. For a person of age, the greatest joy is to know that he is loved, appreciated and respected, and the best gift for any grandmother is the presence and care of family people.
“Protect the feeling of youth at any age.”
(S.T. Konenkov)
Inge Look was born in 1951 in Helsinki. In 1974, she was educated as a landscape designer. Then she studied at the University of the Arts and the educational center for graphic design, which she graduated in 1979. Inge worked as a gardener for 6 years, searching for herself, until at the request of her friend she drew several cartoons for the newspaper. Then came the illustrations for magazines, calendars and postcards, and Inge decided to work as an independent artist.
She has drawn more than 300 cards, half of which are about Christmas. Inge also illustrates books and magazines, mainly on gardening topics.
But world fame and fame brought her a series of funny, unwilling to grow old grandmothers, written for the Red Cross.
Laughing old women named Fifi and Annie are very successful. Postcards and calendars with their image fly around the world.
Viewing these drawings allows you to laugh, as well as seriously think about your attitude to life or its prospects ...
Inge Look herself writes:
“I would like people to stop sometimes, and not rush headlong from one project to another. So that they know how to be satisfied with what they have. It seems to me that one of the holy truths of life is life at the present moment. I myself always struggle to remember the value of the current second. ”
WHEN I WILL BE GRANDMOTHER
When I will be a grandmother -
Years through dozens -
Quirk, amusement, -
A whirlwind from head to heels!
And the grandson - curly - Egorushka
Roars: “Come on the gun!”
I will throw a leaf and a feather—
My treasure!
Mother will cry: “Three months a year,
And look how angry! ”
And I will say: “Let him be furious!
To know, went to grandmother! ”
Egor, my womb!
Egor, rib from rib!
Egorushka, Egorushka,
Egoriy - the light - the brave man!
When will I be a grandmother—
Gray-haired cargo with a pipe! -
And granddaughter, sneak at midnight,
Whispers tossing skirts:
"Whom, tell me, grandmother,
Should I take from seven? ”-
I'll knock over a bench
I spin like a whirlwind.
Mother: “No shame, no conscience!
And dance will go to the coffin! ”
And I - “On health!
To know, I went to my grandmother! ”
Who walker in the market dance -
That dashing and on the feather bed, -
Marinushka, Marinushka,
Marina - blue - of the sea!
“And kissed, grandmother,
My dear, how many? ”
- “I paid tribute with songs,
I levied rings.
Not a night for nothing overslept:
Everything in the Garden of Eden! ”
- “But what about, grandmother, to the Lord
Will you stand trial? ”
"Starlings are whistling in a birdhouse,
Spring - then - take a look! - white ...
I will say: - Dear, - a sinner!
Was happy!
Well, rib from rib,
Marinushka with Egorushka,
My handful of earth
Take it into a bundle. ”
Marina Tsvetaeva
Grandmother's Day in Russia is celebrated on October 28.
Grandmother is the most important person in everyone’s life. Small children tell their peers about their grandmothers with bated breath, and mature people recall with warmth of heart. The fact is that, for most people, grandmother, along with her mother, is associated with the warmth of her homeland, the smell of her favorite homemade pastries, as well as reliability, since the grandmother is always ready to help in difficult times, console, or give wise advice. In addition, do not forget that it was thanks to the grandmother that our parents were born, and later we ourselves. Given all of the above, the question of allocating a day in honor of beloved grandmothers in the year for their celebration, grandmothers days are regularly celebrated around the world. Despite this, not everyone knows when Grandmother's Day is celebrated in our state.
How to celebrate Grandma's Day?
As mentioned above, the day of grandmothers is regularly celebrated in many countries of Europe and the world. So, for example, in Poland, grandmothers day is celebrated on January 21. It should be noted that the next day in the Poles calendar is the day of grandfathers, which is respectively celebrated on January 22. It is a good tradition to visit grandparents these days by small and adult grandchildren. At the same time, Italians celebrate the day of grandparents on the first Sunday of October. The fact is that, being mainly Catholics, Italians did not accidentally choose this date, since on this day, according to Catholic customs, the day of guardian angels is celebrated. The French celebrate grandmothers day on the first Sunday of March.
It is noteworthy that on this day, most travel agencies offer grandchildren and grandmothers free bus tours, while restaurants serve special dishes prepared especially for this day. In addition, many products on this day for grandmothers are sold at significant discounts. In Moldova, grandmothers day is celebrated every last Saturday of September. But at the same time, Turkey is the most indicative example of a good attitude towards grandmothers, since the day of grandmothers in this state is celebrated on February 8th. The date was not chosen by chance, because a few days before Valentine's Day it is very important to remember that we are all the fruit of the love of our grandparents, since without them we would not have been in the world.
Does Grandma's Day Need?
In our own state. This holiday began to be celebrated not so long ago, namely in 2009. The grandmothers holiday is celebrated annually on October 28 and on this day in most cities there are special concert programs where grandchildren and granddaughters perform for their grandmothers.
Being a young grandmother is quite unusual. Often such grandmothers were very young mothers at one time. We learn about the young grandmothers of Brazil and who in history was the youngest grandmother.
The youngest grandmother in history
The name of the youngest grandmother in history is Mum-zi. She was born in Nigeria in the year 1884. At eight years and four months old, the girl became a mother, having given birth to a daughter. She also gave birth extremely early. At that time she was eight years old and eight months old. Thus, Mum-zi became a grandmother at only seventeen.It sounds unbelievable, but it turns out that when Mum-zi's one-year-olds were preparing for the prom, she was already raising her grandson.
Young grandmothers of Brazil
Young grandmothers of Brazil deserve special attention. In this country for them there is a special beauty contest. Women participate in it, which you cannot say that they are grandmothers. The age of the participants is from forty years. The competition is called Abuela. It delights how these beautiful women look, how they look after themselves. They can be a great example of how grandmothers can look.Young moms make young moms
To become a young grandmother, you must first become a young mother. Every girl who has become a mother at a young age can claim the title of a young grandmother in the future if her child continues the tradition she started. According to the site, the youngest mother in medical history is Peru native Lina Medina. When she gave birth, she was not even 6 years old. There is a detailed one on our website. 
Young grandmothers often boast of their age. Children of young parents are usually happy that they can communicate with them, as with friends, in the same language. Young grandmothers are full of energy and enthusiasm, are still close in memory of caring for children, the problems of a young mother are understandable, therefore such grandmothers often become the first helpers to their children who have become parents early.
There is a reverse situation. Having become a young grandmother, a woman does not believe that she should devote herself to her grandchildren in adulthood, she has her own goals. Often they motivate this by the fact that they have already put the child on its feet and now can only take care of their own lives. Sometimes the emphasis on the word “young” is not put at all, and young grandmothers do not make the problem of the fact that they are now grandmothers. These women simply proceed from the situation in the family at the time of the birth of their grandson.
Psychologists advise young grandmothers not to worry about the fact that again and so early in the family there will be diapers, worries about a small child, again it will be necessary to get up at night. It is important to remember that, first of all, a newborn is not your child, but the child of your daughter or son. After all, children must also take place, and do not resist this. The task of the young grandmother, according to experts, is to be herself, to adore her grandchildren and get a lot of positive emotions from communicating with a small new family member. It is important to remember that it is not age, the main thing is the state of a young and cheerful soul.
The youngest grandmother in the world
The title of the youngest grandmother in the world received Rifka Stanescu. At the age of eleven, she ran away from home to her lover. The young man was only thirteen years old - this is Ionel Stanescu. They merried. Rifka became pregnant and at twelve already became a mother, having given birth to a girl. She called her daughter Maria. A year later, her son Nikolai was also born. 
When Maria grew up, she decided to take an example from her mother. At eleven she became pregnant, at twelve she gave birth to a boy. He was called Ion. Rifka's daughter did not graduate from school, which is why the young mother was worried, wishing for her daughter a different fate. According to the youngest grandmother, she would like her daughter to achieve in her life something more than just motherhood.
Rifka became the grandmother of little Jonah at twenty-three. She says she is happy to be a grandmother. The whole family lives in a gypsy community. Such early marriages are not uncommon there. Gypsies have such traditions. It is amazing that when Jon was only two years old, he was engaged to a girl who was eight years old at that time. If they marry and have a baby at a young age, Rifka could very well become the youngest great-grandmother.
Rifka said that when she was two years old, she was already engaged, but at eleven fell in love with her future husband, to whom she fled, contrary to the engagement and the will of her parents. The young husband of the girl at thirteen already worked as a seller of jewelry.
The thing is that virginity is highly regarded in the culture of gypsies. After spending her first night with Ionel, she can say "put an end" to the engagement with another young man. Parents had to break the agreement and marry their daughter to Stanescu. At first, Rifka's father outraged the future son-in-law with a knife. After a while, the relationship improved. When Ionel and Rifka had their first child, the family of the young man paid the dowry to the parents of Rifka in full. So the conflict was settled.
It is known that until recently, the record belonged to another young grandmother. She is from the UK and became a grandmother at twenty-six. In America, there is a woman who has become a grandmother at twenty-eight. She became a mother at thirteen, and her daughter gave birth to a baby at fourteen.
Mary died seven years before my birth, when my mother was eighteen, and my grandmother was only fifty-six. I know about her life from the stories of my mother.
Grandmother Maria was born in 1913 in the Baltic states, early married a military man, wandered with him to duty stations, gave birth to eight children, six of whom survived. Two older mom's weather sisters were born in the 30s. When grandmother Maria died, it was on the shoulders of the sisters that the care of the younger ones fell. My mother also had two older brothers who were born after the war, and a younger brother - the “last little ones”, as grandmother Maria called him.
Grandmother Maria spent her whole life in labors and caring for children. It was given only by physical labor. On a small plot of land, she was growing tomato seedlings for sale. For a while she held a cow to feed her children. It was difficult at that time. Mom says that in childhood she did not have a blanket, and she covered herself with an old coat. Then a lot of things were not enough: clothes, shoes, toys, food. However, there was something that is not now. They cut off a small pile of bread for their children, salted it and rushed to the street to play. What just did not play. Now children do not know such games, and the street is now not so safe. And try to feed your child a hump of bread and salt ...
Mom also remembers how Grandma Maria baked Easter cake for Easter. She took out a bag of spices from somewhere, took out the necessary things and hid the bag until the next time. The grandmother collected products for Easter cake specially. Grated on a grater a slice of nutmeg, beat vanilla with eggs. These were the most wonderful smells from my mother’s childhood.
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Mom said that she hardly remembers her mother’s affection, and in general she began to understand much of her behavior only when her mother was gone. Grandmother Maria spent all her life in labors and almost never rested, there was no time for her to rest: she got up earlier than everyone, went to bed later than everyone. As a child, my mother was jealous of her mother for her younger brother Andryusha. But grandmother Maria said this, that he, Andryusha, got his mother the least, so she tried to give him more attention than her older children. And so it happened. When my grandmother died, my mother was 18, and her brother Andrei was only 10. The older two sisters were married, the middle two brothers worked, and the youngest remained an unloved child.
Grandmother Maria was widowed at 50. Grandfather Mikhail returned from the war after being wounded in the thigh, was not fit for heavy work, and there were no light at that time. Many then returned from the war with alcohol addiction. Grandfather Michael this trouble also did not pass. After re-injuring his wounded hip, his grandfather died of gangrene. My mother was 12, her little brother 4. Grandmother Maria did not much survive her husband.
I remember when I was very young and I went to kindergarten, my mother often sang. She also spoke with proverbs and each time reported that this proverb was the grandmother of Mary. So I grew up with the fact that the proverb in life is always out of place and that Grandma Maria is somewhere nearby, she is simply not visible now.
Grandma Natasha. Peach garden
Grandma Natasha is my dad's mom. This is my only grandmother, who did not become much earlier than one could imagine. She left at 64. My dad was 43 then, I was thirteen, and my little brother was three years old. Brother grandmother does not remember at all. At the funeral, my father's tears shocked me. Before that, I was sure that men did not know how to cry.
Grandmother was very beautiful in her youth. Dark skin, blue eyes and two dark chestnut braids laid on the head with a crown. When grandmother was 8 years old, her parents, grandfather Andrei and grandmother Nastya, fled with her from hunger in Ukraine. It was 1932. They managed to escape, then they closed the borders, and it became impossible to leave Ukraine. My dad was born after the war - in Transbaikalia, in a small village near Chita. He did not know his father; he was repressed by denunciation. Grandfather Andrey brought up dad. Grandfather could do absolutely everything with his own hands: he was a tinsmith, and a stove-maker, and a carpenter, and a carpenter, and many others. Only thanks to his skills did he survive that difficult time. People were dying of starvation and regime. The ability to work with hands saved the life of not only grandfather Andrei and his family, - without grandfather Andrei, grandmother Natasha and my dad would not survive, then I would not be born if my children would not see the light. Parents in the house still have a chest of drawers made by the hands of grandfather Andrei. I also remember a bookcase with cones and curly beams, but it has not survived. Grandfather Andrey partially transferred his skills to work with hands to my dad, and my dad passed on to his sons, my brothers. Until I was faced with the realities of life, I was absolutely sure that every man knows how to do basic things in the house - to fix, nail, fix 🙂
The childhood, youth and maturity of Natasha’s grandmother passed in Transbaikalia, among hills and wildlife. She was an excellent shooter and in the hunting season shot ducks along with hunters. The talent of the shooter was transferred to my dad and older brother. Dad said that when he was at school, he got up early and managed to shoot ducks, and then went to school. My brother has a diploma for first place in shooting among schoolchildren. I never tried to shoot a gun, it didn’t even occur to me, but once with a young man I went into a shooting range and after an offer to try, knocked out all the targets. The shock was experienced not only by my young man, but first of all by myself. Family talents are inherited.
In Transbaikalia, the climate is cold - roses and fruit trees do not grow there. Dad said that the apple was a delicacy, and they were bought individually - they were wrapped in tissue paper as a special treat. There are no strawberries in Transbaikalia. A lot of things are not there. My grandmother returned to Ukraine with her parents already in adulthood, when she was closer to 50. Relatives remained in Chita and Voronezh: the grandfather Andrei’s brothers, who had also fled from hunger from Ukraine, their children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Where are you, relatives? Do you remember that you are from Ukraine? Probably do not remember. And my dad quite sincerely considers himself a Russian.
In Ukraine, grandmother Natasha was able to purchase a small summer cottage with a house. Later it was rebuilt into a house in which it was possible to winter. The walls are crooked, blowing from the underground, but there is land and you can plant roses and garden flowers, in the spring there is strawberries from the bush and pull greens to the salad. Grandma Natasha had a beautiful garden. She planted everything that she could not even dream of before: peach trees, apricot, plum trees, figs, cherries, currants, raspberries. The peach garden lived another twenty years after the death of his grandmother, because trees also have their own life spans. Thanks to my grandmother's efforts, I saw how peach trees bloom in spring. This is unforgettably beautiful: large bright pink flowers are sitting on the purple branches. At dawn, in a pink haze, when the first sun's rays only color the clouds, flowering peach trees merge with morning colors and seem to be a phenomenon from another, better world.
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Grandmother Natasha knitted socks, hats, vests for us and always made New Year's suits for us. Each time she created with her own hands a new living fairy tale. Our costumes were considered by other children and adults as unseen. Yes, and there was something to marvel at! In the first grade, my grandmother created me a costume of the Princess Frog. I had an emerald green sundress with pink lilies, a white shirt with lace and a white lace scarf, which I famously waved above my head when asked to perform a dance. On my head I had a hat in the shape of a crowned frog holding an arrow in his mouth. In the second grade, my grandmother made me a costume of the Mistress of the Copper Mountain. The whole class for a long time wondered who I was. A pale green satin dress, and on the head - a crown of gems. No, not Marya Morevna and no other princess. Tales must be read. And Bazhov too. I was both Snow White and Cinderella, until I grew out of the age of New Year's matinees.
Grandmother Natasha received great pleasure from creativity and fiction. To my older brother, on one of the New Year's morning performances, she made a suit Shapoklyak, to which she sewed the rat Lariska. The rat turned out to be so adroit, with a black bead instead of a nose and lively eyes, when when dad brought it home and put it in the door that opened, mom cried out and grabbed her heart. At the New Year's matinee, this rat was asked to borrow for the next performance of invited artists. There was also Shapoklyak, but without Lariska. Grandma’s rat became the star of the matinee. However, like her every costume, made with love and fiction.
Her creative process began as follows: a cabinet opened, scissors and old things suitable for processing, a casket with beads, cardboard, threads, paints were taken out - in general, everything that could go to work - and for several days my grandmother did: knocked a sewing machine, blanks were dried around the house, parts were ironed, patterns were cut out of velvet paper. And now, at some point, it all came together. The results were amazing.
Once grandmother made us the wolf costume necessary for the matinee. She did the wolf’s head like this: she soaked the newsprint with glue and formed the necessary shape of the mouth and head of the wolf. She let it dry and pasted it clean with paper, then she put on her ears, shaggy bangs between them, a cap, glued on her frightening teeth, inserted her tongue from the foam painted with red paint and painted the mask in a suitable color for the wolf. The wolf was real! Almost like in the cartoon "Well, wait a minute!". Everyone considered this mask his duty to measure and feel glee somewhere in the abdomen.
I can talk about grandma Natasha for a long time: how she taught me what a prison is, how I caught a bucket floating in the yard during a rainstorm, how I enjoyed all the guests coming to her for the summer, how she loved to arrange family feasts and prepare surprises, as she wanted me , who was thin, fed at least something, and came up with pies with baked chocolate, which I loved unconsciously, as I did for us, grandchildren, to swing from a rope and dignity, as she called us, walked and played up, to eat, and we rolled at her call, like peas from a mountain, as anointed with tincture from our home-made sophora, our broken knees ... She's been gone for more than twenty years, and I remember everything and retell it to my children. Often they ask instead of a fairy tale: "Tell me more about Grandma Natasha and how small you were!"
Grandma Ivanka. Donuts with a rose
Grandma Ivanka is the mother of my father-in-law, the grandmother of my husband. I know very little about her, but enough to understand that her life was not easy, but happy. Grandmother Ivanka was also very fond of her husband, grandfather Sergey, with whom they lived in love and harmony all their lives. They had four children, all four survived, learned and became respected people.
Baba Ivanka never worked for a salary, she only raised children, she looked after her home and household. Grandfather Sergey worked and provided for his family. He knew how to do everything with his hands: to sew boots, lay stoves, build houses, cut trees - the whole list is difficult to list. Grandfather Sergey’s biggest dream was to learn children so that they had a profession. And it came true: the eldest daughter and eldest son became doctors, my father-in-law is a candidate of technical sciences, an entrepreneur. Another son from childhood was very fond of football and practiced it professionally, but due to an injury his sports career did not work out. Later, a passion for football turned into a passion for technology, and he was successfully involved in car repairs. This son was the most beloved by the woman Ivanka, she always worried about him - how she felt that he needed more love and maternal care, that the life of children could be different.
Immediately after the war, Baba Ivanka and grandfather Sergei were forced to flee from Poland: bloody clashes broke out between ethnic Poles and Ukrainians. They would not have survived, but a Polish neighbor warned that they were going to kill them. Grabbing the casing and the baby, grandfather Sergey and Baba Ivanka fled what they were, leaving the hut and the whole household. The main thing was to stay alive. Now, driving through Poland, my father-in-law is trying to see the former hut of my parents, although he himself was no longer born here. Grandfather Sergey built a new hut in Ukraine himself. Now the eldest daughter and youngest son with families live in it. Every spring, an apple orchard blooms next to the hut, planted by grandfather Sergei and grandmother Ivanka.
Baba Ivanka cooked dishes that I hadn’t even heard of, such as white borsch. My husband’s aunt laments that she’s lost her mother’s recipe for borsch, and everything she tries to make him look like it has a different taste. At family celebrations, the same dishes are often prepared as the woman Ivanka cooked. “This is according to my mother’s recipe,” the aunt reports, and the dish immediately diverges to the tiniest. The house of Baba Ivanka and grandfather Sergey has always been open to friends, relatives and acquaintances. My husband’s aunt recalls that there were never any special delicacies, but in the fall they salted a barrel of cucumbers, a barrel of tomatoes and a barrel of cabbage, covered the ground with potatoes, and it was possible to winter, feed not only family, but also random and nonrandom guests. The family has always been and remains melodious, hospitable and cheerful. In Ukrainian, a family is a “motherland”; in Russian it is pronounced as a motherland, with an emphasis on “s”. Isn't it close to the word “Motherland” familiar from childhood?
Donuts with a rose for Christmas were a special treat from Baba Ivanka. Baba Ivanka always grew roses and cooked jam herself. A jar of pink jam could live on her shelf for several years, and only a drop of a rose for the smell of babe Ivanka added to plum, cherry or apple jam, but with a rose she treated a cold for children in winter. This year, at Christmas, I decided to treat my husband and children with donuts with a rose, because for my husband the taste of these donuts still means a beloved one in childhood. Having driven in the search engine “donuts with a rose” I was delighted when I got the result “donuts in Polish”. So, the recipe will be correct - such as that of the woman Ivanka. Needless to say, donuts, although there were a lot of them, did not stay in the house for long, and when they were finished, the children and her husband asked with hope for a couple of days if there was another piece. 
I found Bab Ivanka alive when I came to get acquainted with the family of my future husband. My grandmother was already bedridden, a month later she was gone. She died on Christmas Eve on Christmas Eve, when a Star shone over the world.
Grandmother Valya. Main holiday
Grandmother Vale March 3 this year turned 91 years old. She is in a sober mind and fresh memory, a little weak in health (and who is strong now?), Complains of pressure and the fact that healed. We all dissuade her from the latter and rejoice that we have her. Grandma Valya is my husband’s grandmother and his mother’s mother. She is also the same age as my grandmother Natasha, they are both 1922 - 1924. R. This generation, which first came under the fire of the Great Patriotic War, and then raised the devastation. They know what life is, they know its price. We should remember ...
A story about grandmother Val would not have been possible without a story about her mother, great-grandmother Tanya, the same age. Great-grandmother Tanya graduated from the Institute of Noble Maidens before the revolution, but then she hid it all her life. I even went to courses for the illiterate in order to somehow give the basis of my literacy. Such was the time ... You could pay with your head, and not only with it. Great-grandmother Tanya remained a widow at 28, having been married for only a few years. Great-grandfather Ivan died of typhus in the 20s of the last century. Grandma Vale was at that time 3 years old.
According to the grandmother of Vali herself, she never envied anyone, except for those children who had fathers. The grandmother kept a reverent attitude towards her father, a man in the house for life. She experienced in her fate what fatherlessness is, and was ready to bear any burdens, only so that her children would not know this. But her husband got the best. Maybe for the willingness to endure? Who knows.
As a child, Valya’s grandmother was a gangster: she fought with the boys on equal terms, her older boys respected her and her neighbor listened, which only Valya could pacify. In general, Valya’s grandmother is a lively person with character.
When the Germans arrived, great-grandmother Tanya and grandmother Valya were in Kiev. Great-grandmother smeared Baba Val’s face with soot so that the Germans would not pose for a young girl. Even Valya’s grandmother talks about hunger, that she herself was not chubby, and her mother was. At some happy moment for them, they met a friend on the street, and he, looking carefully at the two women, took his great-grandmother to work in the dining room to wash the boilers. This meant salvation from hunger: it was possible to rake the adhering remnants of food and survive. Grandma Valya is very kind to bread and is very worried if the bread in the house ends. For her, the presence of bread in the house is the presence of food in the house. She herself eats bread very carefully, collecting all the crumbs, each time commenting on what the poor composition of flour is now and what exactly this piece of bread is baked from.