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My granny was a bit vague as she suffered from what is now known to be dementia. Grampa used to carry sweeties in his pocket and hand them out when he bought a ticket as a surprise. They bh died in the same week which was very hard for my Mum to deal with.

When I was nine I went into hospital to have my tonsils removed, I remember being absolutely distraught when a very stern nurse told me a I couldn't go home until I'd eaten my dinner, there was no way I could eat it, so when nobody was looking my Grandma ate it for me.

My Grandparents on my Dads side I was very close too, My Mum and Dad both admit that my Grandparents always thought of me as their youngest son, the first 3 years of my life my parents lived at my Grandparents house and memories even at 5 and 6 years old go back to regular visits to see them, toys and games, my obsession with putting stuff on the coal fire, my Nan with her Bag of peppermints, the telly always being turned off by my Grandad when they had company, the massive garden with plants and fruit trees, the garden swing and bench, My grandad teaching me to play the electric organ, weekends at the seaside in a caravan with my 3 month older cousin and the grandparents, many loving and happy memories

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My grandma was my world. My Mum was always ill so I stayed a lot with my Grandma. She was very wise and loving and would always say "we are making memories", which now I am so glad about as that is what I do with my 4 grandchildren. For example, we have fairies at the bottom of the garden who can't feed themselves, so just like I did when I was small, my grandkids leave them little treats *which of course I remove when they are not looking! and the fairies leave them little thank you notes. This is a lesson on taking care of those who can't take care of themselves. That is just one example of how my grandma taught me and now I am passing her wisdom on.

My grandparents were lovely. My grandad a builder but was brilliant at maths (in a different time he would have gone to university) he always helped/tested me with my maths homework and think he gave the confidence to become an optician

I've got great memories of my grandparents, my fondest memory was of my fathers mother who was a very glamourus Granny. She would never leave the bedroom for anyone to see her without her hair looking perfect and her makeup done. We went on several British holidays to caravan parks and she won the title of most glamourus Granny to which the prize was always another free holiday. When we went to stay with her we were always fed well and woken up to the smell of a full English breakfast being cooked, which was then followed later in the day by her special Shepherds pie and apple pie. Mmm I can smell it now as I'm typing this. She was glamorous right up until the day she sadly passed away. RIP Edith.

Three of my four grandparents died before I was born but I have very fond memories of my father's mother, who visited often when I was young. She was great fun and loved to spend time with my younger sister and me. Lots of chat and cuddles and she was a brilliant pianist - could play anything by ear! I hope I live up to her example as I spend lots of precious time with my little grand-daughter, now nearly 4 years old. I would love to leave her with lots of happy memories of reading books together, baking cakes and chatting as we walk to and from school...

I only ever knew my mums mum and dads dad
My nan used to be a terrible cook and custard or gravy came in slices much to my dads amusement we used to think he was very naughty for teasing her on it but I never remember seeing her ever smile she always seemed so sad
My grandad on the other hand was full of life but set in his ways he walked everywhere didn't like cars and would live with us for a while , then on to his daughter in America for winter and then to his other daughter for a while back in the uk so we spent a lot of time with him , he loved to play cribbage and any other card game ,he saved hapenny's in a dimple bottle and would send me up the shop for his paper and at the end of the week gave me two pence as reward he was a truly wonderful grandad and I watch my dad being exactly the same with his grandchildren great memories being made

On my grandmother's hostess trolley, we would always play shop.

My gran was actually my mother's aunty a widow from the first word war who brought her up after her own mother died. She was meticulous in everything she did to the extent of boiling up the clothes pegs after use to make sure they were clean for the next lot of washing. There was a shopping list inside the pantry so that when something was used up it could be added. She made briquettes out of coal dust so there was no waste and she always had a tray ready with an embroidered cloth and best china in case the Minister, or the Laird's lady come to call.

so many happy memories. I lived opposite my grandmother and spent alot of time playing there and chatting as I got older whilst my parents were busy! I remember playing 'fish and chip' shops using clean outer paper the butchers used to wrap up meat in and wooden clothes peggs - which represented chips. I used Grans salt and pepper pots and vinegar bottle and we had great fun. I also played board games with her and she taught me card games such as patience. Life was so simple and uncomplicated then.

Going there on Saturday and spending time with while dad and mom at pub..always looked forward to being treated and playing in the garden.

I remember walking the lanes with my grandad and picking cowslips and bluebells by the railway line We used to walk for miles in those days down the side of the pub and over the railway line. It was not a problem in those days. My grandad always used to have a pocket of nuttalls mintoes. We used to go in the car an austin A35 to fetch my nan from the local hospital where she worked. They had a very big garden at least half was full of plum trees. I always used to sleep in my grandads bed, my nan and grandad had two single beds pushed together. The hot water bottle was an oil can wrapped in a cover as far as I can remember. No electric blankets or central heating in those days. That was all a long time ago now.

My memories qlmost all seem to revolve around food; picking blackberries with my grandfather, making egg custard with my grandmother, her collection of Cornish stripey crockery ( and her insistence on using Izal toilet paper)

My Granny asked my teenage sister and 10 year old me to give her a hairdo to save going to the hairdresser's. My sister bought a blue rinse and convinced me to apply it during the shampoo process. Her reasoning was if Granny didn't like it I would be in less trouble than her. Granny didn't even notice until she went to church a few days later and one of her friends complimented her. She was horrified nonetheless, but she didn't say a word to my mum. She just wore a hat every time she went out until she went to the hairdressers again. I didn't become a hairdresser!

All my grandparents were incredibly delightful but they loved to spoil us with food -nana and grandpa Ffrench Sunday afternoon tea with crumpets and meringue ,granny Scott elevenses with oatmeal cookies and coconut ice , Edie roast dinner with overcooked vegetables followed by crumble and custard with a small glass of guiness. Yummy in my tummy - miss them all dearly .x

I used to make scones and sausage rolls with my Nana...delicious and really good fun!

My grandma used to look after us sometimes and she always let us do things our parents never would. My sisters and I would be allowed to loop elastic round the dining room chairs to play 'laggy', we chalked hopscotch on her garden path and ruined saucepans in our attempts to make toffee. She never got cross or complained about the mess we made. She just loved to see children playing. Happy memories!

My 86 year old nana asking for " boob fillers" to put in her bra to make her beads sit right, the same wonderful lady put on lipstick an hour before passing away! Fabulous person despite insisting that melted black bullets with vinegar helped a cough. (wink)

Sadly I have few memories of my grandparents as they all died either before I was born or when I was quite young, my main memory is of my mother taking me to HER mother's house once a week & I would watch It's A Knockout while she gave her a bath :-)

I always went to my grandparents home on a Friday afternoon. I loved playing with their poodle (whose name I no longer remember!). I hated the boiled eggs I was given for tea every Friday, they always made me sick but they were still given to me each time. I could only enjoy scrambled eggs when I had my first child. Another thing I loved about my grandparents home was their stock of pop always kept in the larder. So many flavours to choose from. Happy memories - mostly.

I remember the deep scar on my grandfather's face - which he never talked about. I found out later that the scar was from when he was shot whilst a soldier in the First World War. He survived Gallipoli, the Somme and Passchendaele, and lived to be 80. A grand old man indeed.

My maternal grandmother was very severe, but when we were ill should would bring us tinned pears or even better tinned grapes. these were the only gestures of tenderness I ever remember from her.
I met my paternal grandmother when I was 15 as she lived in the UK and I lived in a colonial island. It was too expensive to travel to see one's grandmother. She loathed my father, and I was terrified of her... even when I was 25 and made contact with her when I moved to the UK.
I hope that my grandchildren don't have such mixed emotions about me

she would - even! [not "should would"]

I can't remember my paternal grandparents. I can only remember my maternal grandmother. She looks frail but she was strong. She did lots of hard work. She used to climb the collin(mountain) to fetch grass and other green leaves branches , tied them together with rope like a long big sausage and carry them all the way home for the cows snd goats. She used to churn the cream from the milk to make ghee. I love to go to my gran to stay during the holidays. When she come to our place, she will have a straw bag with lots of goodies just like Mary Poppins. ..... Cakes, fruits etc.,. I missed her. Xxx