Where tradition is concerned, she is not a completely traditional woman. Actually, she's pretty liberal for a grandma. For instance, when her younger sister, Noreen, died from a sudden heart attack about three years ago, Nana felt that it shouldn't have happened that way. She felt that, since she is the oldest, she should be the one to die first, and that everyone should go in order. Probably what I love about her the most is her sense of humor.
Most people have an image of British people, especially older ones, as being prudish and stuffy.
Not the case with Nana. She's somewhat of a free spirit. Once, she put on a pair of silver opera length gloves, stood on the toilet in the bathroom where I was taking a shower, and reached into the stall from above, pretending to be an alien. The list of things I love about her goes on and on. I used to help her make the best homemade applesauce, until her apple tree fell over, and once a big worm started crawling up the bowl and we laughed and ran to show Granch.