Another Granini image for you
So whilst I am taking the summer off from work, writing, doing anything productive of any kind, (okay, so that's not completely true... I am working on a quilt, taking a family vacation, transporting kiddos here and there and yon, hosting several major parties, having lovely friends and family stay with us during the summer months, hosting weekly brunch for a plethora of hungry teens, taking that same plethora of hungry teens camping, and packing up my kiddo to ship her off to school...) I was perusing various tee shirts to boost up my kiddo's closet this summer. I happened upon a wide variety of Looney Tunes tees from Zazzle, of all places.
Looney Tunes were a staple in my house growing up. My most favorite memories as a child involve sitting in front of the tv for 3 hours each and every Saturday morning for the Bugs Bunny / Road Runner / Looney Tunes show. My brother and I would watch, enraptured, giggling incessantly at the charm and delight of Pépé le Pew (Pepe and Penelope); Michigan J. Frog (the Singing Frog); Bugs and Elmer singing opera (Kill the wabbit, or the rabbit of Seville) and all their friends, all the while eating French pancakes, and hoping that the commercials would divert to
School House Rocks (I'm just a bill).
So while I was having my lovely flashback this morning to those happy memories, I happened upon an image of Granny (Granny & Tweety), Tweety Bird's loving caretaker, who was quick with an umbrella to smack Silvester the cat upside the head when he was being naughty.
And it occurred to me...
Part of my creative collaboration of who Granini is must also have a wee touch of Granny in her.
Content Granny T-Shirt
by looneytunesshow
For those of you who haven't yet read my Jack Diamond book "Diamonds for Diamond," Granini is Jack Diamond's grandmother, who raises him from a tender age into adulthood. She's an AMAZING woman, based upon a conglomeration of a variety of fantabulous women in my life, and is the ideal version of who I want to become as I grow older.
You'll read a lot more about Granini in my second book "No One Noticed." The second book is *mostly* plotted out -- I'm missing a few chapters in the middle... must rethink some issues here... which, for those of you who are interested, you can read about here: Teeny update on Jack Diamond book #2 and I will begin writing in earnest in September, once school begins and my kiddos are merrily ensconced in schoolwork.
For those of you who want to see the woman behind my biggest inspiration, I've included a wee photo of her too.
This is not the best picture of her, and she'll probably wince when she sees it. If you knew the real story behind this photo (and how it involved some cackling chickens, a giggle fit, some piddled panties, and my favorite mother-in-law), you, too, would smile like a fool when you saw this picture. Because that's what she's doing here: cackling like a chicken, and we're all trying desperately not to piddle our panties. But that's a story for another day.
But at least you have an idea of her fabulousness.
She is truly the epitome of exactly what I want to be when I grow up. She is the best mom, auntie, friend, confidant, cheerleader, and ego booster I have ever met. I love her, and I'm so happy she's in my life!!
I'm so excited, as I get to see her on Wednesday!! Alaska here I come!!
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