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chocolate or the necessity of carrying jellybeans in her
handbag which she claimed was in case she had a hypo. We
could always rely on grandma to ensure we didn’t go
hungry. In fact, one of the things we’ll miss the most about
grandma is that mischievous smile which came out at the
prospect of sweets.

Grandma was well known for her scrabble skills - in fact,
grandma would often half complainingly and half boastfully
tell us that she was so good, that none of her fellow senior
citizens would play against her. Luckily with us grandkids,
she was incredibly patient, taking the time to help us learn
the game and get the best scores possible. However, with her
favourite card game 108, it was a different story. When we
finally got to a point where we started beating her, she was
known to cheat and to unfairly accuse us of cheating if we
beat her by too much.

Grandma also fancied herself to be quite the comedian.
Despite the fact that she was an incredibly smart woman,
when it came to telling jokes, she had the spirit of a ten-year-
old. Some of her favourites, which I’m sure you’ve heard,
include: what do you get when you cross a sheep with a
kangaroo, the answer of course being a woolly jumper, and
why was the Egyptian child so confused? Because his daddy
was a mummy.

But in all seriousness, throughout our childhoods grandma
was always our number one supporter. It wasn’t just that
she had a brag-book full of pictures of us which she kept in
pride of place. Whenever she was able to, grandma never
failed to come along to show her support and never missed
an opportunity to broadcast her grandchildren’s
achievements. We all feel so lucky to have had such an
inspiring, caring and cheeky role model as a grandmother.
Grandma, we love you; we’ll miss you and we’ll think of you
every time we reach for that second serve of dessert.
Late Mrs. Tilakavati Mylvaganam 18