Gramma: “You should have seen what happened after Baba Yaga got burned at the stake! That was glorious! I was after her for weeks about buying us a BBQ grill.”
But when stoking fear remember that there is a fine line between demanding food and asking to get lynched. Although they don’t desperately need food at moment, that past quote is still a very good lesson from Grandma about not overplaying your hand.
I thought that thing in Olwens eye was a “seeing stone” when I first saw it. There are ancient stories from Scotland about seers using them to foretell future events or see things happening far away.
ctlum almost 5 years ago
So that’s what happened to Grandma’s eye!
Strob Premium Member almost 5 years ago
“It’s all fun and games until somebody gets their eye replaced with a Soothsayer’s stone (forsooth).”
Sue Ellen almost 5 years ago
One mystery solved! She’s not a Borg after all.
Fiona D Premium Member almost 5 years ago
I love this one so much!
Willywise52 Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Be careful what you wish for.
Khatkhattu Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Talk to Ivan, I’m sure he would oblige, especially if Uncle Offal encouraged him! (Anything to help the family business!)
Nicki's ZoMcYo almost 5 years ago
Oh goodness. I almost choked on my coffee when I read, “it makes people uncomfortable as hell.” I just love Granny. Calls it like she sees it.
willie_mctell almost 5 years ago
I want a kid like Clover.
anomalous4 almost 5 years ago
In high school I had an albino friend who was nearly blind. I’m sure she’d have been happy to have had one eye replaced with a Soothsayer’s Stone.
threecatcandleshop almost 5 years ago
Olwen has a brother?!
Ida No almost 5 years ago
Gramma: “You should have seen what happened after Baba Yaga got burned at the stake! That was glorious! I was after her for weeks about buying us a BBQ grill.”
StackableContainers almost 5 years ago
But when stoking fear remember that there is a fine line between demanding food and asking to get lynched. Although they don’t desperately need food at moment, that past quote is still a very good lesson from Grandma about not overplaying your hand.
Strob Premium Member almost 5 years ago
The opposite of “A Christmas Story” – “You’ll put your eye out” is a promise, not a warning.
miscreant almost 5 years ago
See all Grandmas have wisdom. It comes in many forms.
Billy Yank almost 5 years ago
I thought that thing in Olwens eye was a “seeing stone” when I first saw it. There are ancient stories from Scotland about seers using them to foretell future events or see things happening far away.