My sweet granny. We call her Naze, Nazile
I am blessed to still have my grandmother in my life and doing all the things that she does for me.
My granny is not only strong, independent and self-reliant but she has been a hustler her entire adult life.
Backbone of the family
Naze is extremely helpful and has more energy than her grandkids. She is the support in the family and one of the most reliable people I know.
She is someone to count on whenever we need assistance and is always a call away. She continuously offers her support and tells us to call her anytime we need something.
She is very concerned and wants to know that everything and everyone is okay. “What a good granny” like my dad typically says.
Naze is very kind-hearted and shares anything that she has. She is very generous with her time and presence.
Workaholic
She does not know how to sit and relax because she keeps active and constantly finds something to do.
She goes above and beyond to assist in whatever way she can. She willingly tries to find a way to help the best that she can.
Pay her a visit and you will know! She ensures that she fixes visitors something to eat if she has not cooked. She will even give you something to go with as a token of appreciation for your visit.
Even at that age, she still babysits her grandkids. When she comes over to visit me, she washes the dishes, cleans the house and yard, cooks and even makes jam.
I do not have to ask her to do anything because she sees everything that needs to be done.
Sometimes she calls me to ask if I need help with anything. Imagine that my granny has more energy than me!
The only time Naze gets tired is whenever she sits, is at rest and watches television. Be sure to hear her snore or see her head bob in the middle of a conversation around these times.
Where it all began
I have had a relatively close bond with Naze especially since she is the only granny I have known and given that she lives close to me.
From secondary school up until nursing school, she would give me $5.00 every Sunday and say, “that is for you to buy a burger when you go to school.”
When I began working, my granny and my mom would hand wash my uniforms and scrub my work shoes. They only stopped because I was adamant that I should take over and give them a break after many years.
My grandma is the best
She does not say “I love you” but it is seen in the things that she does. She has a lot of unconditional love that she does not know how to express.
She loves almost instantly. Naze is quick to make friends and develops a liking for whoever we bring to her house.
Some of us might think that a granny is someone who should be at home relaxing and enjoying the time they have left but not this active granny of mine.
Granny’s perfections
Nothing compares to my granny’s cooking. She makes the best coconut cake, one pot “mapa” with coconut milk, bakes and cocoa tea and steamed vegetables.
Her vegetable rice, almost cheese less macaroni and cheese, paime, turnover, stew backs, guava jam and stew lamb neck are all classic delights.
Blame the age
She says anything and does not care how it comes out. After going through life and being around for a while, she could not care less about what she says to others, her mouth has no censor!
She stops everyone who passes on the road and holds them in a long conversation. During the long conversations, you will hear her singling out everyone in the person’s family and asking how each one is doing.
Faith for deliverance
Granny has been through so much and has kept a lot bottled up inside. She has lost many relatives and more recently her first out of four daughters, my mom- Sophia.
The sudden death of my mom damaged Naze, us all for that matter. We have accepted the death and are learning to cope with mom’s absence, but another dilemma is happening.
There are some people in the community provoking Naze and saying the most hideous things about her. Whilst others are either stealing or killing her produce. When will it end?
The side of love
I saw a different side of Naze when she began taking care of her sick granddaughter and her son. I see extreme patience, selflessness, self-sacrifice, concern and love being displayed by Naze daily. She does not hesitate to help them with whatever they need.
It is customary for us to say that she is troublesome, but she is just as loving and caring. She has shaped all our lives in a big way and has helped us one way or the other.
It is safe to say on behalf of my relatives that we are who we are because of the role that Naze has played in our lives.
Granny’s long hands
I can still remember how “long” my mouth would be as a child because Naze took a bit from everybody’s snack. She would say, “bor mwen tac” to mean “give her some” and take whatever we had in our hand and eat from it. How upset I would be!
Reems Sonson
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