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Old Grannies not!

 Grannies are often perceived as being frail old ladies. These Two Grannies are everything but. Give them a dancefloor, a walkway, a bottle of wine (or 3), and they'll show how non-frail and youthful they really are.

These Two Grannies believe in living life to the max. Enjoying every minute and living each day as their last. Getting to the Granny stage in life allows time to reflect and realise just how important living really is. 

From painting slate gifts (that's Granny Annie) to jeweled frames (that's Granny Annie too), to interviewing musicians all over the world (that's Granny McCool) and running around the country promoting poetry and literature to schools everywhere (that's Granny McCool too), these Granny's show just how much living and enjoyment Grannies really do have.

The Two Grannies will tell you all about their coat and shoe/boot addictions, they'll tell you about how they have experienced anxiety in the most unexpected ways; how they've struggled to make ends meet, how they never gave up when the going got tough, or how if something is worth doing, it's worth doing well. The Grannies will tell you about how they believe common sense has gotten lost along the roadside and chaos has taken over. 

They'll tell you about the ultimate power of friendship. They'll tell you about their experience of grief and loss. How friendship helped mend the brokenness and made them even stronger. Oh they have so much to tell you. 

The Two Grannies won't say they're right, but they will say what they think and they won't hold back. 



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