Grandmother Sentence Examples

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  • Grandmother is going to make me two new dresses.

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  • Albany had to blockade Margaret in Stirling Castle before she would surrender her sons, After being obliged to capitulate, Margaret returned to Edinburgh, and being no longer responsible for the custody of the king she fled to England in September, where a month later she bore to Angus a daughter, Margaret, who afterwards became countess of Lennox, mother of Lord Darnley and grandmother of James I.

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  • My grandmother and aunt Corinne are here.

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  • She suffered as a child from an affection of the eyes, and was sent to France for medical treatment, residing with her grandmother, Henrietta Maria, and on the latter's death with her aunt, the duchess of Orleans, and returning to England in 1670.

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  • I went to Memphis to see grandmother and Aunt Nannie.

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  • On his return Agis fled to the temple of Athene Chalcioecus at Sparta, but soon afterwards he was treacherously induced to leave his asylum and, after a mockery of a trial, was strangled in prison, his mother and grandmother sharing the same fate (241).

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  • The shock of losing her beloved grandmother at the age of fourteen made her start to question what life was really all about.

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  • This is what your grandmother called turning lemons into lemons into lemonade.

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  • After acting as culture-giver he disappeared to the east, where he is said to dwell with his grandmother as her husbands 3.

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  • A lad named Sobhuza, born about 1898, was selected as paramount chief, Naba Tsibeni, his grandmother, being confirmed as regent during his minority.

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  • My grandmother had these antimacassars on the back of all the armchairs.

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  • The condition of the book itself is terrible, and the pages smell like something out of my grandmother's attic.

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  • The much loved wife of Dan, devoted mother of Michael and Robin, and dearest grandmother of Jonathan and Emma.

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  • Beloved wife of Bernard, dearly loved mother of Bev and Niki, loving grandmother of Luke, Dominic and Anna.

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  • They reminded me of something my great-great grandmother would make b. .

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  • A woman and her little girl were visitng the grave of the little girl's grandmother.

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  • The previous biggest Euromillions jackpot of " just " £ 79 million was won by Grandmother Delores McNamara from Ireland.

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  • The assault on to the capital grandmother jean bircumshaw coffee covers most.

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  • Similarly, Lister's history includes a rather manly grandmother and a father who owned a dog named Hannah.

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  • The drawing on the easel as you enter the room is of the 5th marchioness, grandmother of the present owner.

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  • One night we left droppings splattered around in my grandmother's penthouse while elephants scratched mom 's favorite pink Cadillac.

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  • Started learning origami from her grandmother at pre-school age in Tokyo.

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  • His grandmother to fill revenue shortfalls also for variety.

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  • Better yet, use an old china teapot or your grandmother's favorite vase for the flowers.

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  • Bernard, whose paternal grandmother, Eilicke, was a daughter of Magnus Billung, took a prominent part in German affairs, but lost Lauenburg which was seized by Waldemar II., king of Denmark.

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  • The affectionate esteem with which he was regarded by the younger Elizabethan writers is expressed by Thomas Nashe, who says (Foure Letters Confuted) that Churchyard's aged muse might well be "grandmother to our grandiloquentest poets at this present."

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  • In 1584 the long-suffering earl of Shrewsbury was relieved of his fourteen years' charge through the involuntary good offices of his wife, whose daughter by her first husband had married a brother of Darnley; and their orphan child Arabella, born in England, of royal descent on the father's side, was now, in the hopeful view of her grandmother, a more plausible claimant than the king or queen of Scots to the inheritance of the English throne.

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  • Morgan, in Ancient Society, pp. 439-423, makes the Polynesians to have distinctive terms for grandfather, grandmother, grandson and granddaughter.

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  • My grandmother used to say, "There is many a slip between cup and lip."

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  • Teacher and I went to Memphis to see aunt Nannie and grandmother.

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  • Teacher bought me a lovely new dress and gloves and stockings and collars and grandmother made me warm flannels, and aunt Nannie made me aprons.

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  • When I visit many strange countries my brother and Mildred will stay with grandmother because they will be too small to see a great many people and I think they would cry loud on the great rough ocean.

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  • Better yet, use an old china teapot or your grandmother 's favorite vase for the flowers.

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  • By the coal yard was a wheelwright 's business owned by Mr. David Baker who lived next door to my grandmother in Woodland Grove.

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  • The warm smell of cinnamon and nutmeg make Ellie reminisce on time spent with her grandmother baking apple pies.

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  • My grandmother was once a sassy and rambunctious young woman.

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  • The warm smell of cinnamon and nutmeg makes Ellie reminisce on time spent with her grandmother baking apple pies.

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  • The grandchildren feared making a mess because their grandmother always kept her home in immaculate condition.

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  • Julia will inherit her grandmother's chest of quilts because they spent time sewing them together.

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  • My grandmother is a perpetual tyro when it comes to anything related to computers or electronics.

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  • You'll scour the ads and websites from multiple online retailers finding the best discount on the item you want, whether it be your child's most wanted toy, your grandmother's first laptop or an HDTV for yourself.

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  • In the end, it turns out that no one from Greg's family likes Sweetie that much, and Greg's grandmother gladly takes the dog off the family's hands.

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  • Your elderly grandmother may be a gentle soul, which is why a ruthless social hacker may try to manipulate her to reveal information about you.

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  • If you are looking for something just like your grandmother had, look no further than Best of New England.

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  • Look at your grandmother, grandfather or parents and often they are all gray or have the salt and pepper look.

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  • If fact, my grandfather used it to store fishing tackle.If you are lucky enough to inherit or be given family furniture pieces, it takes a little effort to not have your living room look like your grandmother's parlor.

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  • Pull your grandmother's treasured quilt out of storage, and display it as a throw across the end of a sofa or chair.

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  • The reason for this theme is obvious, yet this design motif can offer quite a few new styles and designs that aren't anything like the ones your grandmother's fruit themed kitchen.

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  • Her parents were from Argentina, but it's Kat's paternal grandmother who is attributed with playing a big part in encouraging Kat's artistic talents.

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  • When you sneak a peek at Luminess Airbrush makeup kit, there's certainly no denying that this isn't your grandmother's foundation.

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  • Do you have your grandmother's smile or your uncle's odd sense of humor?

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  • You know how special seeing your grandmother's handwritten recipe cards or your dad's toast from your weeding are to you now.

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  • Each Donna Downey product is a handcrafted work of art with great attention to detail and made with quality materials, reminding people of their grandmother's handmade cloth scrapbook decorations.

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  • You can highlight something your grandmother used to say, a quote from the Bible, Torah, or another religious text, something your child's teacher said at parent teacher conferences, or another phrase that has special meaning for you.

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  • A bride I knew honored her deceased grandmother by giving cookie cutters with a ribbon and label attached.

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  • Little Oprah's teenage parents, Vernita Lee and Vernon Winfrey, were unable to raise a child, so the girl lived with her paternal grandmother.

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  • Although they were poor, Winfrey thrived under her grandmother's guidance, learning to read before the age of three.

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  • She and her grandmother spent much time in church, and the little orator was often called upon to speak before the Kosciusko Baptist Church congregation.

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  • The young woman died in a suspicious fire at the age of 23, leaving 8-year-old Curtis to be raised by his maternal grandmother.

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  • Although Curtis owes a lot to his grandmother, the woman could not accommodate his expensive tastes.

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  • He told Newsweek magazine, "I became two people - one was the hard-core drug dealer in the day and the other was my grandmother's baby by night."

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  • Soon after, 50 was shot nine times outside his grandmother's home, with his young child inside. 50 took one bullet to the face and spent months recuperating in the hospital.

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  • In 2005, Beyoncé launched the House of Dereon clothing line, named for her maternal grandmother.

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  • Ava will reportedly be staying with her grandmother.

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  • If you don't have a grandmother or mother who knits holiday sweaters for your children, they are available in retail stores and through online vendors in the weeks prior to the holiday.

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  • Instead of saying that you have family from all spans of the world, you could mention how your grandmother is from Syria, your cousin from Greece, your aunt from the great down under and more.

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  • I was just wondering what would happen if I were to in-breed my Chihuahua with his grandmother?

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  • Marino and his company, Active Life, partner with Fromm to produce the current Fromm canned formulas.In 1985, Tom Nieman inherited Fromm Family Foods from his grandmother, Erna.

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  • The sad news is that my grandmother passed away last Saturday; the good news is she was 90 years young.

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  • In my case, we had an open house to honor, celebrate and remember my grandmother, Ruth Koch.

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  • He is visiting his father, as my grandmother just passed away.

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  • This type of jewelry makes a wonderful Mother's Day gift that a mother or grandmother can wear and cherish for years.

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  • Birthstone jewelry, mother's and grandmother's rings, and family tree jewelry is also popular.

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  • When most people think of mother or grandmother jewelry designs, they think only of birthstones or other cliché styles.

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  • A special piece of heritage jewelry is frequently handed down through the generations, passed from mother to daughter, grandmother to grandchild.

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  • Nana necklaces, also called grandmother necklaces, are a special way to honor the grandmothers in your life.

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  • They are designed to reflect the relationship between a grandmother and her grandchildren.

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  • Usually the necklace is given to the grandmother by the grandchildren.

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  • It might be given at Mother's Day, on the grandmother's birthday, or during the holidays.

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  • Sometimes the necklace is given to the grandmother by the parents of the first grandchild to commemorate the birth.

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  • Hearts are one of the most popular designs for a mother or grandmother pendant.

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  • You might want to consider a necklace of tiny charms with birthstones if a grandmother has, or might eventually have, more than six grandchildren.

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  • Or, you can have a jeweler add a magnetic clasp to the necklace so that grandmother can avoid having to fumble with clasps or asking someone to help her with her jewelry.

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  • Durability - Grandmother will want to wear her necklace frequently and for a long time.

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  • Gift box - Look for a special gift box in which you can package your special gift to grandmother.

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  • The boxes make the gift feel even more special and grandmother will enjoy having a special place to place her necklace when she is not wearing it.

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  • A mother's pin with childrens birthstones is a wonderful way for a mother or grandmother to proudly display the birth months of her children or grandchildren.

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  • Mother's Day is a wonderful opportunity to give your mother or grandmother a crystal jewelry box in the shape of a heart.

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  • When a grandmother or grandfather dies, you might be responsible for planning the funeral or memorial service.

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  • If you have a piece of jewelry that your mother or grandmother used to wear, it can be a sentimental accessory for your dress.

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  • I'm not even sure who it came from; either my great aunt or my grandmother, I think.

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  • My grandmother taught me to knit a long time ago.

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  • My grandmother always bought the four granddaughters (three of us were born in the same year) matching pajamas.

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  • Katherine and Sophie learned how to bake cupcakes from their grandmother.

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  • Today's plus size women don't have to settle for beachwear that looks like it was designed for their mother or grandmother.

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  • You can bring along a wolf - or grandmother - or just grab a basket and go as your own fabulous self.

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  • Whether you learn the scarier versions or the more sanitized version, the powerful images of the girl wearing a red hood - and usually a cape - confronting a wolf dressed in her grandmother's clothing are indelible.

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  • Although the most common versions of the story have Little Red Riding Hood and her grandmother being rescued by a woodsman, there are other versions where either she or the two women together use cunning to defeat the wolf.

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  • When was the last time you included your grandmother in a family photo shoot?

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  • It's not a holiday created by the greeting card industry to sell cards, but was started by Marian Lucille Herndon McQuade, a mother of 15, grandmother of 43 and great-grandmother to 15.

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  • Perhaps you found an old book at a garage sale or came across a box of books your grandmother has stored in her attic and you are wondering how to determine old book values.

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  • A child may respond to the death of a grandmother, who used to make cupcakes for her, by observing that there will be no more cupcakes for dessert.

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  • Choose something your grandmother liked.

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  • This type of DNA is passed from mother to child without any mixing, so your mitochondrial DNA is exactly the same as your mother's DNA and your grandmother's DNA.

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  • My parents, grandmother, aunts, uncles, and sister are all teachers and former teachers.

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  • These are words that combine two words, such as GRANDMOTHER, SAILBOAT or BACKGROUND.

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  • Your grandmother may tell you not to lift your arms over your head because it can cause knots in your baby's cord.

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  • The second time she woke was to my grandmother bending over her to tell her she'd had a little girl.

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  • Now, you can be pregnant and still be your self with your own style instead of your grandmother's.

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  • Your odds of having twins increase significantly if your mother or maternal grandmother was a fraternal twin or gave birth to fraternal twins.

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  • My grandmother had a sewing cabinet just like this.

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  • Find fleece fabric with a cute bird print to make a blanket for your nature-loving grandmother.

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  • She credits her start to her grandmother who taught her how to sew, and is appreciative of her loyal client base that continually motivates her with new ideas and requests for sensible summer baby wear.

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  • With guidance and love from her grandmother, Nana, Chrissa's challenge begins with coping with the stony silence and indifference of her three classmates.

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  • Time to raid your mother or grandmother's jewelry box if you can.

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  • Juicers have come a long way since your grandmother squeezed her morning juice by grinding an orange by hand.

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  • Some of them clip onto a countertop and look similar to the old-fashioned meat grinders you may remember from your mother or grandmother's kitchen.

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  • While the market is saturated with inexpensive and poorly-made steam irons, you can still find ones that would have made your grandmother proud.

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  • These are nothing like the heavy-duty steam irons your mother or grandmother used to iron clothes with.

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  • We walked door-to-door selling our wares and always saved just enough to take up the street to our grandmother's house.

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  • It was this time in the kitchen with my grandmother that fostered my interest in cooking.

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  • Get a grandmother involved as Abuela and you'll have some great picture opportunities.

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  • In the first movie, Elle Woods (Witherspoon) was desperate to wear the pear shaped, large carat heirloom ring from Harry Winston that her old money boyfriend, Warner, had received from his grandmother.

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  • Love your grandmother's engagement ring?

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  • If your ring belonged to your ex-fiancé's mother or grandmother, returning the ring is probably a necessity for both legal compliance and proper etiquette.

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  • They can resemble a pattern on your grandmother's tablecloth or they can be wild, exuberant and lush - much like a Hawaiian lei.

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  • Born and bred in San Francisco, she credits her grandmother for instilling her love affair of all things creative and this love of designing handbags has followed her all over the globe.

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  • There's the vibrant pink of the Melvina Frame bag (named so for Candice Nicole's beloved grandmother) and the William, a tote shopper done in basic beige, only to be highlighted by red leather trim.

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  • My grandmother used to make dresses for me, and I was fascinated by the process - from selecting the fabrics, to pattern making, to the actual construction of the dress.

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  • Hall moved with his grandmother to the United States where, at the age of 19, he began publicly speaking about ancient religions, traditions, philosophy and the sciences.

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  • A grandmother and award-winning author from Utah, Vanderwood believes the key to a green future lies in the hands of the children, which is why her book speaks directly to them.

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  • Cathleen Nesbitt got the part of Louise McKendrick, the girls' maternal grandmother.

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  • Dr. Kevin says his grandmother gave him a prophetic warning.

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  • His connection with his grandmother continued after her death.

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  • He explains, "When I was eight, my grandmother passed away.

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  • The next morning, my mother came into my room crying, telling me that my grandmother had passed.

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  • Fran was the first person, since his grandmother's passing, with whom Dr. Kevin shared his other world experiences.

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  • She floated to the top of the hospital room, and then floated over treetops while looking down upon beings and people, including her grandmother.

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  • Another type of smell is often present during a reading for a specific person, such as a cigar scent that the client associates with her grandfather or lilac perfume her grandmother wore.

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  • Stick with something your friend knows a lot about; her grandmother's silver fork, a key from her summer cottage, or a book that belonged to her uncle may all be useful.

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  • Sometimes grandma's frugal recipes don't have to come from a grandmother at all - sometimes they can come from a dad eager to help out his family and share discoveries with others.

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  • Fabric that has sentimental value, such as bits of your daughter's prom dress or a portion of your grandmother's old apron, is also a good choice.

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  • Your grandmother may have had to spend hours clipping and organizing coupons in the Sunday newspaper, but Coupon Sense has created an easy-to-use database that takes advantage of modern technology to simplify your couponing efforts.

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  • Luckily, that doesn't mean you have to go for a style of shoe that your grandmother would wear.

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  • They're trendy and comfortable, and best of all, you can make a statement without scaring your grandmother.

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  • The rough and tumble Brady took it badly at first, but then inspired by Hope's grandmother Alice, Bo went after what he loved.

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  • On General Hospital, she portrayed Maria Ramirez, Felicia Jones' beloved grandmother.

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  • The role of Erica made Susan Lucci a household name and Erica's struggles with love continue to entertain fans as she becomes a grandmother both on the daytime drama and in real life.

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  • She then invites him to a social hour with her grandmother, referred to affectionately as Gran.

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  • Many in their 20s and 30s may fondly remember watching the soaps with their grandmother or another older relative, and the TV guide was probably not too far out of reach on a nearby coffee table.

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  • Even worse is when they discover that Maryann has transformed their grandmother's house into her private shrine.

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  • The character left behind a wake of devastated loved ones including his wife Lily, his "mother" Jill and "grandmother" Katherine.

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  • She was also with Victor for a time before marrying Stefano, and is the mother of Austin, Billie, Lucas, Philip, Rex, and Cassie, and the grandmother of many.

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  • Uncertain of how he could return home, Clint romanced Viki’s many-times great grandmother Ginny Fletcher until Viki came from the future to bring him home.

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  • Jason lived with his grandmother Adele Stackhouse after the death of his parents, but moved out at eighteen to return to the home his parents had lived in.

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  • I am enjoying my 40's, the wonders and magic of being a grandmother, and most of all I am content with finally being comfortable in my own skin and being happy with being me!

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  • His strong work ethic has helped him achieve a number of successes in his career, but he still makes time to take his grandmother to dinner every Sunday, saying she's the reason he remembers "where he came from."

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  • Alaina has a degree in art from Rutgers University, and she loves her grandmother's spinach ravioli.

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  • Your grandmother would probably have told you to use this.

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  • They don't all look like they belong in your grandmother's house, and many are simply beautiful.

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  • Today, there are many ways to create hand-embroidered designs similar to the ones your grandmother used to make.

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  • While it may not be your grandmother's style of embroidering, the outcome is still the same -- a beautiful and delicate piece of art you will be proud to call your own.

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  • Everybody has someone in their family who at one time took up knitting as a craft, even if was many years ago that you remember your mother or grandmother rolling a skein into a ball of yarn.

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  • For example, a saying you find humorous may not be appreciated by your grandmother or your boss.

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  • Counterpane, written by Roz, is a wonderful blog about this grandmother's love of scrap quilting.

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  • If you come from a crafty family, your mother, grandmother or aunts may have old patterns that you can bring to life.

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  • Is your grandmother able to help you learn embroidery?

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  • A good rule of thumb is to ask yourself if your great grandmother would have recognized it as food.

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  • While a bride-to-be may enjoy the event, if her bridal shower will involve her mother, grandmother, and potentially conservative relatives, the party will be more uncomfortable than celebratory.

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  • Nighties and night gowns today are not like your grandmother wore, and there are so many different types to choose from that surely you will be able to pick something out that is perfect for what you hope to have.

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  • No, vintage lingerie does not mean old; it's not what you found in your grandmother's closet when you were helping her move into her new ranch-style house.

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  • Take a look in your grandmother's attic, too.

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  • A subsequent demo album, paid for by Jessica's grandmother, supported her efforts as she toured with the Christian Youth Council.

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  • Rent - this isn't your grandmother's musical.

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  • The first run of the sleeve featured Elmo dressed as a grandmother.

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  • The song and its story of a grandmother who overindulges in eggnog, leaves a party to return home for her medication and is taken out by Santa's reindeer became an audience favorite at Elmo and Patsy shows.

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  • Down on his luck, his grandmother gave him some advice – “knock out” your critics.

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  • Piers, along with his three siblings, was raised by his mother, Gabrielle O'Meara, and grandmother.

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  • Whitney is a shy, soft-spoken southern girl from Rome, Georgia, who is living with her boyfriend Weston, her pregnant mother Michelle, her mother's boyfriend, and her grandmother in her grandmother's tiny house.

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  • His father was Tory MP Sir Michael Grylls and his grandmother Patricia Ford was an MP with the Ulster Unionist Party.

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  • Kat Von D's paternal grandmother had a significant effect on her artistic development, introducing her to the piano and Beethoven's music at a young age.

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  • His father was out of the picture from the time he was a baby, so he was raised by his mother and grandmother.

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  • It wasn't until he faked his own grandmother's death, however, that he shot right up into reality TV villain infamy.

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  • They had plenty of experience as a result of many hours baking alongside their grandmother, who then passed her cupcake recipes on down to them.

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  • When Leah from Alabama tries to keep her football fiance and her grandmother (who is helping to pay for the dress) happy, the crew of the shop must "cleanse" Grandma's palette before saying yes to the gorgeous dress.

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  • Take a look at your mother or your grandmother and you will get an idea of how your skin may age.

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  • Her mischievous blue eyes sought her father first and then her grandmother.

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  • Well, any mother-in-law who isn't willing to baby-sit her own grandchildren isn't much of a grandmother.

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  • From the very first time we did this, all the emotions were as mixed up as my grandmother's soup.

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  • I'm going to be a grandmother!

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  • Not that I'm rich, at least not by most standards, but I was the only heir to grandmother Radisson and a great-aunt.

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  • Dean assumed if Cynthia's son had traveled to see his grandmother, she had taken a turn for the worse.

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  • My grandfather was from the elite and my grandmother from the manual labor class.

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  • For the next ten years she lived at Nohant, near La Chatre in Berri, the country house of her grandmother.

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  • Yet she still clung to old associations, and on her grandmother's death was about to return to her convent, but was dissuaded by her friends, who found her a husband.

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  • His father, Edward Wakefield (1774-1854), author of Ireland, Statistical and Political (1812), was a surveyor and land agent in extensive practice; his grandmother, Priscilla Wakefield (1751-1832), was a popular author for the young, and one of the introducers of savings banks.

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  • His father was Turkish, his mother Albanian, and he had a Circassian grandmother.

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  • During his minority his grandmother Queen Catherine and his great uncle the Cardinal Prince Henry acted jointly as regents.

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  • While he was still a child, the family removed to Pontus; but he soon returned to Cappadocia to live with his mother's relations, and seems to have been brought up by his grandmother Macrina.

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  • He lost both his parents in infancy, was brought up by a grandmother, and was educated at private schools and by a private tutor.

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  • The Southwells were affiliated with many noble English families, and Robert's grandmother, Elizabeth Shelley, figures in the genealogy of Shelley the poet.

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  • Mary was obliged to share the guardianship of her infant son with his grandmother Amelia, the widow of Frederick Henry, and with Frederick William, elector of Brandenburg; moreover, she was unpopular with the Dutch owing to her sympathies with her kinsfolk, the Stuarts, and at length public opinion having been further angered by the hospitality which she showed to her brothers, Charles II.

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  • On the murder of Caracalla (217), Julia Maesa, Varius's grandmother and Caracalla's aunt, left Rome and retired to Emesa, accompanied by her grandsons (Varius and Alexander Severus).

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  • It is said that she had a daughter, named after her grandmother Cleis, and she had some personal acquaintance with Alcaeus.

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  • The elder of the two surviving sons, James, earl of Dalkeith (1674-1705) had a son Francis (1695-1751), who through his grandmother, inherited the title of duke of Buccleuch in 1732, and was the ancestor of the later dukes.

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  • Morgan has given special terms for grandfather and grandmother, because it would prove too much to show that the people had no grandfathers, &c. But these terms are used for ancestors of any generation.

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  • At the age of twelve (51 B.C.) he delivered the customary funeral panegyric on his grandmother Julia, his first public appearance.

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  • His original name was Bassianus, but he changed it in 221 when his grandmother, Maesa, persuaded the emperor Heliogabalus to adopt his cousin as successor and create him Caesar.

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  • But in 1199 the celebrated Gerald de Barri (Giraldus Cambrensis), archdeacon of Brecon and a member of the famous Norman baronial house of de Barri, and also through his grandmother Nesta a great-grandson of Prince Rhys ap Tudor of Deheubarth, was elected bishop by the chapter of St Davids.

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  • The Yorkist faction seems to have been strongest in the eastern portion of the Principality, where the Mortimers were all-powerful, but later the close connexion of the house of Lancaster with Owen Tudor, a gentleman of Anglesea (beheaded in 1461) who had married Catherine of France, widow of Henry V., did much to invite Welsh sympathy on behalf of the claims of Henry Tudor his grandson, who claimed the English throne by right of his grandmother.

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  • The mother is always the most important member of the household, and the grandmother is treated with veneration.

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  • Until the king came of age (1568), his grandmother, Queen Catherine, a fanatical daughter of Isabella the Catholic, and his great-uncle, Prince Henry, cardinal and inquisitor-general, governed as joint regents.

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  • With all, he was proud of his race as truly, if not as vehemently, as his paternal grandmother detested it.

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  • Landnamabok has reached us in two complete editions, one edited by Sturla, who brought down the genealogies to his own grandfather and grandmother, Sturla and Gudny, and one by Hawk, who traces the pedigrees still later to himself.

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  • Her mischievous blue eyes sought her father first and then her grandmother to make sure they were not watching before she made a face at Lisa.

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  • All three of them inherited the gray eyes of their grandmother, though Brandon and his sister Ashley had dark brown tresses whereas Jessi's hair was dirty blonde.

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  • The grandmother put up with the pernicious nonsense.

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  • One of Woodall's earliest memories is making elderflower cordial in the kitchen of his grandmother's Georgian farmhouse - just down the road.

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  • He then met my Grandmother with whom, after a brief courtship he set up house.

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  • At times we became too demonstrative, perhaps when a lady visitor had called to see Grandmother.

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  • The ring however belonged to charles grandmother and he told Diana that whatever happened he wanted diana to have the ring.

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  • But she's coming from her grandmother's funeral, and she has a few other dark secrets.

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  • Nuclear protest gran arrested POLICE arrested a Shoreham gran arrested POLICE arrested a Shoreham grandmother as she took part in a blockade of a Scottish naval base for t.. .

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  • Nuclear protest gran arrested POLICE arrested a Shoreham grandmother as she took part in a blockade of a Scottish naval base for t.. .

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  • Meanwhile, Angelina made an emotional trip to Los Angeles so Shiloh Nouvel could meet her dying grandmother.

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  • The dearly loved wife of the late Philip, devoted mother of Stewart, and much loved grandmother of Rebecca and Thomas.

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  • My wife's paternal grandmother was Lizzie Ann Sole.

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  • I decided to examine a branch of my maternal grandmother 's family.

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  • She was to become my husband's great grandmother.

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  • Firstly, she remembered that her Grandmother had a picture of him dressed in the full dress tunic of a hussar regiment.

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  • The sad news of their grandmother's death left the room full of plaintive cries.

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  • I don't cook and I don't have a fireplace, but my grandmother's andiron is displayed in my kitchen to pay tribute to our family history.

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  • I'm grateful to my cousin for taking the time to apprise me of our grandmother's illness.

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  • My grandmother claims her aching knees portend rain.

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  • I once had a cat I'd inherited from my grandmother.

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  • One side of the label had the names and wedding date, the other her grandmother's famous sugar cookie recipe.

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  • The Dereon name is derived from her grandmother's name, Agnez Dereon, a Southern seamstress and dressmaker.

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  • During the show, he pretended his grandmother had died to help him get further in the competition.

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  • Portman is her maternal grandmother's last name.

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  • The line is named after Beyonce's grandmother, Agnex Dereon, who was a seamstress.

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  • She was taught the art of canning and preserving by her grandmother.

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  • With 17 year old Frances now in the care of her paternal grandmother and auntie, what do they have to say about all of this?

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  • Both Johnson's grandfather and father were professional wrestlers and his grandmother, Lia Maivia, was the first and to date, only female promoter in the professional wrestling industry.

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  • A mother's bracelet is a special form of jewelry and can complement other family jewelry such as mother's necklaces, mother rings and grandmother jewelry.

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  • A number of Native American cultures revere Grandmother Spider, also known as the Spider Woman, and pay tribute to her in many beautiful works of jewelry.

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  • Grandmother Spider jewelry includes bracelets and pendants made in intricate beadwork or with precious metals and gemstones that are meant to tell her story.

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  • You may also want to check your grandmother's jewelry box for a one-of-a-kind treasure.

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  • These plants grow vegetables that taste like the food you might remember from your grandmother's garden.

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  • It's been a gradual process, but the curvy plus size woman no longer has to settle for clothes that don't fit her or look like they were manufactured with her grandmother in mind.

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  • Whether you are looking for a round style like John Lennon wore or a classic version such as the cat eye worn by your grandmother, there are versions that exist.

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  • My grandmother made knitted Christmas stockings for all the grandchildren; now my mom is hard at work spreading the stockings to the next generation of babies.

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  • As such, it's not unusual for a high school student to find that she has Facebook friend request from her grandmother.

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  • She was jealous as a lover of the child's affection, and the struggle between the mother and grandmother was one of the bitterest of Aurore's childish troubles.

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  • But in French story Helyas is not the son of Parzival, but of the king and queen of Lillefort, and the story of his birth, of himself, his five brothers and one sister is, with variations, that of "the seven swans" persecuted by the wicked grandmother, which figures in the pages of Grimm and Hans Andersen.

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  • He refused to leave his "too indulgent" grandmother for Eton, and when on her husband's death she married again, the boy went with her to Southover, where he attended the free school of the place.

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  • The shahs grandmother, by feigning herself sick and dependent upon wine only for cure, obtained reversal of the edict.

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  • In 1823 he accompanied his mother to Italy, visiting his father at Florence, and his grandmother Letitia at Rome, and dreaming with Le Bas on the banks of the Rubicon.

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  • On his death the mother resigned, though not without a struggle, the care of Aurore to her grandmother, Mme.

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  • Next to the grandmother, the most important person in the household at Nohant was Deschatres.

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  • His boyhood was spent with a grandmother in Middletown, Connecticut; and prior to his entering college he had read widely in English literature and history, had surpassed most boys in the extent of his Greek and Latin work, and had studied several modern languages.

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  • His grandmother then wished him to enter the army of the landgrave of Hesse, but he declined to serve "a tyrant," and a year later slipped away from Geneva and embarked for the United States.

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  • Deprived at an early age of his mother, the care of the boy devolved upon his grandmother, the marchioness of Halifax, a lady of culture and connexion, whose house was frequented by the most distinguished Whigs of the epoch.

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  • All this went to feed revival, which, founded on fear, refused to see in Jesus Christ anything but a stern judge, and made the Virgin Mother and Anna the "grandmother" the intercessors; which found consolation in pilgrimages from shrine to shrine; which believed in crude miracles, and in the thought that God could be best served within convent walls.

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  • His mother, Elisabeth Santi-Lomaca, whose sister was grandmother of Louis Adolphe Thiers, was a Greek.

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  • Entrusted to the care of his grandmother at Chalais in Perigord, he there received the only kind treatment which he experienced in his early life, and was ever grateful for.

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  • My grandmother died and I cried for days...

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