Conversations with my Grandmother

Join me as I sit at my Gogo’s feet and drink from her well of knowledge and experience.

Believe in yourself

One of the most moving quotes in this entire series comes in episode 7 where Gogo gives us one random piece of advice. She says “The...

Grief, and other complications

On the 6th episode of Conversations with my Grandmother, Gogo and I talk about grief, and how no matter how many losses you have...

Don't let peer pressure make you pop

I remember one afternoon, I was telling my uncle the story of how our former next door neighbour’s son got hooked on drugs as a result of...

My mother was a kitchen girl

My grandmother worked as a domestic worker from the tender age of 20 until she was in her 60’s. I experienced her as an employed woman...

Loving after loss

My grandmother was 33 when she was widowed with 5 children to raise. This presented a myriad of problems and unimaginable anxiety. The...

Period Shame, The Real Stain On Society’s Jeans

The first question I asked my Grandmother in this episode is when she got her period. I was 11 when I got my first period. I had been...

The red brick double storey on Loop Street.

On the corner of Loop Street and Henrietta Avenue sat a red brick double storey. It was an eyesore. It was falling apart and like all the...

Lessons From Creating Conversations

Conversations with my Grandmother is an idea that came to me in November 2022 - 2 months after the first anniversary of my paternal...