author
Katherine Anne Porter
how old is granny
nearly 80
Dr. Harry is
young, pudgy, under 40, and annoying to granny
Dr. Harry's hand id described as
a warm paw like a cushion
Granny's viens are
green and forked
Granny is on her feet
morally speaking
Granny's bones
felt loose and floated around in her skin
Granny once had
milk-leg and double pneumonia
a pillow rose and floated like
a hammock in a light wind
granny's eyelids were like
a dark curtain drawn around a bed, blue gray light lie tissue paper
Cornelia and harry sounded like
leaves rustling or swishing newspapers
this was written in
1930
Cornelia was
dutiful, good, tactful, and kind (and she kept things secret in a public way)
granny wanted to _____ Cornelia
spank
thank God there was always
a little margin over for peace
what were the pantry shelves lined with
jelly glasses, brown jugs, white stone-china jars w/ blue whirligigs, coffee, tea, sugar, ginger, cinnamon, & allspice
the bronze clock had
a lion on top that collected dust
she would throw out _____ tomorrow
letters from John & George & the letters she had sent them
she wanted to get rid of the letter so
her kids wouldn't know ho silly she'd been
death felt
clammy and unfamilar
when granny was 60
she thought she was going to die so she visited her family. afterwards she got a long fever but then recovered
how long had granny's dad lived
102
what did he drink on his last birthday
a noggin of hot toddy
what is a noggin
a small amount of alcoholic liquor, usually a gill or a small cup or mug
lying in bed
stops circulation
Cornelia thought granny was
deaf, dumb, and blind
Granny felt like she lived in
a thin glass cage
Lydia had to drive
80 miles to see Granny whe her kids jumped the track
Jimmy
dropped by to talk business
Granny had
cooked, sewed, and gardened
where was john when granny was raising the kids
dead?
Granny had fenced in
100 acres with a negro boy
what changed a woman
digging post holes and clamping wires
Granny used to wear
a peaked Spanish comb and a painted fan
Granny hardly ever lost
negros, horses, or babies
Who did Granny lose
Hapsy, George and John
what rose over the valley
a fog
the fog rose over the valley like what
an army of ghosts
what was beautiful
lighting the lamps
the children were like what
calves
what happened after the lamp was lit
the kids moved away and stopped being scared
what religion is granny
catholic
George never harmed Granny but in what
skipping their wedding
whta was hell
being alone on her wedding day
how long had she prayed against remembering that day
60 years
the thought of george was
a smokey cloud from hell
what is granny's name
Ellen
why did she feel bad
wounded vanity
granny ____ from the light
hid
light gives
nightmares
who are granny's kids
Cornelia, Jimmy, Hapsy, and Lydia
Cornelia's features were
swollen and full of little puddles
how long did granny think dr harry had been gone
5 minutes
how long had he been gone
form morning to night
what did they give granny
a hypodermic
what is a hypodernic
a needle/ injection of a liquid
what did granny see in her bed
sugar ants
who did granny want to see
Hapsy
what did Hapsy have
a baby
Hapsy and the baby turned
flimsy as a gray gauze shadow
granny wanted Cornelia to find
George
why
to tell him she had a house, kids, and a husband
women need what
milk
who came to see granny
father connolly
granny's soul was
a teething baby
father connolly usually
stay and gossips and plays cards
Granny is probably
irish
granny had a secret understanding with
a few favorite saints
The dresser had
a picture of john on it
john's eyes were
blue
father connolly murmered
latin and tickled granny's feet
granny would only exchange john for
st. michael
granny did what to jimmy
closed 2 fingers around his thumb
granny hates
surprises
granny wanted to give Cordelia
the amythist set to share with hapsy
she wanted to give Lydia
the 40 acres
she wants to send what to Sister Borgia
6 bottles of wine and alter cloth
why
for her dyspepsia
when she died she remembered
being left at the alter
how did she die
she blew out the light