Hello, I'm new to Gransnet (didn't even know it existed until I came upon it by accident!). I had a 19 year old Facebook account where I kept up with friends and family, shared pics, was part of many communities etc. Then found myself an innocent victim of Meta's AI ban and suddenly lost my account which left me feeling little like I'd been bereaved! Nothing else is really like it and stumbled upon this site while trawling the net.
Anyway I'm 68 and have always been on the active side, and probably wouldn't describe myself as a 'normal' Nan (whatever that is 🤣). I love animals and have had many in my life - I used to have dogs, horses, pigs, sheep and still have a couple of dogs and small flock of sheep (most of them are aged - I'm the only mad person around here who keeps livestock as pets). I've always done the DIY at home, maintained the fields, cut hedges and still do even though it's getting a lot harder now I have arthritic hands and hips are a bit creaky.
I learned to ride a motorbike at 53, can drive a tractor, digger, lorry, shear my own sheep. I go camping with my dog and made a wooden bed for my car. I do have a hubby but he likes to stay at home while I go off adventuring!
Oh and I have six grandkids. My twin grandsons say that when they tell their schoolfriend what I do, no-one believes them lol. That's me in a nutshell
