My grandma's family was from Ireland and she was the liveliest most outspoken talker in the family, and she and I were pretty close. As a grade schooler, I'd visit her for a week or two in the summer, and she's arrange outings for us most days I was there, to watch the postal helicopter land or to go watch cows being milked or explore shops with antique farm gear. At night we'd watch Groucho Marx and later Jack Parr on TV.