AUGUST 19, 2011
JAN DEGRASS/ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT WRITER
Coast Reporter
JAN DEGRASS/ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT WRITER
Coast Reporter
She's known simply as Grandma and she's been serving the women of the Downtown Eastside for many years now, on the streets of Vancouver and on the Sunshine Coast through the retreat space offered by Linwood House Ministries (LHM).
At 98 years old, Grandma (Linda Marie Grant) is also a dynamite baker and cook. She has freely passed on her wisdom to guests that she learned from years of cooking for a family of six, including her daughter, Gwen McVicker, founder of Linwood House.
Grandma's skill has inspired a cookbook, Linwood Family Recipes, to be sold hot off the press this Sunday, Aug. 21 during the fifth annual Linwood Art Experience on the grounds of the lovely mansion in Roberts Creek.
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