Actually the most memorial "girlie" experiences I had as a young girl were with my grandmother.

She was an amazing cook and a great crafter. I spent most of my afternoons with her when I was very small and I was convienced I could do anything she could do! Many of my best memories were standing on a stool in her kitchen covered in flour and sugar making cookies or her famous coconut cream cakes.

The funniest memory I have was one week my parents went out of town and I said the entire week with her. Both of us were midly allergic to strawberries (rash/itching/ect) but both LOVED strawberries. So we decided since the strawberries were ripe in her strawberry patch that we would go out and pick as many as we could and make anything and everything strawberry related; Strawberry jam, cake, tarts, ect. After we were done we sat down and gorged ourselves silly on strawberry goodness. Needless to say we both broke out in a terrible rash and spent the next two days covered in pink stuff (It alludes me the name of the stuff but the stuff you put on itchy spots). To this day I am cured of all my strawberry allergies, though I do not recommend trying this remedy at home!

I miss her horribly.