@pronounshe@lgbtqia.space It could be from Lords and Ladies or Carpe Jugulum, where Granny is dealing with dementia, or at least the fear of dementia. There's something similar in Night Watch, where Vimes hides the silver inkwell in the safe: "(at this age) a man learned to treat his memory as only a rough guide to events" Tiffany Aching is taking care of old people in "a Hat Full of Sky" and in "Wintersmith"