Gran Mara Connridh, known to her few friends as Baba, is Frewyn's oldest farmer.She spends her days marching over her fields with her cat at her side, throwing stones at children, frightening her neighbours, and avoiding unwanted visitors by telling them exactly what she thinks about them when they should happen to stop by.All is prepared for the coming harvest on Baba's farm, and she has nothing more to do but sit by her hearth and disdain the world, until a visit from the gods and two wanton fey forces her to leave her house and put her old powers back into practice.Beware the grans with magic knitters.