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The Year in Review, Part 2

On January 18, 2021 By nanasworldweb11 Comments

"Foster, are you up?" "Do I look like I'm up?" I mumbled in response to Panda's all too familiar question. "What?" Panda jumped down from the chair. "I got another idea for the blog!" he said excitedly. "Dude," I said, jumping off the chair to get on eye level with him. "You should just start …

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Foster and Panda: The Year in Review

On January 9, 2021January 9, 2021 By nanasworldweb13 Comments

"Dude, is that you in there?" Panda's voice, slightly alarmed, woke me up from a comfortable nap. "What?" I replied. "How did you find me in here anyway?" "Well," Panda responded. "It's only obvious. Come out of there. I have a great idea for the blog!" I snuggled back under the chair cover. "We can …

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Pets From the Past, Part 4

On January 1, 2021 By nanasworldweb14 Comments

The Story of Skoot Growing up, I had always heard about Skoot. As the family dog of my father's childhood, he obviously was a beloved pet. However, it wasn't until I found a notebook of my grandmother's and a memoir written by my grandfather that I truly began to appreciate the significant part he played …

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Letters to Emil, Part 2

On December 22, 2020December 22, 2020 By nanasworldweb14 Comments

Ludington Daily News If you've read "Letters to Emil, Part 1", then you will recognize the front page article about the fire at the Rath building in 1916. Since I found the website with articles from before 1930, I have been fascinated with the Ludington Daily News. So this time we're going to take "Letters …

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Penguins in Patagonia

On December 7, 2020December 21, 2020 By nanasworldweb11 Comments

"Let's go to the train station!" we exclaimed in unison. We had reached the bottom of the mountains at Machu Picchu just as the last train for Patagonia was getting ready to leave the station. The view was breathtaking, and for awhile we rode in silence, enjoying the scenery. Panda spoke first. "Remember when we …

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Amazon Prime

On December 5, 2020December 5, 2020 By nanasworldweb18 Comments

"Dude, did Mom say you could do that?" I didn't look away from the computer as I answered Panda's inquiry. "No, but she left the computer on Amazon, so I thought I'd check out the cat fountains since mine doesn't work anymore." Panda looked doubtful. "What do you mean, it doesn't work? I thought Mom …

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Letters to Emil, Part 1

On November 19, 2020 By nanasworldweb20 Comments

Learning Swedish from "Google Translate" This is my great grandfather, Nels Johnson, in his tailor shop in Ludington, Michigan. I'm not sure of the date, or of the exact location, because he had a few different shops in Ludington over the years. If you remember, he's the one who made the wool quilt that Foster …

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Our House

On November 14, 2020November 14, 2020 By nanasworldweb21 Comments

Our house is a very, very, very fine house... With two cats in the yard... If you're old enough, you'll remember those words from the song "Our House" written by Graham Nash of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. My father with a cat, Houston TexasMy mother holding a cat, Crookston, MN For most of my …

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What’s in a Name?

On November 2, 2020November 3, 2020 By nanasworldweb7 Comments

One of my great uncles was named Kermit. Whenever I mention this fact to people outside the family, they always question me: "Kermit? Really?" Today, people immediately associate the name with Kermit the Frog. But in 1916, well before the Muppets were ever thought of, little Kermit Johnson had a feeling his name would become …

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Why You Probably Shouldn’t Try To Eat a Broom

On October 28, 2020October 28, 2020 By nanasworldweb12 Comments

If you are a cat, and you live with a human, you have probably seen one of these. It's a broom. It belongs in the closet, but every now and then, if you're lucky, your human will leave it out long enough for you to sniff it and bite on it. Don't get me wrong, …

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