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Finding Frank, Part 1

On February 2, 2021March 3, 2023 By nanasworldwebIn family history9 Comments

No, I sincerely doubt if that's him. Frank is first mentioned on this blog by Foster in "Why You Probably Shouldn't Try to Eat a Broom". I guess you know I haven't given up on finding Frank. I won't go so far as to say it's become an obsession with me, but I've spent hours …

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When All Else Fails…

On February 1, 2021March 3, 2023 By nanasworldwebIn Foster and Panda15 Comments

Bite your foot! Just saying.

The Year in Review, Part 2

On January 18, 2021March 3, 2023 By nanasworldwebIn Foster and Panda11 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, 2021March 3, 2023 By nanasworldwebIn Foster and Panda13 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, 2021May 10, 2021 By nanasworldwebIn family history14 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, 2020July 16, 2024 By nanasworldwebIn family history17 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, 2020March 3, 2023 By nanasworldwebIn Foster and Panda11 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, 2020March 3, 2023 By nanasworldwebIn Foster and Panda18 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, 2020July 16, 2024 By nanasworldwebIn family history28 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, 2020March 3, 2023 By nanasworldwebIn Mosaics21 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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