"Wow!" Panda exclaimed. "It looks like Mom got some new books!" Panda and I were at the Christian school library waiting for Mom to finish working on her latest blog post. We were getting bored, so we decided to look at all the books. Panda managed to jump up to the bottom shelf and was …
“Panda, what are you doing with that cane?” I asked, a bit surprised. Panda looked up, with an expression of deep concentration. “I’m practicing my Vaudeville act,” he replied, as if it were the most natural thing in the world. “You have to have a cane if you’re going to Vaudeville.” I tried to hide …
. . .were made for tying (or buttoning) . . . I've been looking at vintage photos on the Swedish Roots website and other sites such as Pinterest, this time taking special notice of the shoes on little kids. Since my stepchildren were 15 and 17 years old when I "got them" in 1992, I've …
"Rats!" I exclaimed. "What happened?" Foster asked from the top of the computer chair. "No, " I replied, "I mean real rats! Come look at this!" Foster jumped down and joined me on the recliner, where Mom had left her laptop. Together we read the article on the screen. "Wow!" Foster was amazed. "Rats are …
It's one thing when the photos are from your own family. You may have tons of them. You may even put them up in your house as vintage decor. You may know who they were, or you may not. You may learn about them from a variety of sources. You might even visit the "old …
The latest thing covering my dining room table. If you've read "The Stakes Are High" from October of 2021, you've seen this before. It was one of my yard art posts about beaded plant stakes. These are from August of 2016 and 2017, respectively. I don't even remember what post they are in. But I've …
Falling down another rabbit hole on Ancestry.com. Okay, I get that I might never find Frank Johnson. But since he would have been my first cousin, once removed, I think I have a right to at least look for him. Screenshot from Ancestry.com These kids, on the other hand, were my first cousins, twice removed. …
Swedish Pets from Long Ago First, I doubt Foster has any Swedish in him. But he enjoys looking "vintage" in the front room, so I tried editing this image to make it look even more "vintage". We do have some vintage pet photos in our family, but not a lot. I really like this one, …
It's hard to believe I'm already 8 years old! I should have known that it was almost time for my checkup and shots when Mom started telling people I was eight years old. I have to go every year, and since she sounded like I had just turned eight, that should have been my first …
"Can we help you guys?" Panda asked. We were visiting with our penguin friends in their RV at the Grand Canyon when Panda asked the question. Our friends had just told us about their undercover mission to find out if the men in orange jackets were behind the mysterious orange van that had been sighted …
Nana's Whimsical World 