A look back to the shaving practices of WW1 You may remember these photos from previous posts. On the left is my paternal grandfather Emil Johnson, and on the right in the center is my maternal grandfather George Anderson. Today what I would like to point out to you is how cleanshaven they were. Little …
I'm not a doctor, nor do I play one on TV . . . But, as a world-renowned social influencer, I am here to share some newly discovered life hacks in case you ever have to be in the hospital. By now you may have read "Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow" or "New Information and a …
A little "hair switch" history. . . A 1913 ad for a wavy hair switch, and a shampoo in the new reclining chair. As promised, I've done some more research, and I've found out a lot of interesting hair switch history. Since I have a Newspapers.com account, I was able to search the term "hair …
Taking "Big Girl" To the next level By now, if you're one of our regular readers, Panda and Foster have already "broken the news" to you about my having been diagnosed with breast cancer and going to chemotherapy once a week. At that time, I had promised to address the topic in a post directed …
Have you ever been taking a nap and all of a sudden you get the idea to look back through your photos to see what you might have taken on that same day, one, two, or even seven years before? Well, me neither. But tonight Mom decided to look through our blog to see if …
The other day, I came into the front room and found Panda talking to someone I had never seen before. At first I couldn't tell if he was a squirrel or a chipmunk, but he seemed nice enough, so I went over to say hi. "Who are you?" I asked, curious, but trying to be …
The year was 1947 and my father, David, had turned 15 just two months before. It was time to start earning his own money, and what better way for a teenage boy to do that than to get a newspaper route? It appears that David and his dad, Emil, went down to the Valley News …
So it's been kind of hot lately... ...and I've been staying inside as much as possible. So have Foster and Panda, but then being in the house is pretty much an everyday thing for them anyway. And it isn't showing signs of letting up anytime soon. So today, while trying to stay cool in between …
Almost Done! The guest bathroom is looking better. In fact, I think it's safe to say it's almost done. If you've read "A Whimsical Door", you've seen this bathroom before. Other than the door, it's always been the ugliest bathroom I've ever had. . . with the possible exception of the one I had in …
Some things never change! So Mom was reading through some of her older blog posts and she came across my very first post, "Life with Foster", from way back in 2016. Since then, I've become a regular contributor to our blog, and Foster and I have had all kinds of adventures together. But some of …
Nana's Whimsical World 