Letters From Geo, Part 2 Background Information: George and Hilma got married on May 16, 1927, after the somewhat precarious courtship you read about in "Oceans of Love". They were married in Chicago and spent (in Hilma's words) a fabulous honeymoon at Lake Geneva and seeing the sights in the big city. Hilma is pictured …
A look back at some cool pictures Mom took The other day Mom was reading a post by one of her blogging friends, Leah, at Catwoods Porch Party. In it, there was a cute picture of Stripey, a tabby like me, in the sun. It made Mom remember that she had once done a post about …
Letters from Geo, Part 1 George Anderson, US Navy, WWI I haven't written as much about the Anderson side of my family as I have about the Johnsons. This is because I have more information about the Johnsons, which is partly because I actually knew my grandpa Emil but unfortunately never had the chance to …
So I know you've all been waiting for this. Yes, here I am by Mom's pantry, where I am not supposed to be, but it's for the blog, so I don't think she'll mind. After all, she said I could do a post about my culinary skills, otherwise known as "Food Art by Foster". What …
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 …
Nana's Whimsical World 