Tag: Family

• February 9, 2019

  Mormor Diary Entry #34

  

  Hey y’all! Here’s another snippet from my Grandmother’s diary that she kept while in Sweden. I found this entry on a page titled “comparisons” “Comparison:In those days people feared thingslike lion’s faces. We fear things inthe shape of mushroom clouds — nuclearbombs.” ~ June 1986 IIn this entry, she’s referencing the Vasa ship. *Swedish warship…
• June 18, 2018

  Mormor Diary Entry #36

  

  Swedes are allowed to go anywhere, eat in grass at the palace lawn, see parks as they wish. The new law is that the Princess who is older than her brother will be queen. We Swedes are implementing equal rights for women! Vivian Olson ~ June 17th I had similar thoughts as my Grandma while…
• May 31, 2018

  Mormor Diary Entry #25

  

  Peak morning, this sunny mile throughpeaceful wooden Sweden, sence *sense* ofa unity of my blood with all I see.I wish mom would have seen this. Itis so wonderful to think it is my heritage,this graceful serene land. Saw a deerback in the wood. ~  Vivian Olson – June 15th, 1986 When I picture being back…
• December 29, 2016

  Resilience – Family Stories Passed Down

  

  I have great respect for the past. If you don’t know where you’ve come from, you don’t know where you’re going. Maya Angelou A couple of years ago, I was told stories by my mother and father around Christmas. I would like to share the stories told to me during this time that embody the…
• January 2, 2016

  After All Tomorrow Is Another Day – Losing a Grandparent

  

  “We are at the age where we are starting to lose people.” Today I met up with one of my closest friends from high school. We hadn’t seen each other in months. We met at a local coffee shop, and it felt like we had never left each other. During the conversation, we spoke about…