https://padlet.com/kellyakingman/b2pexbfj60yso25u My Memorial for Nanny - Día de los Muertos June 29, 2027 - December 2, 2015 en-us 2020-11-01 19:42:15 UTC 2025-04-18 16:09:28 UTC hello@padlet.com kellyakingman https://padlet.com/kellyakingman/b2pexbfj60yso25u/wish/880407842 My nanny (grandmother) born in London, England on June 29, 1927. She was a war bride from WWII. She met my grandfather Bryant Bjorklund who was a soldier in England at the time. She immigrated to America with my Uncle Pat, tallest in this picture in 1946. They traveled to American on a Navy ship! :)]]> 2020-11-01 19:54:13 UTC https://padlet.com/kellyakingman/b2pexbfj60yso25u/wish/880407842 kellyakingman https://padlet.com/kellyakingman/b2pexbfj60yso25u/wish/880410627 I was about 14 years old and Nanny was 54. I loved my Nanny very much. She was like a mother to me. She hugged me and kissed me all the time. She cooked for me and taught me how to do many things. I miss her very much.]]> 2020-11-01 19:56:43 UTC https://padlet.com/kellyakingman/b2pexbfj60yso25u/wish/880410627 kellyakingman https://padlet.com/kellyakingman/b2pexbfj60yso25u/wish/880418861 My Nanny sewed in a factory for a living. She made us many cool things including colorful sleeping bags with matching pillows for my cousins and I.]]> 2020-11-01 20:03:32 UTC https://padlet.com/kellyakingman/b2pexbfj60yso25u/wish/880418861 kellyakingman https://padlet.com/kellyakingman/b2pexbfj60yso25u/wish/880420271 Nanny was always concerned about you eating well.  She was a great cook and always made sure you were fed. She was known for making pumpkin breads for everyone during the holidays with either chocolate chips or raisins. I have a copy of her recipe in her writing. :)]]> 2020-11-01 20:04:44 UTC https://padlet.com/kellyakingman/b2pexbfj60yso25u/wish/880420271 kellyakingman https://padlet.com/kellyakingman/b2pexbfj60yso25u/wish/880421455 Nanny was really good at swing dancing and loved to go to the clubs in England to dance.  Her and I would sing and dance all the time! So much fun!  We would crack each other up. Now I do that with my girls. She was a strong women - we all got that from her. My girls were fortunate to have known their Nanny - their great-grandma. She loved them so much.]]> 2020-11-01 20:05:39 UTC https://padlet.com/kellyakingman/b2pexbfj60yso25u/wish/880421455 kellyakingman https://padlet.com/kellyakingman/b2pexbfj60yso25u/wish/880426397 This was taken not too long before she passed away. I think it was around 2013. I remember seeing her three months before she died. Her eyes were so clear and crystal blue - I remember finding that remarkable, because she was so ill. She was dying. I love her so much. I miss her every day. There's so much I want to tell her, so much has happened in my life. ]]> 2020-11-01 20:09:19 UTC https://padlet.com/kellyakingman/b2pexbfj60yso25u/wish/880426397