After a very long break from blogging, Grandma Van is back.
Why?
My grandchildren have moved from Oklahoma, USA to Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.
Add a PANDEMIC to the mix and I have two young grandchildren who must spend a great deal of time in a flat. So suddenly Grandma is back to mailing little books each week.
It’s been a long time since I’ve shared stories online, so I am going to go back to the very beginning and introduce my readers to our most popular character.
Pinka
Pinka is a little pink owl figure that I purchased online about a year ago. My granddaughter Rowan has always loved to play with little figures, so when I saw an inexpensive set of owl figurines, I bought it.
When the set arrived, instead of four different owls (as shown in the picture above) I got two of the little whitish-blue owls and two of the little brown owls.
So I painted two of them and brought them with me on a visit to Rowan and Malcolm’s house.
Because one of the little owls had been painted a very bright pink, Rowan named her “Pinka.”
A star was born.
The other owls became Mavis (dark brown), Owen (original brown and minus an ear now that he has been dropped on the basement floor a number of times), and Brody.
So this is the original cast of characters. In my next post, I will start sharing some of our stories.
Please DO leave a comment if you have any questions or, um, comments.
Grandma Van Stories 