Today as I pumped gas into my car the nozzle bit at my skin with its frozen metal, and snow pellets pelted my eyes like the BB guns forewarned in my youth. It was windy, it was grey, and it was making me wish I had opted for a warmer coat as I left the house. The gas station, in… Read More
Perches In The Soul
Hope smiles from the threshold of the year to come, Whispering ‘it will be happier’…†― Alfred Tennyson In the newly released film, Catching Fire, Donald Sutherland’s character, President Snow, hisses all hope must be dashed. He contends the only way to keep the Districts slavishly supplying the Capitol is to keep the people in ignorance and fear. It turns… Read More
Remember To Be Thankful
Parking lots stuffed with cars waiting to enter, park, and exit, billow exhaust and remind me of creatures struggling to breath in our frigid holiday air. People walk to and fro laden with grocery bags, overflowing carts, and distracted children. Their faces display mixed emotions. I see, or at least interpret, happiness, frustration, grumpiness, and calm. Many people are on… Read More
How Swede Is It
Stepping into the Swedish Crown Bakery in Anoka, Minnesota, is like stepping into a hybrid of Grandma’s house. There are huge convection ovens, and huge tubs of flours and sugars, and huge mixers that Grandma never had. However, and here is where Grandma enters the picture, there are authentic ingredients lining the shelves and refrigerators. Real butter, fresh eggs, whole… Read More
Going Through Dad’s Closets
Growth Recently my sister and I were going through Dad’s closets. After his passing we both dreaded the chore, and welcomed the memories, various articles of clothing offered. She swung open a door and pulled out a fleece jacket my husband and I had bought Dad while in Norway. He wore it often, and it still had his scent embedded… Read More
A Song For Our Soldiers
Yesterday was Veteran’s Day. The Today Show was dedicating the time to inspirational stories of soldiers making their way back home on many levels. Some have physical wounds to heal, some have emotional scars, and some have both. I have known many military soldiers…my grandfathers, my dad, my first and current husband, my brothers, my son. Each had a reason… Read More
The Trickery Of Time
“Mom, Dean’s picking on me!†While most mothers have heard the whiney plea of a child demanding retribution for sins of a brother, this claim was being made by a fifty-something year old. “Dean!†said the mom (now in her 80’s). Dean, age 63, briefly protests his innocence, but then one stink-eye from Mom means quietness ensues. The amusing part… Read More
As A Norwegian Lutheran This Is Difficult
…but I’m happy to announce that I’ve partnered with Fine Art America. On the “Home” page you will see a new link for shopping. Or, wait! Look at the bar right above this post…a little further up and to the right…there it is. “Shop.” You know you are curious, and you know you love to shop. Win-win! My photographs are… Read More
What Is The Best Part Of YOUR Day?
Each week I tell a brief story about something I found amusing, touching, or meaningful. My intent is not to blather on about all things “me,†but to prompt others to think about the best part of their day. Gratitude is important, and focusing on what is right/great/exciting rather than what is wrong/bad/irritating spirals us ever upwards into a better… Read More
Mudda Nature Is Laughing
Muttering as I attempted to put the grass catcher on the back of our riding lawnmower, I realized time takes its toll on everything. Over the years my husband has “fixed†parts of the grass catcher, and although well meaning, his efforts make taking the thing on and off… troublesome. There are now cats-in-the-cradle type bungee cord webs holding the… Read More
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