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18 Jan

The Art of Washing Clothes

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My washing clothes skills have evolved considerably since my growing up years on the farm. Since our farmhouse did not have running water, preparing for the washing process was quite involved. The wringer washing machine was stored in the porch and had to be moved into the kitchen along with a double tub containing water that the soap filled clothes could be rinsed in. Once the clothes had been agitated in the washing machine, they were fed into the wringer…..

06 Jan

Chocolate Covered Cherries

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I celebrated my 81st Christmas several weeks ago. The first couple of those celebrations have faded from my memory but I’m sure I had a good time as my aunts talked gibberish to me and lovingly pinched my fat cheeks. While also commenting on which side of the family I most resembled. Of course, I responded by spitting out my pacifier and giving them a big, sloppy grin. Come to think about it I’m not sure pacifiers had been invented…..

18 Dec

Meatballs, Mild Temps and Cacti

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Last summer my son, Steve, contacted me and announced that his family was flying to Pheonix, Arizona for Thanksgiving. They were in the process of purchasing airline tickets and he wanted to know if I would be interested in making the trip with them. Arizona in November was a tantalizing offer. So, what could I do but accept. Now, this would be my fifth airplane trip in my life, so I am not considered a toughened, experienced airline traveler. When…..

14 Nov

Fall Memories

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I was a kid many years ago but there are still memories that are locked in my brain from those days gone by. Fall arrived slowly as the tree leaves lost their magnificent greens and changed to yellows, golds and reds. The declining temperatures and dwindling sunlight hurried this process along. Flocks of the feathered species filled the skies as songbirds, ducks, geese and swans began their journeys to their winter homes. The cold winds rushed through the barren branches…..

03 Nov

A New Adventure

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My two daughters are my ‘go-to’ people for keeping me steered in the right direction. I spent twenty years guiding them toward maturity so now they have accepted the responsibility of guiding me toward old age. I don’t always like their suggestions. Does one take Tylenol or Advil? One pill or two? Have you drunk enough water today? After checking out my cupboards they’ll gently remind me I will soon need cooking oil and crackers. “Are you continuing your exercises?”…..

26 Oct

The Accidental Blog

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It’s 3:30 in the morning and I sit at my computer wide awake. Why am I up at this ungodly hour attempting to write a blog? You see, I have a pain in my left leg, and it has been bothering me for a long time, over a year! I have been kicked out of therapy (graduated) several times now earning a cool t-shirt each time. But in a few days the pain reappears. Our fine medical folks have determined…..

17 Oct

Reunited!

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I first met Ras when I became a freshman at the University of Minnesota, Morris in the fall of 1962. We hit it off immediately. He and his roommate lived neighbors to me in Junior Hall, a dorm that was filled with wide-eyed freshman boys who were experiencing their first years of independence. That explains why the toilet in the bathroom suddenly exploded after an unnamed student dropped a lighted cherry bomb into the flushing water. Frequently the dorm silence…..

25 Sep

The Disappearance?

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Our house has seven long windows facing the south. The ‘idea’ for the seven south facing windows occurred one Sunday morning while I was serving as a lector in church. I know, I know, I should have been getting mentally ready to do the scripter readings, but we had just purchased 7.9 acres in the country, and I was excited about designing a house for our new acreage. Actually, I think God had a hand in it. We were in…..

29 Aug

Reunions

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The first memory I have of reunions was shortly after graduating from high school when my dad announced that he would be going to his 50th high school class reunion. I remember thinking I’ll have to wait for fifty more years to be eligible for that celebration. And fifty years seemed to be a lifetime away. Our high school class lost enthusiasm for class reunion celebrations a while back. I don’t think we celebrated the 50th. But you are aware…..

14 Aug

Technology Is Leaving Me in the Dust!

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Have you missed me? Technology and I haven’t been seeing eye to eye lately! It all started last month when my ten-year-old computer went to computer heaven. I was only able to produce one blog in the month of July, when I normally am a two-blog blogger. My fingers have been chomping for a functioning keyboard, but sadly the fingers have had nothing to plunk on. When one’s computer gives up the ghost no blog writing can get done. So,…..

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