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15 Aug

Another Family Lake Vacation in the Books

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I’ve lost track of the years that our family lake vacation has taken place. It seems like it’s been forever. As one looks back it has been a collage of memories starting with tiny little grandchildren growing and maturing each year until many of them have become young adults. This year the date was set and then the Pandemic started messing with things. In fact it looked like Grandpa and Grandma would miss this one when our son developed COVID-like…..

04 Aug

Junk Mail

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I remember the simpler times. We would watch from the house as the mailman pulled up to our country mailbox located at the end of our driveway. Then a battle would begin between we siblings about whose turn it was to get the mail. Actually the end result usually turned into a race to see who could arrive at the rusty old metal box first. The winner was awarded the honor of ripping open the metal door revealing the days…..

21 Jul

The Nursing Home Windbreak

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Forty-five years ago when we purchased our 7.9 acres out in the country the acreage consisted of a cultivated field. We had the challenge of turning it into a hobby farm. So the first thing on the agenda was to plant a windbreak that would protect our house. A house that was yet a dream but hopefully would become a reality in a few years. So I contacted the Soil Conservation folks in the county and they went to work…..

08 Jul

Lost In South Dakota!

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How would one become lost in the part of South Dakota that is basically flat with roads running north/ south and east/ west on all sides of mile square sections of farmland? Oh, occasionally a lake or small slough causes a twist in the road but it quickly comes back to that north/south and east/west pattern. Even without a GPS one should be able to navigate through the countryside without becoming completely lost. At least that’s how I saw it……

23 Jun

Buyer’s Remorse

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Being an author is becoming a pressure filled job. When I first started writing in the early 1980’s things were much simpler. I would write something that I thought was the most awesome thing that anyone had ever composed and I would excitedly prepare to send it off to a publisher. The internet had not yet been invented so communication with publishers was either by ‘snail mail’ or the telephone. So becoming published was a very personal, private experience between…..

09 Jun

Rhyming Riddles?

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I retired from teaching in 2001. After thirty-four years attempting to inspire middle school and high school students and instill in them a love for life long learning I decided it was time to pursue another one of my favorite pastimes, writing. For the next three years I wrote and illustrated a variety of children’s stories. Today three of them have become published books. Nature’s Christmas Story, The Easter Sparrows and Holiday Adventures for Kids are all available on Amazon…..

20 May

Rain Gauges

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I was a farm kid so I learned first hand how important a rain gauge was to the farm operation. Rain was an essential ingredient for a farmer to produce a successful crop so it is obvious the farmer needs to know the amount of rainfall his maturing crops are receiving. Also knowing the amount of rainfall for each cloudburst is essential because that information needs to be shared with neighboring farmers over a steaming cup of coffee. Actually it…..

05 May

My First Manuscript Unpublished But Not Forgotten

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I received an unexpected message on Facebook from a woman which said, “Mike Larson I ran across in cleaning yesterday afternoon a ‘gift’ to son Peder; a manuscript of a book you authored with a personal note written on it how it was not accepted for publishing three times. Assuming it was a science gift? Any recall? I will sit down and read it!” Immediately I recognized what the request was referring to. So be patient as I explain how…..

23 Apr

Pandemic Birthdays

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Eight of our sixteen family members have their birthdays in the months of March and April. That’s a lot of cards to remember to buy and stuff with a little green on a normal year. Now throw in a pandemic and things get even more dicey! On top of that I saw on Facebook that Hallmark greeting cards are produced in China. Since China appears to be responsible for the unleashing of this pandemic on the world I feel I…..

09 Apr

The Pandemic and Wood Duck Houses

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On my last blog I admitted that I suffered from hypochondriac tendencies. I’ve always been told when one faces and admits his problems it is healthy mentally and often the admitted problem lessens and even disappears. Wrong! Let me explain about my wood duck house cleaning adventure. It was my hypochondriac experience of the week! I am a member of our local sportsman’s club. Shortly after joining and with a little arm twisting I and another member agreed to serve…..

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Another Family Lake Vacation in the Books

Junk Mail

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Lost In South Dakota!

Buyer’s Remorse

Rhyming Riddles?

Rain Gauges

My First Manuscript Unpublished But Not Forgotten

Pandemic Birthdays

The Pandemic and Wood Duck Houses

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