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This past week life reminded me how the more time passes the less things change. A family friend for almost as far back as I can remember took a nasty spill due to excessive ice. He was home alone at his farm. The fall resulted in a broken leg that required surgery. His kids came […]
Melville,
You honor me with the shared memories of your Nanny. My tears are not only for the grandmothers who aren’t with us but also for the strength & love they bestowed upon us – may we be worthy of carrying it forward.
Grandma was many things: hard working, funny, no nonsense and […]
Since I truly don’t know where to begin with everything I am just going to let my fingers walk across these keys & see what comes out….No forethought (a big thing for me…I like to know what direction I’m headed. I don’t mind detours or the scenic route as long as the general destination is […]
Continue Reading → Empathy: em·pa·thy Pronunciation: \?em-p?-th?\ Function: noun Etymology: Greek empatheia, literally, passion, from empath?s emotional, from em- + pathos feelings, emotion — more at pathos Date: 1850With all the emotions that have churned up lately I’ve been on a less than even keel. (I know you’re shocked by that as I”m sure you couldn’t tell from all the crazy that’s been bleeding out around here…) […]
Continue Reading → Tomorrow June 8th will mark one year of being without a dear friend. It’s been a long year…and it was filled with the deepest sorrow & the greatest joy. I’m reflecting & wondering if I’ve taken anything with me over this last year. Have I “learned” anything? I’ll never forget the phone call…I wish I […]
Continue Reading → Today when I opened my Internet Explorer (I was at work….we don’t get to use Firefox) and the MSN headline stared me in the face….10 years since Columbine. Seeing that headline zapped me instantly across time. I was in my 1st year out of college back then. I don’t remember where I was when I […]
Continue Reading → This is quite a long story & it requires some background for those of you who don’t know me. Bear with me because the truth is in fact much, much stranger than fiction… We live in a small town in northern Minnesota. We moved to the house we now live in on January 1st, 2006. […]
Continue Reading → The following is from a note I posted on my facebook page. It sums up why I’ve been absent from the blog for a while. It’s also what’s consuming my thoughts lately so I’m bringing it over here. I promise to find something else to talk about soon. I don’t even know how to describe […]
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