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Tag Archives: Minnesota Life
ROOTS AND WINGS
Four years ago as new residents of Minnesota, my husband mentioned during a grocery shopping trip that he thought he would “pick up some lamb chops.” “Great,” I said, or maybe even “Yum.” However, as I began browsing the dairy … Continue reading
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Tagged Easter, FAITH, FAMILY, food, introspection, Minnesota Life
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MAY DAY
“Now is the winter of our discontent,” began Richard III in Shakespeare’s soliloquy. I might say the same. In our four years in Minnesota we have experienced the light winter, the normal winter, the winter of enormous snowdrifts, and now … Continue reading
WHAT’S UP WITH BUNS?
WHAT’S UP WITH BUNS? No doubt every region of the country has specific culinary preferences, many brought by immigrants who needed the taste of “back home” in their new land. Some are dependent on local availability from sea, lakes, waterways, … Continue reading
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Tagged community, FAMILY, FAVORITE THINGS, food, introspection, Minnesota Life
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I GIVE THANKS
When we decided that moving to the Great Northern Plains was the cure-all answer to retirement (considering affordable, far-from-California-cost-of-housing), it never occurred to me that we would be cutting ourselves off from so much time with our children and grandchildren. … Continue reading
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Tagged FAMILY, FAVORITE THINGS, introspection, Minnesota Life, THANKFULNESS
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SERVICE WITH A SMILE
We’re still learning and often amazed by episodes of kindly behavior in this state of Minnesota. I’m talking about brings-a-tear-to-your-eye, out of the blue, acts of kindness. There is the neighbor who showed up on his snow plow and apologized … Continue reading
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Tagged community, food, global warming, introspection, Minnesota Life, politics, world problems
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RUN TO THE THICKET, BAMBI!
You know that you live in Minnesota when just one day after the opening of deer hunting season, you see the sight of a gutted doe hanging in a back yard just a few blocks from home. This, after wondering … Continue reading
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