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Art in the Provinces
My father just wrote to me to say how much he enjoyed Sinclair Lewis’s Main Street. He thought I might find something in common with the main character, a librarian from St. Paul who marries a doctor from Gopher Prairie … Continue reading
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Chickens
This afternoon we went to see neighbors who have chickens. They have six children, and the dad built a chicken coop that is sort of like a habitrail, with a little run between the open coop and the covered coop. … Continue reading
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5th of July
It was a long, patriotic weekend…. I feel guilty for only working one shift at the Joeburger stand, but it was Friday night 5-8 which is the busiest time. I was on register, though, which seems easy– since I was … Continue reading
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4th of July– July 1
The Fourth of July is a big deal here. Bigger than anywhere else I’ve been. Sure, Chicago has its amazing fireworks, with the symphony playing the big overture and etc. I did go in on the train once while in … Continue reading
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My Husband the Entrepreneur
Steve has a true entrepreneurial spirit. And he’s the best kind of entrepreneur because he not only loves “making” and “doing” what he does, he is also energized by the idea of marketing these goods and services. He believes in … Continue reading
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Strawberry Picking
It’s my birthday, and I’ve made a bit of a tradition (this is the third year) of going out on the morning of my birthday to Russ and Trese Willenbring’s farm in Cold Spring and picking strawberries. It was a … Continue reading
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Living in Lake Wobegon
Pandemic fears have reached the Catholic Church of St. Joseph. It seems the bishop had an article in the St. Cloud Times this morning advising parishes to take precautions because of the H1N1 (swine) flu. The directives were not to … Continue reading
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Bathtub Madonnas
About a year ago someone on the listserve asked what a “bathtub madonna” was. I was surprised there was someone out there who didn’t know about the tradition of burying a bathtub upside down in the yard and turning it … Continue reading
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Renovation!
The renovation is (nearly) complete. The space is transformed. Now we need new furniture of course, but that’s the fun part. And many decisions must be made about art. That’s the reaal conflict Steve and I have in all this. … Continue reading
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Ash Wednesday
OK. My world is now a world of dust. Scraping popcorn off the ceiling is not really a good idea. It looks great, but the rest of the house is a wreck. There’s certainly a parallel to Ash Wednesday in … Continue reading
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