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It all went welltill I got to the endof Thompson Drivewhich ran out of housesat the edge of the prairie. 518 was next on the listbut Thompson properended in the 400s.In -30 I trudged aimlesslyback and forth on Nesspondering the … Continue reading →

with every paper I delivered.Bad news on the doorstep.I couldn’t take one more step.”–Don McLean (“American Pie”) Dad originally posted this February 1, 2021 on a cold February morning. Feeling this deeply today…

…I’m just putting this out there so I can refer back to this post someday.. .. it will come out eventually that Trump used a Milania double during his presidency. I first noted this last term and as of this … Continue reading →

Democracy to our south has washed away like a sandcastle in the rising tide. It is too late to to stop the erosion now. The rule of law and court system is now meaningless; amendments to the constitution itself can … Continue reading →

Before Christmas, all three of our individual Christmas trees fell apart in unique ways. For my brother and I the lights simply failed; the other family tree was slowly disintegrating and is nearing the rubicon of being unusable. It seemed … Continue reading →

After some excruciating times during the holidays requiring any and all reserves of strength to endure, I’ve returned. I’m working through “Grief Day by Day” by Jan Warner, encountered this quote, and knew it was a sign to return. ❤️ … Continue reading →

Mom’s Christmas cactus inexplicably, suddenly blooms. It is the first time it has bloomed in over 40 years.

I did a double take first thing this morning at 7 am when I turned the page-a-day Audobon calendar. A calendar often featuring different landscapes, and more infrequently, creatures of the earth. A bird. In Cold Lake. My place of … Continue reading →

So much of “my town” are now ghosts; shadows of what once was. Living in the dark recesses of very few people’s memories, and soon to be gone forever. People I’ve loved, places I’ve lived or worked in, all fading. … Continue reading →