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The Holiday Pageant
Today’s guest post comes from Sherrilee Teenager and I attend a Universalist/Unitarian church in southwest Minneapolis. It’s a place with some rite and ritual, but not too much, which is just perfect for me. Like many institutions, there is a … Continue reading
Tagged Drama, Family
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Scandinavian Saudade
Today’s guest blog comes from Bill in Minneapolis. I was standing in line yesterday at Ingebretsen’s, the 90-year-old Scandinavian market on Lake Street, as I have for at least 40 Christmas seasons. There were about 35 people in front of … Continue reading
Cookie Grinch
Today’s guest post comes from Joanne in Big Lake. Ah, the smell of Christmas cookies baking in the oven. Who doesn’t love Christmas cookies and all the other baked goodies the holidays have to offer? “Where’s the cookies, Mom?,” ask … Continue reading
Tagged Family, Food
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Nonny
Today’s guest post comes from Sherrilee My mom is visiting this week. She hails from St. Louis, where I grew up (mostly) and I get her for alternate holidays. One year I get her for Thanksgiving and the next year … Continue reading
Will You Marry Me?
Today’s guest post comes from Beth-Ann. When my son was young we were at Como Park and as happens on many sunny Saturdays there was a wedding party posing for photographs. It was a large Filipino family wearing flouncy dresses … Continue reading
Womb With Review
You know we live in unusual times when the big sex news continues to be topless photos of a hot princess, instead of this – two women in Sweden have received uterus transplants. From their mothers. Let that sink in. … Continue reading
Tagged Family, Science
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Three Generations of Inspiring Women
Today’s guest post comes from Clyde. Generation One: Edith, The Bootleg Baker Edith was widowed in about 1924 with four young children when her husband dropped dead at the age of 36 of a heart attack. Fortunately his life insurance … Continue reading
Sudden Drop
The Curiosity mission continues to amaze. Not only is it technically sophisticated, it is well documented. Just as with a dad at Disney World, the video camera is constantly running on so we can always remember how much fun the … Continue reading
Nothing We Do For Children is Ever Wasted
Today’s guest post is by Steve Grooms I just received an email letter from my daughter. Molly lives in Portland with husband John and Liam, the world’s coolest grandson. Hi Mom and Dad, It seems we spend much of our … Continue reading
Moving Day
Today is moving day for my son Gus, and while he has migrated in and out of the house many times over the course of his college career, today is more significant than the others because it is potentially permanent. … Continue reading
