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The Anniversary Party
It was a lovely day yesterday here in Minnesota..almost too warm as the temperatures hovered in the high seventies. After my parents cut their small cake the gathering began. There was no formal...
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Wistful Wednesday: Life on the Farm
When I was little my parents used to take me to the barn with them, my Dad made me safe area to play amongst the straw, while my parents milked and did chores. The milking was all done by hand. My Dad...
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Wistful Wednesday: 1957
Back in 1957 I was six years old, and my baby brother was three. There had been tough years on the farm in Minnesota, drought and grasshoppers..they were lean years. To this day I hate macaroni with...
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Wistful Wednesday: 1992
This is a photo from nineteen years ago. The summer of 1992. These are my parents granddaughters…all lined up according to age. My two girls are the oldest. All my siblings have daughters, my baby...
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October: Celebrations
My parents celebrate for a whole week in October. It was their 61st Anniversary last Friday. They celebrated it by helping my sister bale hay. Dad and Mom October 09, 2011 Dad was 85 yesterday. He...
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Wistful Wednesday: Christmas1965
My baby brother and I reminisced about a trip a long time ago. We drove with our parents and our other baby brother to California in 1965. We left from Minnesota and drove what seemed like forever...
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Wistful Wednesday :1960
This photo was taken December 26, 1960. The occasion..my other baby brother was two months old. We were all watching the new TV..it was in the corner! My baby brother was practicing toy gun safety...
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October 7th
Today is my parents 62nd Wedding Anniversary. I hope to get back from the big lake they call Gittchi – Gummi in time to visit them. This is the card I made for them. It has their wedding photo and a...
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Wistful Wednesday: Cakes
It was my Dad’s birthday yesterday. He is 86 years old. I can always tell how old he is..just add 25 years to my age and I have his. I was 2 years old in this photo in 1953 and Dad was 26 going to be...
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It is my parents 63rd wedding anniversary this week. I made them a card from this old photo. My Mom’s hair was all up in pin curls and tied with a headscarf. At woodcarving on Monday Cousin Chuckie...
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