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Last One to Leave, Bring in the Dock
We are selling the family cabin this week, the last thing my father left us. He built it in 1968, with the same independence and drive he showed in everything else. He pored over plans for vacation homes, contracted the … Continue reading
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Tagged ambition, cabin, Catholic, dad, death, dock, family, grandkids, immigrants, lake, lifestyle, memories, mom, Northeast Minneapolis, Northern Minnesota, parents, school, tragedy, work
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Mama’s House
We sold Mama’s house yesterday. It took over a year to get it to a point where someone would take it. Everything seemed pretty okay to us right up until the time Mom died. She must have been the caulk … Continue reading
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Tagged boomer, boomers, family, grandchildren, grandkids, grandma, humor, life
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Just a Little Christmas Horror Story
Such a busy weekend I had. I shopped for toys and gifts, baked bread and made soup, played Christmas music and danced around the kitchen. I did all these happy things so that I wouldn’t have to think. I haven’t … Continue reading
Posted in Keeping Things Real
Tagged Christmas, Connecticut, family, first graders, grandchildren, grandkids, grandma, grandparents, gun control, gun lobby, kids, life, lifestyle, mass killings, NRA, school, school Christmas program
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Mama Kissed A Soldier
My mother is dying. Her name is Luella. She was a kind and loving mother and a beautiful and amazing woman in every way. When she was still a teenager she met my father, Andrew, fell in love and loved … Continue reading
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What’s So Funny?
Haven’t posted anything for a few weeks. Life overtakes us sometimes, and the things we do when life isn’t overtaking us end up taking a back seat. It’s hard to be amusing when nothing much funny is going on. We … Continue reading