Random Harvest (No. 1)

And now for something quite a bit different.

It’s wintertime, once again — and once again, with the golf courses firmly closed,  it’s time for us to attempt some organization of the numberless items we (unrepentant pack rat) have accumulated over the years.

Struck us that you would enjoy seeing some of it — and that having pack-ratted it here, we could safely send it to Recycling. Win-win!

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What’s the ultimate essential for a Man Cave or She Shed?

Our times

The Doryman of Prescott, Wisconsin: “Subject: He shed, she shed.

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Let us be thankful for . . . thankful children!

Out of the mouths of babes

Zoo Lou of St. Paul: “It’s been said that out of the mouths of babes, who are honest and innocent, comes wisdom.

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Like grandfather, like cousins, like father, like son!

Their theater of seasons
Or: Know thy family, know thyself!

Mounds View Swede: “Fall color here is pretty much over, but I just received some colorful photos from my son in Oregon that he took when he visited a Japanese Garden in Portland.

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Why won’t she play the National Anthem for these folks again?

The Greatest Generation

KMarie writes: “The activities manager of the care center at Atrium Village, where my mother lives, occasionally requests me to play piano music. I’ve found books of popular songs from the ’20s, ’30s and ’40s, as some of the residents, including my mother, are over 100 years old. My daughter joked that perhaps my music isn’t old enough for this crowd.

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