Life (and death) as we know it
We have gratefully heard, once again, from Grandma Pat, “formerly of rural Roberts, Wisconsin”: “A brand-new year is beginning. After weeks of spirit-lifting words and music, lessons and carols, choirs and homilies, we are prepared to go forward.
“This past year has been one of loss for many. It has included moments of shared grief, and moments of healing.
Continue reading “Even as we cry our tears, by day and by night, “we are prepared to go forward.””Till death us do part
’Tis the Season! Division
Ramblin’ Rose writes: “Subject: Oh, Christmas Tree.
“We decorated our Christmas tree today. It’s gotten easier over the years, as we’ve fallen into an easy rhythm and come to agree on some major things. It wasn’t always so, and I admit that it’s taken us decades to get to this point. There were years when the words holly and jolly did not apply to our Christmas preparations.
Continue reading “The Case of the Dueling Decorators — or: All’s Noel That Ends Noel!”Life (and death) as we know it
The Daughter of the Gram With a Thousand Rules writes, from Hawaii: “Subject: Pearl Harbor Day.
“On Tuesday, December 7th, while attending the National Pearl Harbor 80th Anniversary Remembrance Ceremony, I had one of those incredible moments in life where the sheer significance of events overwhelms and awes you.
Continue reading “December 7, 1941 — a date which will live in infamy, yes, but also in memory, forever!”Fifteen Nanoseconds of Fame
And: In memoriam (Man’s Man Division)
Rusty of St. Paul: “Minnesota’s first poet laureate, Robert Bly, died recently. I have a Robert Bly story:
Continue reading “Once in a while, brute strength proves positively poetic!”Out of the mouths of babes
Including: The vision thing
Zoo Lou of St. Paul writes: “Subject: Words of Wisdom.
“As I was reading the submissions to the Sunday Pioneer Press (11-21-21) by area first-graders on what they were thankful for, I imagined a Norman Rockwell painting depicting a classroom of eager little scholars pouring their hearts and souls into their short literary masterpieces.
Continue reading “‘I am thankful for my big brane, because if we did not have a big brane we wood be dumb’”
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