Gifts from My Foremothers
My grandmothers were very different. They both worked but, one worked in an office all her life and the other was a homemaker. My dad’s
Gone to Texas
For the past two weeks, we’ve been in the land of 10,000 lakes. It wasn’t Minnesota. It was Texas. It rained nearly every day we
The Changing Role of Dads
In the “olden days”, child-rearing was left to the mothers, with dads only dishing out discipline when mom needed help. My mother talks about when
The Good Old
There other day when I was preparing a meal, I pulled out my aluminum colander and used it to rinse vegetables. I shouldn’t call it
I Love Dull Weeks
It finally happened. After months of unsettled, constantly moving routines, I had a dull week. Nothing earth-shattering happened. Hubby was able to handle each crisis
Lessons from the Eclipse of the Super Flower Blood Moon
Last Wednesday, at 3:30 a.m., my alarm woke me up. I drug myself out of bed, debating whether it was worth the effort or not.