Three Gates of Gold

In 9th grade Marge Engebretson was my English teacher at Cass Lake High School. My family had just moved there from the Iron Range the year before, and I was feeling more than a little lost.  Marge was a lovely woman who spoke with a slight German accent.  Her family had immigrated when she . . . → Read More: Three Gates of Gold

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Keystone Habits and Garden Fever

I tried to go back to my Why War series but it just seemed too heady for my mood tonight.  Part of me feels like the sun is bright above my head, but clouds hover on many horizons.  It is so difficult to watch the people you love go through difficult times.  I so . . . → Read More: Keystone Habits and Garden Fever

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Making love . . . a daily practice

I was on a path to do a four part series on “why war,” but then spring happened, and I was taken by the wind. Last Wednesday I finished a big project and decided to give myself full permission to go over to our land and putz around. I screened clay, dug weeds, lit . . . → Read More: Making love . . . a daily practice

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