Most mature adults no longer believe in Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, or the tooth fairy. However, have you seen all the fairies in gardens? Have you seen all the fairy houses and yard ornaments for those houses? Almost every store has them. Hmm......I wonder if garden fairies are related to the tooth fairy? How about gnome garden ornaments with blue jackets and red … [Read more...]
The Working Mom
Being a woman is a trip Yes, it’s a trip — a trip through body-shaping, calorie counting, face firming, hair poofing, thinking-about-exercising days, and finally the fact that all of the clothes you wore a few years ago shrunk while in the closet. Did you move the button of your favorite shorts this summer or have you started cutting off the size tags on your shirts or … [Read more...]
A little of this, A little of that.
Time travel only takes place in science fiction movies and books. Right? If a time machine really did exist most of us wouldn’t be able to afford a ticket. Right? WRONG! This week-end I traveled back in time to my childhood for only 49 cents. Let me explain. My nephew Michael invited his mother, sister, cousins and his three aunts (who are of a certain age) to his … [Read more...]
A Goodly Heritage
I am a Wisconsin native who was transplanted here when I married. Accustomed to the sound of seagulls flying over my hometown, the scent of the fresh air wafting off of Lake Superior, wild blueberries and wintergreen popping up in the north woods, I expected Minnesota to be just about the same. To my surprise, my husband brought me to live in the only county in Minnesota … [Read more...]
The Plant Lady
Jessi Jablonski Spring has finally arrived! April showers brought May flowers, along with some flooding. The intermittent stream in the back corner of my property has been bubbling along every time I walk by it. The natural landscape of this area is so interesting; gorgeous exposed bluffs telling their stories through erosion, rolling hills with both meadows and woodlands, … [Read more...]