BOOK CLUB QUESTION: “HOW DID YOU PICK THE TITLE?” It has been eight months since Crashing Through the Windshield was published, and my speaking engagements and invitations to attend book clubs have steadily increased. I enjoy sharing my… Read More
MEMORIES: WOULD YOU CHANGE THEM? It’s been years since I picked up the poetry book that my sister, Susan, gave me for my eighth-grade graduation—The Best Loved Poems of the American People, compiled by Hazel Felleman, copyright 1936… Read More
HOME ON THE RANGE: Spent the day in Chisholm today, and I have much to share! M and I started the day at the Minnesota Discovery Center (formerly known as Ironworld). Temperatures were set to rise to the… Read More
VISITING THE RANGE–PAUL WELLSTONE MEMORIAL SITE: M and I embarked on our trip to Minnesota’s Iron Range. On our way to Hibbing, we passed the sign for the Paul Wellstone Memorial and Historic Site. It is straight east… Read More
SPLIT ROCK LIGHTHOUSE ILLUMINATES: On May 25, 2023, M and I took a trip “Up North” for the opening of a new exhibit at Split Rock Lighthouse. Even though we have made this trip many times, the beauty… Read More
MEMORIAL DAY–A TIME TO REMEMBER*: Memorial Day is a federal holiday to remember and honor those persons who have died while serving in the United States Armed Forces. Many of them were eager to go and fight for… Read More
FIVE SNIPPETS IN HONOR OF MY MOTHER: My mother, Hedwig (Jadwiga) Tokar, died in 2010 on her 93rd birthday. When I went back to Ohio for her funeral, I felt compelled to say a few words in her… Read More
PONDERING AS PATHS INTERSECT: Today, M and I attended a luncheon at a local country club. I was going to write about the talk we heard, but decided instead to blog about the things in life that we… Read More
WILLIAM KENT KRUEGER AND THE POWER OF STORIES: Last Thursday, Mark and I attended a fundraising breakfast for the Friends of the Ramsey County Library. Best-selling author, William Kent Krueger, (https://williamkentkrueger.com/) was the speaker. Not only is he… Read More
STUMBLING UPON HOPE: It has been a long winter here, a long snowy winter. We’ve had snow on the ground since November 30, 2022. That’s snow that stuck around. We had our first snow of the season on… Read More
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