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Surprised by Grief
Yesterday, I interviewed Stacy Remke, the coordinator of the Pain and Palliative Care program at the Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota. Our conversation about the services they offer to families of kids with chronic and sometimes terminal illnesses brought...
Jet Setting with the Viking Cheerleaders
Yesterday, I swam in waters unfamiliar to this midwestern woman. I flew from Minneapolis to Chicago in the morning, attended a meeting, and then returned to Minneapolis. In some circles, that’s called “flying for business.” In my circles, it’s called “Jolene, don’t...
Second Time Around
We live in an old house. It was old in 1991 when we moved here, and it hasn’t gotten any younger. It’s aged fairly gracefully, thanks to both it’s good bones and the many facelifts we’ve given it. But this fall’s facelift - adding a shower head to the tub in the...
Butterhorns – A Favorite Among Favorites
The weather’s getting cooler in these parts, but being a cheapskate, I don’t want to turn on the furnace any too soon. Which means now’s the time to pull out recipes that require a heated oven. This recipe for butterhorns, another family camp favorite, fits the bill....
Grandma Shoes
Have you checked out the fall shoe styles lately? If your 1950s and 60s grandma shopped where my grandma shopped, then your as stymied by the style pictured above as I am. Me and my cousins had only one name for them. Grandma shoes. Nobody under the age of sixty wore...
Congo Squares
Whoever gave this recipe to Mom way back in the 1960s did our family a great favor. When we did the kid thing - you know, coming home after school and announced we needed to take treats somewhere after supper - this was the fall back recipe. Because these bars call...