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Mar 25

Spring is Springing!

It has to be!

The snow piles are shrinking (I think we’re down to 3 1/2 feet now)!

I think we even hit 35 degrees today!

You can almost see my vegetable garden again…

Tear off those North Face down-filled coats, breathe in that fresh air, and hang on Minnesotan’s…it’s almost here! Read more

Mar 13

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Shine On, Grandma, Shine On!

They say a picture is worth a thousand words…

Let’s see just how true that is…

Oh the stories behind this picture…

First off, let’s start with the vintage toasters, which don’t show up very well in this pic. There’s a cute little scroll mark on the front.

I found them at the dump, with the cords cut off, and quickly snapped them up – putting them in our truck. As I write this, I laugh, thinking about the look on my husbands face. Read more

Mar 7

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Our peace is in Him.

I stopped at my favorite radio station yesterday.

If you are anywhere close to Duluth, Minnesota, I highly recommend you tune into Life 97.3. It’s an uplifting and yet calming Christian station.

I found them on one of my trips last year as I was going through therapy for some past “stuff” I had to work through. Parent “stuff”, sibling “stuff”, work “stuff”, me “stuff”…old “stuff” that just kept coming back to haunt me (thus the term PTSD).

The reason I stopped at the station was to thank them and to tell them just how much their music had meant to me during this difficult time. I laughed with it, I cried with it, I rejoiced with it, and I prayed with it. Read more

Mar 6

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I Want Cake!

I’m casting the diet aside to celebrate…

I was going to be good.

I really was.

I made it all the way home today without stopping at McDonald’s for a large Iced Caramel Mocha…now that’s a feat! Read more

Feb 27

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Give a little whistle, Whoo-e-oo!

Things I have learned…

To trust my heart…About 3 months ago a friend of mine brought me her grandfather’s coat and asked if it would sell in our shop…I looked at it and fell in love, feeling that somehow it reminded me of my Dad. When I did my walk down memory lane a few days ago, I found a picture of my brother and I hugging my Dad when he got home from work…and he was wearing the exact same coat. (Well he had the same type of coat, not the exact same coat…just to clarify!) I never had brought the coat to the store…I couldn’t seem to part with it and now I know why. It’ll be in my possession from now on…I’ve even worn it a few times…what a fun memory to have. Read more