The kids were chanting “Walk with us! Walk with us! Walk with us!” how can I say no to that. So I went for a walk around Lake Sylvan with 55 students and teachers from St. Peters School in Canby Friday morning. It was a fundraiser for St. Peters Catholic School in Canby. I should mention that I attended catholic schools from kindergarten to 8th … Continue reading I WENT FOR A WALK
Saturday was our 45th wedding anniversary. I kept saying to myself the number 45……45…….45 years! That is a long time! We took some vows 45 years ago and I decided to look up the vows we took on December 18th, 1976 because for the most part I had forgotten them…:) I, Paul take you, Roxie,to be my wedded wife,to have and to hold from this … Continue reading TILL DEATH US DO PART
It was my idea to go see Minnesota’s largest cottonwood tree. I don’t think my family was nearly as excited about spending time with a cottonwood tree on a Saturday afternoon as I was. We loaded into our vehicles and made our way to the local destination near Lac qui Parle State Park. I don’t think many people in the area know that this tree … Continue reading BIG TREE
On March 27th 2020, we were ordered by our government to stay home in order to stop the spread of the deadly Coronavirus! It’s May 10th and the order still stands. That stay at home order has changed many lives, including mine. During this pandemic, I have discovered many things about our society, about my friends and family, and about my small town I live … Continue reading COVID LESSONS
Someone who had an impact on my life passed away last week. His name is Art Kemen. Art impacted my life when I was a teenage boy growing up, the last forty years we lived in the same neighborhood in Madison and I saw him often. Art never married and lived a very full life. He was 90 years old. I worked for Art part-time … Continue reading ART
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