“Buen Camino” – 5/27/2022 Three years ago, this very week, I was part of a pilgrimage group walking the final 120 kilometers of the Camino de Santiago, or the Way […]
Story Flowers – 5/20/2022 It only would take one visit, especially at this time of year to realize that my wife and I have a special love of lilacs. We […]
Beginnings & Endings – 5/13/2022 Spring is exploding this week. Two weeks ago, as I hunted turkeys I wore long underwear and gloves because each morning started at about twenty […]
Prayers Answered, Healing Received, Promise Kept – 5/6/2022 Early last fall I wrote an essay entitled, Paddle & Pray with Monarchs. The piece was about a kayak pilgrimage I made […]
A Day Afield – 4/29/2022 Because of other commitments, and last year just because I forgot to send in my application on time, I set out this morning for my […]
Secret Ingredient – April 22, 2022 A man I know shared this story from his youth with me. I think he was glad to have the opportunity to finally share […]
Playing Dreams – 4/14/2022 When I first came across the mandolin it looked to have been long-forgotten. It was leaned in the far corner of the attic almost totally obscured […]
Being Watchful – 4/8/2022 Today is a day to be watchful. As the weather forecaster predicted, the rain that started yesterday turned to snow in the night. I awoke to […]
Good Byes – 4/1/2022 My Aunt Harriet hated “good byes”, so she never said them. I was very young when Harriet and her family moved to the Twin Cities. They […]
Distance – 3/25/2022 The scariness of distance is at times relative to the smallness of the person and the bigness of their dreams. When we first moved into our house, […]
