If you haven’t flipped your calendar or noticed the leaves have begun falling, you should know it’s already September. Looking back, it feels like three weeks since everyone in the F-M area had the same evening plans – bagging sand. In actuality, it has been six months. It feels as if President Obama took office …
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BINGO!
Many people enjoy an occasional game of Bingo. After all, Bingo does fall in the ‘game’ category and therefore should be fun – a solid source of entertainment. Maybe I’m too competitive or let my impatience get the best of me, but Bingo is no stroll in the park. I’d have to search long and …
Learning to drive a manual transmission… a rough road!
As a young girl, I spent many rides in the passenger seat of the ol’ Ford truck observing my mom or dad shift smoothly through the gears of the manual transmission. They’d occasionally offer an opportunity to shift to the next gear – warning that going over too far or waiting too long could mess …
Wrapped in Love
My grandmother is an excellent quilt maker. Throughout the years, she has earned much admiration from the entire family for her quilts. It’s impossible not to appreciate the racks which have been made heavy with her hand-made masterpieces. One Christmas, our family sat in the typical circle waiting to open gifts. One by one, Grandma’s …
I won't share the recipe!
Most people don’t mind sharing recipes. In fact, if you have a good dish, why not share it so more people can enjoy it? For the most part, recipes are clipped from magazines, printed after finding them online, or taken from a cookbook. Available to the masses, they are obviously good enough to be published …
An Honest Swing
Sometimes telling the truth is tough. Other times it’s really, really tough – particularly when you know it’ll cost you. Being honest cost Rui Li, a junior golfer at Kentwood High School in Covington, WA, a second-place medal in last year’s state tournament. Actually, unwittingly signing an incorrect scorecard is what disqualified her from the …
Camping… fun?
Some people are enthralled with camping. Die-hards have 10-room waterproof tents larger than most houses. Their sleeping bag is more extravagant than the linens on their bed at home and their pocket knives include expandable spatulas and can openers. I’ve tried “roughing it” and hope to never be forced to give it a go again. …
The road an old photo takes you down
Flipping through old photos is like taking a vacation. Some pictures – even if you’ve seen them a hundred times – guarantee a smile. I recently came across an old photo that brought back memories. In the photo, I am standing on our old deck by the lake at home. As my mind took a …
Bucket List
Nearly two years after it was released, I headed to the video store to rent The Bucket List, a movie about two men who have a wish list of to-dos before cancer takes their life. I had been working on devising my own “life list,” and figured it may be a good movie to watch. …
The annual canoe trip
My family tries to be normal. We sometimes go for walks together or spend some time in the boat on warm, summer days. But one adventure – our family canoe trip down the Crow River – generally ends in disaster. Still, this has become an annual event. Why? Because Mom insists we do it to …