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7/365 Tradition #yearofgratitude

The Minnesota State Fair is a spectacular showcase of food, fine arts, fun … and phenomenal crowds. The “Great Minnesota Get Together” is an annual end-of-summer tradition that has a little something for everyone. Always grateful when my adult sons find a time to trek to the fairgrounds and continue this annual family tradition, as…
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6/365 Paddling to the Pitcher Plant #yearofgratitude

We paddled off in search of the pitcher plants reportedly growing along the edge of one of the bays of the lake, lurking amidst the cattails and other bog-loving flora. After slowly moving through the late summer lily pad fields, we scanned the edges of the sections of shoreline most likely to attract the pitcher…
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5/365 Something New #yearofgratitude

Old dog, new tricks … finally after 9.5 years, Winnie has learned how to leap off the dock to retrieve her toy. Before the toy has even finished sending out ripples from the initial splashdown, she is aiming herself as she launches off the edge. She stretches wide and is airborne! And just as quickly…


