Tag: wonder
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Put On Your Big Girl Mukluks and Enjoy Winter’s Beauty
Even with one moosehide mukluk topped off with black duct tape since my dear four-legged companion found it to be a delicious, albeit expensive, chew toy (leaving the entire boot liner and bottom 2/3 of the lovely chestnut exterior intact), I have been “enjoying” our never ending stretch of sub-zero temps this winter (day 64 and counting …). …
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Secrets of Parenting Success
What is the secret formula to raising a happy kid? a successful child? Since we are just making it up as we go along in this household on many days, I certainly don’t have the answer. But we remind ourselves of certain basic principles from time to time. “It’s not our job to toughen our…
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Peaceful Sunday at the Feeder
One would expect Minnesotans to be somewhat jaded and indifferent to news of a fresh layer of snow in December. However, after a winter last year that was brown and gray for much of the season, and a November this year that left us with only a few inches for a brief period of time, many…
Travel. Garden. Eat. 