We spent a couple nights up at the lake. Lydia, always the cooperative photo subject, invited her friend Sofia along. Sofia is an accommodating and easy-going kid. She can come with us anytime. Jay had wood cutting projects in mind. Tim was hauled in to help. But the afternoon was warm and sunny. It […]
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My aunt and uncle, my godparents, live in the beautiful hills of western Wisconsin. It’s always beautiful there. A summer day like this one? Yes. A day in the fall? Stunning. Winter? Yeah, breathtaking. Those are my kids, trooped down the cornfield to show the grandkids some cows. They liked them. The cows obligingly moo-ed
This weekend it will be 25 below. What? It was so cold there was a power failure in the suburb where the kids’ swimming lessons were supposed to start tonight. Four thousand people don’t have power, including the swimming school. No power usually = no heat. That’s not right. It’s all kinds of wrong. That’s
On Friday, we headed to my aunt and uncle’s farm to pick up a tractor. When my uncle told me a few weeks ago that Jay had bought a tractor, I was real annoyed. “Where did Jay get money?” He laughed, “I don’t know! I didn’t ask that. Free delivery, Val!” Well, as it turns
