• Groot is 3 and a half weeks old and weighs a pound. Yay Groot!

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    It’s Monday in the home office and Dylan is busy thinking about recycling…

  • Groot the kitten is growing! Thanks to the loving attention of my neighbors,  he has doubled his weight 😻.

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  • Please say hello to Groot. He was found on a sidewalk today, with a sibling who did not make it. Groot was rushed to the emergency Vet and is now living next door with awesome foster parents who will nurture him; we are cheering him on and invite all of you to do the same. :).

  • I thought you might like this story from The Washington Post.
    Frederick Douglass would be outraged at Trump’s Fourth of July self-celebration

    https://wapo.st/2Nl8h3C

  • My Aunt Norma died last week. She was my Dad’s youngest sister and the last living sibling at 92. Norma brought out the best in people. One of my cousins remarked on this. It was definitely true regarding my father, her big brother, who could be crabby, gruff, silent…you name it. Norma managed to smooth out those emotional wrinkles and made many a Christmas day and time spent at the cabin in the Adirondacks a sheer joy.

    Today I took a shot at baking a German Chocolate Cake, one of Norma’s signature desserts; it looks a little odd but it tastes pretty good. Not as good as Norma’s but I wanted to remember and feel close.

     

  • It is graduation season and Father’s Day is just around the corner. It is also time to take a moment to celebrate old friends. I met up with a dear friend of 40 years to spend a  few hours chatting while the Mississippi River- still overflowing the banks- rolled on by. Today, our nephew David hosted a graduation brunch :).

    Dad and me in 1969:

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    Spending time with Gaile by the Mississippi at City House St Paul MN

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    …and the High School grad, David, with his Mom and Dad:

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  • Ah, yes. Another entry submitted for consideration in the MN State Fair Fine Arts Competition. This year: “Driving Rain” taken during an intense storm in September 2018.

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  • There is a lot of water flowing though St. Paul, MN this weekend. The Mississippi River is now expected to crest at about 20 feet today or tomorrow, before it begins receding. We took a hike to see for ourselves.

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    No biking for awhile:

    river meets trail bike