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Dodging Hopferatu

Dodging Hopferatu

Coffee Klatsch, Memories, Occasions, Oh Ja, StearnsApril 20, 2025

There were no bad bunnies in Stearns County.

Fairy Cross Rocks 4.0

Fairy Cross Rocks 4.0

Coffee Klatsch, Memories, Occasions, Oh Ja, Stearns, Wobegon TrailApril 17, 2025

It’s not easy to find a fairy cross rock.

The Silence of the Birds

The Silence of the Birds

Coffee Klatsch, Oh Ja, Stearns, Wobegon TrailApril 9, 2025

We listened to the rustle of grasses, the leaves in the trees, the distant traffic. But after a few days I realised there was no birdsong.

Christmas Through the Year

Christmas Through the Year

Coffee Klatsch, Cuisine, Memories, Occasions, StearnsJanuary 16, 2025

I didn’t bake a single cookie in December. Not one.

The Year That Santa Forgot

The Year That Santa Forgot

Coffee Klatsch, Memories, Occasions, StearnsDecember 20, 2024

When you have many children, it’s easy to forget one at Christmas. It hurts if you’re the forgotten one.

Only At Christmas

Only At Christmas

Coffee Klatsch, Cuisine, Memories, Occasions, StearnsDecember 18, 2024

No one ever fought over the ribbon candy. But when I crumbled its sugary bones between my tongue and the roof of my mouth, I found it good.

Laurie K and The Naturals

Laurie K and The Naturals

Coffee Klatsch, Cuisine, Memories, Oh Ja, Stearns, Wobegon TrailDecember 1, 2024

May we cherish those we love, and remember those with whom we’ve shared happy winter times.

Thanksgiving Reflections

Thanksgiving Reflections

Coffee Klatsch, Cuisine, Memories, OccasionsNovember 23, 2024

I’m not a fan of Thanksgiving. I wish I was more like Cousin Lois and could see the holiday as an opportunity for reflection, food, and fun.

Living Dolls

Living Dolls

Coffee Klatsch, Oh Ja, StearnsNovember 10, 2024

Mannequins are freaky and sometimes disturbing. I see them everywhere and can’t help photographing them.

Avon Ghost Story

Avon Ghost Story

Coffee Klatsch, Memories, Oh Ja, Stearns, Wobegon TrailOctober 31, 2024

It’s Halloween, with snow falling in Stearns County. Almost All Soul’s Day. Time for a ghost story. A true story, which I retell more than half a century later.

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We of Wobegon

Lena and Mina were my grandmothers – Stearns County, Minnesota women who grew up and raised families in small towns around the Lake Wobegon Trail. Born in the USA, they spoke German and had German accents. As did my parents, who spoke only German until they went to school. As do some of my cousins, who have never lived anywhere but Stearns County. We’re quirky folks, like those in Garrison Keillor’s fictional Stearns town of Lake Wobegon. I’m Laurie Hilsgen, and if you’re reading this, you might be Wobegonian, too. Let’s celebrate our loony ways. Oh ja!

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  • Dodging HopferatuApril 20, 2025

  • Fairy Cross Rocks 4.0April 17, 2025

  • The Silence of the BirdsApril 9, 2025

  • Christmas Through the YearJanuary 16, 2025

  • The Year That Santa ForgotDecember 20, 2024