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Halloween Candy Tastes
All I can say is that times have changed in Minnesota.
Avon Ghost Story
It’s almost Halloween. Almost All Soul’s Day. Time for a ghost story. A true story.
Peanut Butter Kisses
We all have our ways when it comes to Halloween candy.
For Mary and Sue and Sue
You’d be crazy to cross Mr Smith’s garden. But one night I had to.
Being Our Own Besties
She was young, 23 or 24. I told her things would get better. That a new start and making new friends in a new place takes time.
Living Dolls
Mannequins are freaky and sometimes disturbing. I see them everywhere and can’t help photographing them.
Memorial Day Remembrance
May 27 is a good day to spend at cemeteries, tidying the graves of veterans and other loved ones, and sharing family stories.
Buttons & Rickrack & Wrestling, Oh My!
We didn’t have jewels in our family but we had buttons. And Verne Gagne.
Glanville Wynkoop Smith
Artist, architect, musician, journalist, poet, naturalist, medieval calligrapher, granite artisan, historian. His friends called him Glanny.
Dodging Hopferatu
There were no bad bunnies in Stearns County.
