Reading Brittany Penner’s “Children Like Us”
Listen, I’m part of a book club. Again. It keeps happening, because I like books a lot. But I haven’t been a great book club […]
family history
Visiting the site of the fabled “Sandpit Farm”
Ever since Andrew and I were married (23 years ago!) I’ve heard about “the sandpit farm” every once in a while. And then sometimes I’d […]
Exploring the land of my great-grandparents in Spencer
“What will you do with these stories?” If I’m being honest… I will probably forget them. So much has already been forgotten, reinvented, rewritten. And […]
Falling Down Another Rabbit Hole: Mountain Lake, Buhrs, Bergmans, and… Murder
You’re going to think that I never finish anything that I start. But I will. However, two things have happened. First, Andrew told me that […]
Exploring Winkler, Part 8: Winkler Archives!
So! I had listened to my uncle and crashed the meeting of Winkler historians over their morning coffee at Mulligan’s. They gave me more advice […]