December 20, 2021

Mountain of Expectation

“Daggone it,” I thought. Here I was on a lifetime adventure and the clouds blocked my view.  I was flying from Rome to Munich as my 2019 dream vacation ended and I was headed home to the United States. In anticipation of a bird’s eye view of the Alps I […]
October 4, 2021

Reluctant Vision

“Why did that lady steal her dog?” I looked down at my 4-year-old-granddaughter and tried to figure out what she was talking about. It was a bright, hot morning and my granddaughter wanted to go for a walk through the neighborhood. Her goal was to show me her favorite house, […]
June 9, 2021

Trolls

As our boat glided under one of the many small bridges sprinkled over Minnesota’s 10,000 lakes something bright and colorful caught my eye. Perched on a ledge were five little goofy troll dolls grinning down at us from a perch where someone placed them. Each of the trolls smiled out […]