by Jodi Schwen | Sep 15, 2014 | Blog
Like Red Dog in the Chevy Chase movie Funny Farm, the ice cream truck was always tantalizingly out of reach of our booth at the Little...
by Jodi Schwen | Apr 30, 2014 | Blog
It's early spring; the snow is still a foot deep and the first high school track meet is being held indoors at St. Cloud State's track-and-field house. I rise before dawn on Saturday morning...
by Jodi Schwen | Mar 21, 2014 | Blog
The Bird Lady of the North Woods Some women smuggle newly acquired purses or shoes into the house — hoping the hubby won't notice another addition to the never-ending shopaholic addiction. I...
by Jodi Schwen | Apr 4, 2012 | Blog
A Mother’s Day Lament Whose bright idea was it to place the Minnesota fishing opener on Mother’s Day weekend? I long for a lovingly prepared breakfast in bed, leisurely late church...
by Jodi Schwen | Mar 27, 2012 | Blog
My current couch. Why do I always gravitate toward brown? I don't need to match my furniture to the color of my dog, do I? The Gift CouchorLessons Learned in the Hand-Me-Down School...
by Jodi Schwen | Mar 19, 2012 | Blog
[It was too dark to take a photo of the tree I found on the walk. Here's a local sunrise instead! ~Photo by Jodi Schwen, all rights reserved.] Once, while taking an early-morning...
