Month: September 2010
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What Fairburn, South Dakota Means to Me
Every summer my husband’s extended family has a family reunion at a different location around the southern Black Hills; usually in one of the small towns where different relatives who volunteered to host, live or once lived. It’s always held in the summertime, oftentimes around the Fourth of July or Memorial Day. This year family…
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The Wordle I Was Looking For
Last spring my son introduced me to a website that quickly became my new favorite writing distraction. He learned about http://www.wordle.net/ in school; Beautiful Word Clouds. It’s an art gallery of words. It’s a handy writing tool, and my latest obsession. It’s perfect for me because on some writing days I feel like my draft looks…
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The Face of Terror
Last Tuesday, the family spent the day moving our cows to a different pasture. We loaded up our horses and drove to our starting point to gather cows, which was a twenty minute drive from home. Our son followed in his pickup because he and my husband planned to gather up and move salt…
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Fixes and Kisses
My kids know better than to come to me with their broken toys or equipment. The best I can do, is give them a sympathetic hug or a kiss, but neither have been successful repair tools. My approach doesn’t fix it, or do much to make the kids feel better, but my husband delights in…