Barbara Thompson

Saturday, August 20, 2022 Monarch butterflies are now on the endangered animals list. When we moved here 5 years ago, the Joe Pye weed was covered with dozens of monarchs that first late summer. Now we are excited when we see three, or two, or even one. I was hoping that our flowers were just

We postponed. We were supposed to leave a week from today for the cruise to Alaska that Keith won from Jeopardy, but he is still too sick to go. He is so much better than when we were in Switzerland, but he is still coughing, exhausted, and generally feeling run down. We contacted Lindblad Expeditions

We went to our friend’s mom’s visitation tonight. I didn’t know what to say or do, but I am so glad we went. I think funerals are so important. Friends and family coming together is so comforting. Last week, my sister and I were talking about a friend of my mom’s who didn’t want a

Who knew that was even possible? My friend, Maren, is at the cabin this week, so I was in charge of picking up her weekly vegetable order. It seems she signed up to get a box of veg every week from a local farmer. I assume the farmer fills up the box with whatever is

My friend started hosting gatherings in her backyard several years ago, after our school switched from a junior high to a middle school. Lots of teachers were displaced and my friend gave us a place to gather during the summer to catch up with old friends. In the summer of 2020, she started having weekly

Warning: this story includes an injury and a hospital trip. If you don’t like such things, just look at the picture and move on. A long time ago, (I have to guess about 17 years ago, but I have no actual idea) I cut a chunk of my thumb off using a mandolin cutter (the

We got 13 ears of corn yesterday at a stand in Wisconsin when we stopped for gas. Corn stands are very available in Wisconsin, and not in Minnesota. We cooked some for lunch. Then we cooked some more. We ate it all. Since Keith is still sick, I ate most of it. We watched TV

Keith drove 2.25 hours south and Donna and Michael drove 2.25 hours north. Mexican food was eaten. I was exchanged. Hello again, home.

I was going to title this I want this so much, but I guess I don’t really, because I live in a cul-de-sac and not enough people walk by (no one walks by) to share it with me. It is a kaleidoscope yard art. AMAZING!!!! It is just off the sidewalk in front of a

When the kids were little, I came down every year to take them to the fair. We picked a color, and everyone wore that color. It was fun to see what each person figured out to wear, and we looked good in group pictures. My brother asked if I was coming for the fair this