Far Side of Fifty
Saturday, September 17, 2016

Favorite things

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We have a shelf above our computers.  That shelf holds some of my favorite things.   I usually display a old photo there but recently I was ...
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Friday, September 16, 2016

Garage Sale

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I have spent the week getting ready for a garage sale.  The garage is as clean as it gets, tables are covered with quality junk and hopefull...
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Thursday, September 15, 2016

30 deer at sunset

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In our one square mile area that we drive most every night we saw 30 plus deer, at one point they were jumping all over. Some are eating S...
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Wednesday, September 14, 2016

Midway Memories: More on the Diggers

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The diggers required some maintainence.   Sometimes one would go all funky and drag the shovel back dragging along the prizes. Sometimes a c...
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Tuesday, September 13, 2016

Carving Inspiration

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After finishing up the Christmas Ornaments I was faced with the dilema …what to carve next?  During our weekly carving get togethers one of ...
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Monday, September 12, 2016

Backroad Sales

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I spent the weekend in my garage…by choice.  Cleaning and organizing and trying to get ready for a garage sale.  Time is getting short and i...
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Sunday, September 11, 2016

Feeling Safe

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Fifteen years ago today I was in Mapleton North Dakota.  Adam was just eight days old.  I was there to watch Adam while Jen taught a class. ...
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Saturday, September 10, 2016

Eagles

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When we went for our ride last night there was a lot of wildlife activity. A young whitetail buck was hit by a car and died near one of the...
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Friday, September 9, 2016

Friday

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It is the end of another week.  Not sure what was accomplished this week other than the usual…mowing, laundry, cooking…  repeat when necessa...
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Thursday, September 8, 2016

Fawn, Hawk and rain

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We saw a fawn one night that was very curious about us. She/he was as curious about us as we were about her/him. Perhaps she thought hidin...
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Wednesday, September 7, 2016

Midway Memories: 1968

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In 1968 my not yet Father In Law called my Mother and asked if he could employ me for the summer; $40 a week, room and board.  So Far Guy me...
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Tuesday, September 6, 2016

Back to school

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Today is the day that all the kids go back to school in Minnesota.  We did some errands yesterday and Wally World was filled with kids and M...
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Monday, September 5, 2016

Minnesota Weeps

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We weep for a child we never knew.  One who went missing near his family home in 1989.  We have been waiting for news of Jacob for 27 years...
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Sunday, September 4, 2016

Asters and Ornaments

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The Asters are blooming.  Asters are very complicated group of plants. Trying to properly name them is futile.  The are just Asters….Purple ...
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Saturday, September 3, 2016

15

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The baby of the family who will always be the baby turns 15 today.  He was born on Labor Day.  I was honored to be there for his birth. Ad...
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