It's easier than you might think to forget that snow is delicate. We of the northern climes spend months cursing it, shoveling it, salting, plowing, and bragging/worrying about driving through it. Last night, though, I lay in the snow for a moment, trying to improve my attitude about winter. It only took a few seconds,... Continue Reading →
PowerBall Christmas Shopping List
How fun would Christmas shopping be if I won the lottery?? (Seriously, follow the links--they are half the fun.) My Big Sister Lois would get a yak, which was Rachel C's great idea... ...and a Hippopotamus For Christmas. Real ones. Complete with enclosures etc. And enough money that she could stay at home on... Continue Reading →
Goodbye Mr. Stinky Droolface
We said our final goodbyes to Stinky on Friday, when it became apparent that the cancer was hurting too much for the pain meds, and he started throwing up. There are so many things I want to say about this gentle giant, but for once I'm pretty much speechless. Here's to the world's biggest lapdog,... Continue Reading →
Gratitude… Every. Single. Day.
"Gratitude, thankfulness, gratefulness, or appreciation is a feeling or attitude in acknowledgment of a benefit that one has received or will receive. The experience of gratitude has historically been a focus of several world religions, and has been considered extensively by moral philosophers..." . -Wikipedia. (Link below.) This is Jade. Her mom, our friend Danielle,... Continue Reading →
Grampa Ralph (More Treasures)
A couple of weeks ago, my boyfriend Paul and I traveled to North Dakota for the funeral of his grandpa. I never got to meet him, but I enjoyed hearing all the family memories and seeing pictures of his life (and his beautiful guitar). It got me thinking about my own grandparents, who are all... Continue Reading →
Treasures, Part One
In 2007, in preparation for The Funny Farm's 100th birthday, several family documents surfaced. Here are some of my favorites: It looks like Great Grandma Augusta Peterson came to Tower, MN from Sweden in 1888 as a servant girl. On Halloween of 1900, Great Grandpa paid $9.19 for The Farm. (Yes, it always has been... Continue Reading →
Mr. Stinky Droolface Part 2
If you're raising your hand (because you fell behind,) here's Part One. Long story short, Mr. Stinky Droolface seemed to be in good spirits today around lunchtime. Got him to eat, and he still insists the water bucket outside tastes much better. He isn't using his right hind foot much, but he made the rounds,... Continue Reading →
Mr. Stinky Droolface
"Stinky's getting to be a Grampa Dog," my sister pointed out two years ago when gray started showing in his muzzle and he started limping like me on rainy days. Impossible. In my head he is still a puppy. He's 180 lbs of drooling, woofing, farting Mastiffosaurus Wrecks, so it's not his size... I guess... Continue Reading →
Weekly Photo Challenge: BIG
The Weekly Photo Challenge asked that we write about what "Big" means to us. I chose one of my sister's dogs, Jai. He lives at The Funny Farm and is a rescued Great Pyrenees PUPPY (14 months, 120 lbs). Jai is short for Ginormous, White, Slobbering Dog. Think puppy brain in a pony-sized body....He digs... Continue Reading →
Pajari Girl 
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