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krisapolis: April 2008
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Sunday, April 20, 2008. Schooled in the Ways of the Barn. Scott and Albert in South Dakota. Notice the bat in Scott's right hand. I am going to digress into a little horse training talk. I’m a teacher, remember, and anything about learning fascinates me. If Albert got the bat every time he kicked it would be too late. He’d already experienced the insecurity, it escalated into fear, he’s examined his options and KICK! Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Schooled in the Ways of the Barn.
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krisapolis: January 2008
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Sunday, January 27, 2008. No Cat Shall Go Hungry. Months went by and so did many possible design ideas I had while dozing off at night. For some reason I have always found it to be relaxing to dream up creative solutions and art projects as I drift off. He smiles and laughs as I rip it open to reveal the Here Kitty, Kitty Automatic Feline Feeder. A tightly designed and engineered King of cat feeders. So what does the cat think of it? Here Kitty, Kitty! Sunday, January 13, 2008. 188; cup white wine. 189; ...
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krisapolis: September 2008
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Sunday, September 7, 2008. They are finally here! We got four chickens from the great folks at Anoka Farm and Feed, two Barred Rock hens. Two red Sexlinks (the one below was named Bernie Mac by daughter Alice, and the name has stuck) and two silver laced Wyandottes, whose photos will come later. The four chickens are about four months old, so won't lay eggs for another couple of months, but we plan to have them laying all winter, so stay tuned for the first egg. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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krisapolis: November 2007
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Thursday, November 29, 2007. Stick It In Your Eye. I spent the better part of the days before Thanksgiving teaching my horse Scout to let me poke him in the eye with my finger. It’s always his eyes, for some reason. There was the time he ripped his lower eyelid in two, and had to wear this goofy mask to prevent him from rubbing his stitches out as they healed. (Healing stitches are itchy! He also had to be in a paddock by himself to prevent his horse friends from pulling his mask off for him. This all wo...
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krisapolis: August 2010
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Wednesday, August 25, 2010. My mom’s husband Doug died last week. The great thing about Doug was how great he thought we were. I’m not sure my family always thinks of themselves as great. Most days I’m happy with normal. And when you see yourself through someone else’s eyes, the picture isn’t always pretty. But our family, all of us, seen through Doug’s eyes, was always great. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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krisapolis: March 2010
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Monday, March 15, 2010. I grew up in Willmar, MN but when my dad died and my mom moved to Minneapolis, I didn’t think I would ever get back to Willmar. No friends or family there anymore. Not that I was sad about it. Small town Willmar wasn’t always a happy place for me. I did go back for the funeral of my brother-in-law’s mother. Me in front of the Willmar house I grew up in. That red dye no. 2 caused cancer. One afternoon we found Kathleen in her kitchen, decorating sugar cookies with red frost...So it...
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krisapolis: April 2010
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Wednesday, April 7, 2010. On Valentine's weekend Scott and I stayed at Grandview Lodge in northern Minnesota, dined on Walleye, then headed west to North Dakota to take my nephew who is studying in Grand Forks to dinner, then on to Fargo for a museum job. On the trip west, because we had a couple of hours to kill, we stopped at Itasca State Park to see the head waters of the Mississippi. Another report about Itasca State Park? All this came rushing back to me as we pulled into the visitor center at the p...
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krisapolis: Goodbye to Doug
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Wednesday, August 25, 2010. My mom’s husband Doug died last week. The great thing about Doug was how great he thought we were. I’m not sure my family always thinks of themselves as great. Most days I’m happy with normal. And when you see yourself through someone else’s eyes, the picture isn’t always pretty. But our family, all of us, seen through Doug’s eyes, was always great. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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krisapolis: January 2009
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Sunday, January 25, 2009. Patty in a beautiful blue dress in 1993. I made some cookies for my niece who was spending her first year away at college, and she thanked me by saying they were good, but they were not Patty's gingersnaps. Sigh. And then suddenly my mom came up with a slip of paper in Patty's handwriting at the back of her recipe box. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. 1/3 cup vegetable shortening (Crisco). 1 cup light brown sugar. Add and beat until fluffy:. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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