Editor’s Note: Debi weaves strands of life stories of her own and her fascinating neighbor into a whole piece. ** We moved to the house at 312 N Huron in Spring Valley in 1972. It was our first home and we had only been married for a year. There was a quaint cottage-style home next door that…
Editor’s Note: The editor has been out of commission for the last two months so today we’re publishing an extra-long, almost-too-late holiday story, but one with an important lesson regardless of the season. *** Growing up on a farm, I was acutely aware of the weather. All activities centered around the seasons and when winter comes,…
Editor’s Note: Debi grew up on a Minnesota farm. Harvest time was wonderful, but fraught with stress and hard work. The combines in the fields bring back many memories. The dust rises in great gray cloudsFrom my combine harvesting the cornSo dry, it’s drought conditionsNot bad for those on a farm morn. October’s calendar is…
Editor’s Note: Debi was widowed four years ago after fifty years of marriage to Pat Neville, a thoughtful, kind, and funny man. She reaches out her hand.Fifty year habit that she is unconscious of, but is ingrained in her memory.Slumber is deep but her hand reaches out across the bed, under the covers,Searching for the…
