Travels with Grandma

The Traveler’s Cookbook: Giving Back

4 December 2010

Because this is the season for giving, I have been thinking about ways that I can use this platform to give back to the world, for what it has given me. Indeed, this cookbook would not have come about had I not had the opportunity to explore and experience the world, or at least part […]

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Minnesota, and a Bit of Alaska

5 August 2009

My travels have begun! I have been on the road now for 6 days, though it seems like more, and they’ve all been full of adventure, excitement, laughter and insight—just like I was hoping. Alaska I had one last Alaska adventure before I left, kayaking with my sister near Portage. We paddled lakes and rivers […]

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The World According to Grandma

8 May 2009

When you’re a kid, you just don’t think of your Grandma as quirky or amusing, but in the six months that I’ve spent here, I’ve learned that’s just what she is. Sh has sat next to me and imparted her wisdom, but I think it’s her habits and mannerisms that have given me insight into […]

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Freelancing — or Maybe Just “Lancing”

28 April 2009

Just this morning, I got up early to go for a quick run before Grandma got up, and before the day got too hot. I rolled out of bed after only one snooze, and threw on my clothes and shoes. As I was fastening my watch and heading out the door, Grandma got up and […]

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Travels with Grandma

6 February 2009

17 May 1914 Perhaps the entire town showed up for the festivities, a celebration of Norwegian Constitution Day. May 17 also happens to be Grandma’s birthday, though she’s not yet in the photos. She won’t come onto the scene until 1923. The crowd gathered on the banks of the Clearwater River for the photo, taken […]

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