Tag Archives: Vikings

The Weekend

Posted on September 11, 2011 by Charles

Lughnasa                                                 Full Harvest Moon Kate’s out in Denver visiting the grandkids while Mark and I hold a visa watch, waiting for some word from the mysterious world of Saudi bureaucracy. Yesterday I took a trip to Duluth to deliver 3 … Continue reading →

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Out into Winter Solstice Eve

Posted on December 20, 2010 by Charles

Winter Solstice Eve                                      Full Winter Solstice Moon Ode has the meeting tonight, a meeting brushed with snow that left 100 inches of powder in the Rockies.  Jon skied in knee deep powder on Saturday.  I’ll drive in 4-6 inches, not … Continue reading →

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Taking in the Whole Landscape

Posted on October 24, 2010 by Charles

Fall                                          Waning Harvest Moon Talked to Joseph, on his time, after his birthday, on mine still in the midst of it.  He’s flying a lot, now back to night flights.  He enjoys having just one thing on which to focus; … Continue reading →

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Bulbs, Bulbs, Bulbs

Posted on October 11, 2010 by Charles

Fall                                                        Waxing Harvest Moon Planted 60 pink daffodils on Sunday and just got several hundred tulips, daffodils and lilies by UPS today.  In between Latin and the Baroque I’m going to have find time to plant, and at a pretty … Continue reading →

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Grounded

Posted on September 19, 2010 by Charles

Lughnasa                               Waxing Back to School Moon Finished digging the potatoes.  The crop seems smaller than last year’s, but I can’t tell for sure.  Still, we don’t eat potatoes often and we have enough to last us quite awhile.  Kate made … Continue reading →

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Good Job, Leslie

Posted on September 19, 2010 by Charles

Lughnasa                                              Waxing Back to School Moon Leslie did a great job this morning.  A creative approach with a candle passed among Grovelanders asking them first to identify a point where they performed ministry, then a time when they were hurt … Continue reading →

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Football, Piecing and Quilting

Posted on August 15, 2010 by Charles

Lughnasa                                Waxing Artemis Moon The Vikings.  I thought Tavaris Jackson looked like his old self, not good news for us.  Rosenfels looked better, not Favre better, but better than Tavaris.  Who is Garrett Mills?  He looked good.  So did Marko … Continue reading →

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America the society is in fine shape! America the polity most certainly is not.

Posted on January 26, 2010 by Charles

Winter                                   Waxing Cold Moon OK.  The Cold Moon has finally risen on its namesake air temps.  8 this morning.  It’s a clear day after a small snowfall yesterday. If I were to put my finger on one thing to account … Continue reading →

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Minnesota — Colorado

Posted on January 25, 2010 by Charles

Winter                                     Waxing Cold Moon Reading the story this morning in the paper, the Viking’s loss, was painful.  We outplayed them in every way, on their turf–except of course for those pesky points.  It was the turnovers that killed us.  Funny, … Continue reading →

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Vikings Lose. And, It’s OK.

Posted on January 24, 2010 by Charles

Winter                                   Waxing Cold Moon And mighty Casey had struck out.  Vikes lose 31-28. It was a good ride this year. Brett Favre’s 40th year will go down in story and in record books, but I will remember him most for … Continue reading →

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