Today my little NDSU team participated in the Chili Cook-Off sponsored by the Sheltering Churches Project. We had an all female team and the three students who joined me - Tamara Nelson, Cari Oye, and Katie Schulz - did an incredible job! Tamara brought a huge crock pot of her secret family recipe chili and [...]
The power of chili…
I want to encourage folks in the Fargo-Moorhead area to attend the FM Sheltering Churches Project First Annual Community Chili Cook-off this Saturday from 11-2 at the Family Wellness Center in Fargo (2960 Seter Parkway). The goal of this event is raise awareness about the homeless epidemic in the area and to raise funds for [...]
It isn’t really the art at all…it’s the artist.
My daughter Sarah and I spent the evening at a Coaster & Clipboard Frame Workshop at The Studio in downtown Fargo. The workshop was hosted by Kristine Wallin the gifted woman behind Bipolart. Kristine had all the supplies, treats, music, and guidance and all we had to do was show up ready to have fun. [...]
The gift…
I want to thank the middle school music teachers, Mrs. Larson and Ms. Schwartz. They gave me a great gift last year when Cheyenne wanted to quit playing viola. They convinced her to stay with it for another year. They did what I could not - they provided a rationale she thought had merit. And [...]
Everybody loved Toby.
I lost a friend yesterday. He was the best friend I had in my neighborhood. I will miss him terribly. His name was Toby and he was my neighbors' Golden Retriever. I realize that it likely says something about me that my best friend in the neighborhood was a dog and not a person. I [...]
March Forth…
On this day - March 4th - I share a message from one of my inspirational fierce girls - Katherine Kraft Tweed. March Forth to the Future – Today Today is the day. This is the only day of the year that is both a verb and a command. Today comes at a time, which [...]
In my spare time…Wordle.
It has been said that a picture paints a thousand words. I concur. But what happens when a thousand words become a picture - is that better than the painted picture? In high school, I remember doing a series of art assignments that were typography-oriented. This art did one of two things - it either [...]
THE NEW FORTY 