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Apple cidering

By dramamamafive October 30, 2014 apple cider making, Beverages, Nelson, Uncategorized, Young family memories 23 Comments

It has been a grand apple year here in Nebraska, at least in our neck of the woods. I tell you, if I didn’t have anything else to do (and…

The Day I Accidentally Shot My Velvet Pumps Six Pews Up: A Church Story

By dramamamafive November 3, 2013 Nelson, Uncategorized 19 Comments

When I was 14 years old, my Dad bought me my first pair of high-heeled pumps. We drove all the way to Lincoln (a two and a half-hour drive) to…

I was a race-car driver, part 2

By dramamamafive July 20, 2013 Nelson 19 Comments

This is Part 2 of a two-part story, so if you missed the first installment, here it is. A quick recap: My brother Mark had entered his custom-made slot car…

When I was a girl, I was a race-car driver

By dramamamafive July 19, 2013 Nelson, Uncategorized 22 Comments

So I have a confession to make . . . something that will startle and (hopefully) amuse you. Here it is: every time I get behind the wheel of my…

On Work, Idleness, Sugar Snap Peas, and Family Pranks

By dramamamafive March 28, 2013 mothering, Nelson, Uncategorized 12 Comments

I ran across this quote by Anna Garlin Spencer, a turn-of-the-century educator, which kept my mind busy as I worked in my garden this afternoon. (And yes–doesn’t that sound lovely? …

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