Up North

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Category: Just thoughts from the Northwoods.

I wonder as I wander….

  • Winter Seasons in Life

    Under the snow is a world of activity we ignore.


  • My Mother’s Knobby Knuckles

    This is my thought for today. Of course if you don’t agree, that’s fine. Don’t get bent out of shape. Just reply or message me. It is kinda long because…


  • June Nights

    A Northern Wisconsin perfect balmy June night stars glimmering across the sky, a gentle breeze rattling the Quaking Aspen leaves, and sighing through the pines. I want it to stay like this forever; my shadow is…


  • Love Your Brother, Sister, Neighbor

    Did you ever sit down and just write down the names of your friends and acquaintances? Do that, and then think of something good about them: maybe they are a…


  • Kindle Fire In My Brain!

    My Brain is on Kindle Fire!


  • Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor

    A century ago immigrants streamed into America to feed her insatiable need for factory workers and common laborers. What is different now? We need to rejuvenate our building trades, create…


  • “Fish Flakes and Hummingbird Nectar”

    Recently my husband went for a walk and discovered two tiny hatchling sparrows on the lawn. He called me and we tried to find the nest from which they had…



  • A Hunting We Will Go

    It is five a.m. Hunters in drive formation. The hunters begin to rouse in my house. The alarm clocks buzz and the toilets flush. Like mice in my country cabinets there is…


  • Büyük Menderes and Why I Call My Blog Andi’s Meanderings

    Büyük Menderes means Meander(Μαίανδρος) which is the longest river in western Turkey, well known -already in Antiquity- for its fluvial deposits. So, what is a fluvial deposit and why would…


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