A big thank you to all my cousins in Minnesota who have been sending me loving, supportive e-mails. This means an awful lot to me.
Because I lived in Wisconsin as a child, I didn't get to see my cousins as much as I might have liked to, but the times we did spend together stick out in my mind, especially the annual summer picnic in Ormsby.
As our mothers and fathers grew older and died, our generation didn't continue with the family picnics. Instead, the November foeden party became the new get-together.
I attended my first foeden party this past November and had such a fantastic time. I so enjoyed all my cousins! I made a promise to myself that I would do everything I could to attend every year from here on in.
Right now, travel of any kind seems daunting, but I sure hope to see you all in November. I look forward to receiving in person all the hugs you're e-mailing me now!
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- Perhaps my friend Mark summed me up best when he called me "a mystical grammarian." I am quite a mix--otherworldly, ethereal and in touch with "the beyond," yet prone to being very precise and logical, when need be. Romantic in the big-canvas meaning of the word, I see the world as an adventure, as a love poem, as a realm of beauty and wonder.
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Why is it that it takes an emergency or a serious health issue to get some people talking again?
And thanks for using the word, "foeden". I can NEVER remember how to spell that word!
Healthy thoughts to you!
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