Dennis Sixth grader, Dennis stood behind the curtain and sang “I’m Overall Jim” as I, a first grader, lip synched it, in response to fel...

Ice Cream in the Winter (a story written to win a blue ribbon at the Polk Co Fair Yarns competition) “You girls start milking if I am ...

It is Saturday morning at 7:00 and I have finished breakfast and am sitting on the porch overlooking Orr Lake to the west, at our rustic cab...

It was the first day of class. She gracefully walked into the room and found a seat near the front. She had golden brown hair, large brown e...

Falling Leaves It's been a quiet week on Orr Lake. Two heavy frosts killed the rest of the garden and chased the lady bugs from the bean...

Cutting Firewood Every fall when the weather cools down we cut firewood. The cabin has a wood heating stove and a wood cookstove as its o...

Sand Carp I grew up as a Jack Pine Savage in NW Polk County on the edge of the land they call the Sand Barrens. I never new much about th...

Icy Memories The ice cracked suddenly and gave way dropping me into the frigid water and into a struggle for my life. My heavy boots filled...

My own birthday is in December too. I am much tougher because of it! My story: It was December 17th. In a snowstorm, after milking the...

Rambling into Summer--Russ Hanson Midsummer Day has come and following the tradition of our Swedish cousins we have had our first fresh stra...