River Road Ramblings

Comments and photographs from an old local historian and backwoodsman about life in the St. Croix River Valley

Wednesday, December 16, 2015

I'm Dreaming of a Green Christmas

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With one of the mildest falls I can remember underway, I took a Kodak hike through the 40 acres to see what was out and about.  The pond did...

Christmas Cookies

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Celebrations of Christmas includes the baking of cookies, richly laden breads, highly spiced cakes, and of course vast Christmas dinners....
Saturday, December 5, 2015

Margo's Father, Merlin Wikens, passed away Friday evening

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Margo and Scott rushed off to West Bend, WI after hearing her father had fallen and was not recovering.  She got there Thursday evening and ...
Thursday, December 3, 2015

Margo's Father, Merlin, ill

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Margo and Scott rushed off to West Bend this afternoon.  Merlin Wilkens, her 90 year old father, fell two days ago and is not doing well.   ...
Tuesday, December 1, 2015

Snow Bound

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As a callow youth in grade school, I studied this poem as part of our "appreciation of poetry."  It described the farm life du...
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