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Uncle August

Posted: December 16, 2013 at 3:23 PM in Aging (& Retirement) Celebrations Family & Relatives Inspirational Retirement

When my great-uncle August was in his twenties, he left Iowa & went to study cake decorating at the National Baking Institute in Chicago. He learned everything from spun sugar decorations to ice sculpture. He went to school for 2 years & when he finished, he went back to Iowa & worked in the family … [Read More]

Opera Man

Posted: December 16, 2013 at 3:20 PM in Family & Relatives Humor & Whimsy

My uncle told me once there were 3 rules for a great opera. Make it loud, wear flashy clothes & if it’s not going your way, kill yourself. It has no basis in reality, he added. That’s why I like it.

Finger Sprouts

Posted: December 16, 2013 at 3:19 PM in Children & Parenting Family & Relatives Job & Career Personal Growth

My uncle Obert had only 3 fingers on his left hand. He lost the others during corn planting one spring. My fingers are buried out in these fields somewhere, he used to tell us & I check for them every summer to see if they’ve sprouted yet. I asked him once what he’d do if … [Read More]

Excuse

Posted: December 16, 2013 at 3:19 PM in Friends & Neighbors Humor & Whimsy

I don’t really like dogs, my uncle told me once, but it’s a good way to keep up with what’s going on in the neighborhood.

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