Myrna CG Mibus
O is for Owatonna
Three years ago I had the fun of writing a story about Owatonna, a lovely town of about 25,000 located 35 miles south of my home. My story, Explore the Heart of Owatonna, was published in the Star Tribune’s travel section three years ago today – June 30, 2012. So, since today’s blogging challenge letter is…
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N is for North
North is a direction on the compass, of course, but here in Minnesota it means something else, too. North means Up North, as in “we’re going up North this weekend.” Oftentimes “going up north” means the same thing as going to “the lake.” Funny thing is, “north” and “the lake” don’t mean any particular area, it…
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M is for Macarons
I’m a fan of the wonderful little French cookies known as Macarons. Not to be confused with cocoanut “macaroon” cookies, French macarons are a delicate treat comprised of two meringue-based shells sandwiched together with a tasty filling. I first tried a macaron (pronounced as though you are saying “macaroni” without the “i” at the end of the word)…
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L is for LIFE.REVAMP.
Last week I finished a 6 week class called LIFE.REVAMP. The class was made up of a small group of people and led by an incredible woman named Amy Machacek. Twice a week we got together for an hour long session that started with a workout then followed that with a discussion on nutrition with a bit of life coaching added in. I first…
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K is for Kids
Kids. My husband, Owen, and I have two kids (that’s two children not two young goats/aka kids). Rose is nearly 16 and Ryan turned 13 just today. I now have two teenagers in the house! I know I am biased, but I think both of my kids are pretty cool. I genuinely like them 🙂…
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J is for June
Yes, it’s already June. Where has the time gone? Where have my A to Z Blogging Challenge posts gone? The answer is simple – I chose to hold off on my blogging challenge to concentrate on family instead. Without getting into too much detail, my Aunt ended up in the hospital much longer than we had expected and my family…
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I is for Immelmann
Most of you all know that I’m a recreational pilot and worked in the general aviation industry for about a dozen years. I’m betting most of you don’t know, however, that I learned how to fly airplanes because I wanted to fly in aerobatic contests. What’s an aerobatic contest? It’s a contest in which pilots fly a sequence…
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H is for Hugs
I’m a hugger. I love to give hugs and to get hugs. Interestingly, I didn’t grow up in a huggy sort of family. Maybe I like hugs because I didn’t grow up in a huggy family and I’ve been craving hugs because of it. Hard to say. I’ve made a point to hug my kids a lot…
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G is for Garden
My writing friend, Selma P. Verde, posted a “G is for Gladiolus” blog for her A to Z Blogging Challenge and prompted me to write “G is for Garden” for my blog today. First of all, I love gladiolus (though I seldom plant them) and learned a few things about glads in Selma’s post. It’s…
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F is for Faith Journey
I was thinking I would write about F is for Flying but decided instead to share a column I wrote about faith that I wrote for my church’s newsletter. So today is F is for Faith Journey. Last October, a “writers wanted” notice in The Bethel Banner, my church’s newsletter, caught my attention. Hmmm, I thought, I…
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