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SUNDAY MORNING SWEETNESS. . .
ORIGINAL ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© This painting was done at a sweet little bakery in Stockholm, MN. Another of the quaint towns Paul visited to set up an easel and paint. On one of our road … Continue reading
ADVERTISING MAN
A while back, a television series about the advertising business hit the screen. I watched one episode of this and that was enough. Unfortunately it brought up some seriously bad memories. The three hour martini lunch was played up, but … Continue reading
ANYTHING GOES!
“History isn’t just the story of bad people doing bad things. It’s quite as much a story of people trying to do good things. But somehow, something goes wrong.” C. S. Lewis This weekend, my husband and I enjoyed our local … Continue reading
DON’T GIVE UP
Sunday – a day which starts a new week. What better way to begin, than to go and worship the One who created this world. He has His finger on the pulse of our land. He knows what we need … Continue reading
HOW TO BE A GOOD PARENT
I’d like to say, that after 75 years of living, I am an example of what a good mother should be. I’d like to say that, but unfortunately I’d be lying. Everything I did as a parent was merely by … Continue reading
ST. SWITHIN’S DAY
‘St. Swithin’s day if thou dost rain For forty days it will remain St. Swithin’s day if thou be fair For forty days ’twill rain nae mair.’ I like checking out unusual holidays and celebrations each day. You never know … Continue reading
MY OUTDOORSMAN
My husband has many traits. He is intelligent in many areas of life. He knows how to survive in the wilderness. He should’ve been born two centuries ago, because is filled with the spirit of adventure required to have lived then. He … Continue reading
JESUS, MY BROTHER
When we are in the throes of despair, When we think that all hope is gone, When our hearts feel empty and hopeless, That is when Jesus is the closest to us. He knows how we feel. He endured emotional … Continue reading
INSIDE OUT
ORIGINAL ART BY PAUL T. BOECHER & POETRY BY KATHY BOECHER© Scuffed by the constant thrashing of the elements, Exterior somewhat battered by overuse, Sitting quietly in the peace of the harbor,, Waiting for another chance, Like us, clothed in … Continue reading
OPEN HEART SURGERY
Returning down memory lane, my husband had many interesting moments when he was in the advertising business. He did almost everything, from a trip deep into the Wind River Mountains on horseback to flying into a remote lake in Alaska … Continue reading
DISTRACTIONS
A red herring is the description of a smoked fish that turns red and becomes very smelly during the process. The red herring was used to divert the attention of hunting dogs from the scent of an animal to the … Continue reading
