Tag Archives: Past

THE FARM . . .

Posted on April 16, 2024 by atimetoshare.me

As I sit in my own “farm” house in the city of Anoka, I can’t help but recall days spent at my grandparents’ home in Wisconsin so many years ago. There’s something about a farm that reeks of clean living, … Continue reading →

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MY GREAT GRANDFATHER

Posted on June 12, 2023 by atimetoshare.me

When Albert Nedden was born on 1 January 1873, in Prussia, German Empire, his father, Johann Gustav Nedden, was 53 and his mother, Henriette Ernestine Wilhelmine Emilie Nedden, was 45. He had at least 1 son and 3 daughters with … Continue reading →

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AULD LANG SYNE

Posted on January 1, 2022 by atimetoshare.me

“Old long ago” is the literal meaning of this phrase which usually shows up once a year. We hear it sung as a huge crystal ball is lowered in Times Square.  The title could be loosely interpreted as “in days gone … Continue reading →

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CUMP

Posted on February 8, 2018 by atimetoshare.me

Picture this.  It’s 1958.  I’m sitting in the front row of my American History class.  My teacher is standing upon his desk, re-living the battles of the Civil War and in the process of his expounding, his words are laced … Continue reading →

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DON’T LOOK BACK

Posted on December 29, 2017 by atimetoshare.me

We’re quickly approaching the end of another year. It’s time to pack up everything that happened in 2017 and add it to annals of history, but is it really a good idea to simply look ahead?  We can learn much … Continue reading →

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ALMOST FINISHED

Posted on July 5, 2016 by atimetoshare.me

Peace is a daily, a weekly, a monthly process, gradually changing opinions, slowly eroding old barriers, quietly building new structures. John F. Kennedy True silence is the rest of the mind, and is to the spirit what sleep is to … Continue reading →

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DAYS OF OLD

Posted on April 5, 2016 by atimetoshare.me

Original art by Paul T. Boecher© Were things so great in days gone by, or slower and less confusing, To reach your eyes up to the sky and paint the clouds to your amusing, An elephant or eagle’s wings, a shepherd with a flock of sheep, beside … Continue reading →

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SKELETONS IN THE CLOSET

Posted on January 14, 2016 by atimetoshare.me

Have you ever research your family tree? I had a great-great grandfather who fought in the Civil War. Another was a tailor and another built several churches in his state. Many were pioneers in the early history of America and came … Continue reading →

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