Protospiel 2020
We started a new tradition last year: Board Game Weekend (a.k.a Family Fun Days). Each January there is a board game convention in Minneapolis called Protospiel (German for “prototype game”).…
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January on the Farm
Rory’s cousin from California is a school teacher and asked Ivar to make a Christmas Book of Fun for her class, filled with word finds and comics. We got excited…
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A Decade at a Time
Rory and I attended a funeral on Saturday for an old neighbor in Minneapolis. There’s something about a funeral that makes you very reflective. After the service we went to…
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No Room at the Inn (Story City)
This blog post is my most popular since I began blogging in 2008. I promise you will not be disappointed to read this one all the way through! *** Dear…
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Cleaning Games
Thanks for all the kind words on that last blog post. I got a lot of emails and texts, which is always so encouraging! A friend of mine used to…
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A Favorite Christmas Tradition
If you are looking for something to add to your family gathering that brings depth of conversation and insight into each other’s hopes and fears, you should start this! I…
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