Pam’s Corner by Pamela Blaine
Accidentels “I better try that ONE MORE TIME,” I said to myself as I was playing a song on the piano. It was for Sunday church and I wanted to get it right. I was having some trouble working on this particular piece because it had a lot of accidentals. An accidental is a note…
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Speech Has anyone noticed that so many people that want to make remarks have trouble with talking? So many seem to have a stuttering problem. Maybe they cannot think of what to say. Even when they have a written prepared statement they have a problem. It seems to take them a while to get it…
Read MorePam’s Corner – Papa Bear’s Chair and Creatures of Habit
By Pamela Perry Blaine “They” say that we tend to be creatures of habit. I’ve always wondered if there is a board, committee, or council out there somewhere called “They” who have the authority to make these judgments. Whoever “They” happen to be I don’t think “They” are always right. For instance, there are folks…
Read MoreThe Edina I Knew: Workin’ at the Stave Mill
By Bill Lewis Farming was tough in the 1950s. President Eisenhower was trying to make some corrections in the ill-fated policies of the previous administration. Thus, farm grain and meat prices fell sharply. Young farmers scrambled to find other means of making a living. Many quit farming, others found part-time work off the farm. Luck…
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