Category Archives: Random

2013 – Kropewnicki Christmas

Kropewnicki Christmas – 2013 I read an article in the paper about a lady who had collected 1,500 creches. Really, does it take that many to get the job done? I reflected on the ones that we have had over … Continue reading

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Polka Dancing In Wisconsin July 18, 2013 to July 21, 2013

Pulaski Polka Days in the small town of Pulaski just 15 minutes from Green Bay Wisconsin is the Woodstock of polka festivals, without the drugs of course. Over four days the dancers are whipped into a frenzy of dancing and … Continue reading

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Kropewnicki July Pool Party 7-6-2013

This is year three of a pool party for the Kropewnickis. The house in Melrose came with a pool. John and Rachel had a lot of friends and family. What better time then a hot Saturday right after the fourth … Continue reading

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4th of July 2013 in Boston, MA

Spectacular fireworks were viewed from the 20th floor of a well appointed downtown Boston office.  The children were in giggles and awe of the bright colors splashed across the night’s sky.  My favorite are the ones that explode into many … Continue reading

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Donald Lee Wayman – 9/28/1946 – 5/23/2013

Donald Lee Wayman September 28, 1946 to May 23, 2013 Per Don’s wishes there will be cremation – No services planned Don spent more than a year of his life in a Centennial Hospice Center in Greeley. Inoperable cancer had … Continue reading

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Boston / New Hamspire 2-14-2013 to 2-21-2013

Stan and I took a long weekend vacation to visit with John and his family  in Boston for his birthday on February 15.  It was a chilly day in Denver with snow flurries predicted.  By noon the snow swirled in … Continue reading

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Pearl Helen Duell Cozzens 4/12/1925 – 2/1/2013

I grew up in Greeley, Colorado.  It was a farming community with a tight Swedish sub-culture.  We went to a Covenant Church in the downtown area with a red front door.  Every time that door opened we were there; starting … Continue reading

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Searching for Lighthouses – 7-1-2011

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Pulaski Polka Days 2012 7-20 through 7-22

Friday the polka dancing started at 3 in the afternoon to midnight. We already knew midnight was but a dream for the younger more viral set of folks. We stopped at Walmart for a couple of 10 dollar fold away … Continue reading

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Boston 4th of July 2012

It was such a joy to see my 3 1/2 year old granddaughter, Anya, watch fireworks in Wakefield, MA for the first time. Her face lit up in the darkness as the sparkles exploded across the sky. The last mass … Continue reading

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