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In my humble opinion - by Deb Bently
Someone called me “famous” the other day. It was meant as a compliment and I was grateful for the generous assessment, although I was so taken by surprise I stuttered somewhat as I expressed my thanks.
The exchange got me thinking, though. What are the criteria for “fame,” anyway?
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SAYING GOODBYE- Trinity Lutheran Church of Wilton, the church Deb has attended her whole life, is closing.
The church where my parents were married, where I was married, where my children were baptized and confirmed and where I taught Sunday School for more than 20 years, is closing.
The membership of Trinity Lutheran Church of Wilton is down to somewhere around 20 active members, and keeping...
BLENDED BEAUTY - There are three painted lady butterflies in this picture, but only one is readily visible. The other two have their wings closed and are blending in with the sand and pebbles of a gravel road. Pioneer photo by Deb Bently
After a recent rain, there was a puddle at the end of my driveway. Now that the water has drained and evaporated, a patch of mud remains.
I cannot be unhappy about it, because hundreds of butterflies are using it as a place to get water. In numbers I believe I have never seen before, they...
I love the pieces of shaped glass that bend light and create rainbows.
One can never learn enough about light: It seems perfectly appropriate that God created it first.
Science tells us that even at its inconceivable speed of 186,000 miles per second, light takes a bit more than eight...
MOON OF MUCH RIPE FRUIT - These apples on a tree in Deb’s yard got her thinking about time, and the ways we refer to it. Pioneer photo by Deb Bently
I am fascinated by the Native American way of dividing the year into “moons.” That is, they did not designate weekdays or assign them names, but simply referred to the four weeks between one full moon and the next with a single name. What I enjoy is that the name for the “moon” creates a picture...
Deb “borrowed” teenagers (from left) Montgomery, Alex and Juniper Revermann for a trip to the cabin, and then insisted they had to visit the Mississippi headwaters at Lake Itasca.
I spent a few days this past week up at my family’s cabin near Akeley. With the warm high temperatures we’ve been experiencing, it was the perfect time to be “at the lake.”
Astoundingly, our thermometer in the lake claimed the water was about 83 degrees–although that was in shallower water...
Deb “borrowed” teenagers (from left) Montgomery, Alex and Juniper Revermann for a trip to the cabin, and then insisted they had to visit the Mississippi headwaters at Lake Itasca.
I spent a few days this past week up at my family’s cabin near Akeley. With the warm high temperatures we’ve been experiencing, it was the perfect time to be “at the lake.”
Astoundingly, our thermometer in the lake claimed the water was about 83 degrees–although that was in shallower water...
Deb finally witnessed a Monarch chrysalis this summer on a wooden support pole. Pioneer photo by Deb Bently
My congratulations to the Waseca County Fair committee for a delightful five days filled with entertainment, education, networking, and fun–many of them all at once.
I spent more time at the fair in 2026 than I had in recent years–somehow it seemed I just couldn’t leave. Each time I thought...
I have just come back from my annual Fourth of July sojourn up north, where I get to ride on my husband’s coattails while he takes charge of a fireworks show for Veronen’s Resort located on Bad Medicine Lake about half an hour from Park Rapids. When guests there learn I am part of the fireworks...
As anyone who’s ever had to carry buckets full of it knows, water is heavy. Online sources inform me a gallon weighs about 8.3 pounds, which means someone with a classic five-gallon bucket is lifting somewhere around 40 pounds, depending on how close they’ve brought the water to the brim.
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