Monthly Archives: November 2020

Historical Negationism

Posted on November 30, 2020 by Caryn

I read an article recently, that I can’t get out of my head. “A Study Finds 66% Of US Millennials Can’t Identify What Auschwitz Is” talks about the movement to remove certain elements from world history. The picture of Auschwitz Continue reading →

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That Bossy Big Sister Thing

Posted on November 29, 2020 by Caryn

My husband’s aunt, Marion Kanta was his dad, Walt Schulenberg’s older sister. It was just the two kids for the first 13 years of her life, and the first 11 years of his life. For much of his early life, Aunt Marion, like many older sisters, was the bossy one. Continue reading →

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Not A Political Man

Posted on November 28, 2020 by Caryn

My husband’s grandfather, Robert Knox came from a long line of political figures, but he was not a political man. The ancestors who were political were pretty far in the past. There were also some military connections, which he probably never knew about, Continue reading →

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The Freedom To Choose

Posted on November 28, 2020 by Caryn

My niece, Machelle Moore is just six months younger than my youngest daughter, Amy Royce. As young girls, they couldn’t really decide if they were friends or enemies, of course that all ended by the time they were about two years old. Continue reading →

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Events Of Real Life

Posted on November 27, 2020 by Caryn

These days, we have advance warnings about potentially dangerous storms heading our way. Of course, the meteorologists aren’t always right on with their predictions, but often they are incredibly accurate. In centuries gone by, it was often the elder men, Continue reading →

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A Tough Year

Posted on November 26, 2020 by Caryn

Let’s face it…2020, doesn’t seem to have a lot in it to be thankful for. It has been a tough year in many ways. With Covid-19, quarantines, lock downs, job losses, business losses, election struggles, riots, protests, and homeschooling… Continue reading →

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The Process Is Difficult

Posted on November 25, 2020 by Caryn

America has been the land of opportunity since its inception, and people often worked years to save enough money to pay for passage to what many considered the promised land. It wasn’t cheap, but the money for passage was just the beginning Continue reading →

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Gas-Powered Tractor

Posted on November 24, 2020 by Caryn

What would the modern farm be without the tractor? People in the 19th century knew exactly what it would be, even if they had no idea what a tractor was. John Froelich was born on November 24, 1849, in Iowa. His life would end up changing much in the agricultural industry. Continue reading →

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Global Positioning System

Posted on November 23, 2020 by Caryn

I liked Mathematics in school and I was pretty good at it, but I can’t say that I had the mind of a great mathematician. As to being able to invent something, or create something of great mathematical value, I don’t know if my mind worked in that direction. The really great inventions take an extraordinary mind… Continue reading →

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Kelli’s Favorite Things

Posted on November 22, 2020 by Caryn

My niece, Kelli Schulenberg is an outdoorsy girl who loves pretty much everything about nature. She is very into sports like hiking, skiing, biking, snowshoeing, and camping. She and my nephew, Barry Schulenberg have been doing a lot of camping, taking trips to the Big Horn Mountains, the Black Hills, and Alcova Lake, Continue reading →

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