Monthly Archives: July 2021

Imagination Simply Cannot Be Corralled!!

Posted on July 31, 2021 by Caryn

My grand-niece, Zoey Iverson is an active six-year-old girl with a vivid imagination. Zoey is into sea animals like octopus, jelly fish, and mermaids. I’m quite sure that her little girl’s mind can imagine herself diving and swimming beneath the ocean. Continue reading →

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Change Really Is The Only Constant

Posted on July 30, 2021 by Caryn

In years gone by the average person couldn’t afford many books, if any books. All books were hardback, and expensive to purchase. Most people had to make due with checking out a book from the library. taking a book with you to read on a train wasn’t feasible either. Continue reading →

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Planning Ahead

Posted on July 29, 2021 by Caryn

My grand-niece, Raelynn Masterson, is growing up…right before our very eyes. Suddenly, Raelynn is 18 years old…an adult. Covid had an effect on Raelynn, like it did every student, except those who were exclusively online. Continue reading →

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The Collapse Of Niagara Falls

Posted on July 28, 2021 by Caryn

Millions of people visit Niagara Falls each year. It is a beautiful sight, and one you will never forget once you’ve seen it. The boats that take you close to the bottom of the falls guarantee a “rainy” ride. Continue reading →

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Heads In The Clouds

Posted on July 27, 2021 by Caryn

Whether you prefer tall people or short people, you can’t help but be interested in the very tall or the very short. When I think of tall, I think of over 6’5”, but some people think of someone over 7’ tall. Continue reading →

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The Railway Baboon

Posted on July 26, 2021 by Caryn

James Edwin Wide had lost both his legs in a work accident years earlier, and so in 1880, when he came across a Chacma Baboon driving an oxcart while visiting a busy South African market, he saw a way to make his life easier. Continue reading →

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The First Train Wreck

Posted on July 25, 2021 by Caryn

As with any new form of transportation, the first accident is inevitable. There may have been train wrecks in other countries, but the first recorded railroad accident in United States history happened on July 25, 1832, when four people were thrown off a vacant car on the Granite Railway Continue reading →

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I’ll Survive For You

Posted on July 24, 2021 by Caryn

Approximately 3,000 twins were pulled from the masses on the ramp at Auschwitz, most of them were children; only around 160 of them survived. As the trains rolled into Auschwitz, the guards were trained to watch closely. Continue reading →

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A More Caring Lifestyle

Posted on July 23, 2021 by Caryn

The other day, while in the Black Hills, I was spending time in one of my favorite pastimes…people watching. Keystone, South Dakota is an interesting mix of people, and somehow everyone gets along and mingles with ease. There is no animosity in Keystone. Continue reading →

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The Red River Valley

Posted on July 22, 2021 by Caryn

My great grandparents, Carl and Henriette (Hensel) Schumacher were farmers, first in Minnesota and then in North Dakota, where they owned land in the famous Red River Valley. I had heard of the Red River Valley as a child, Continue reading →

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