Katie Krueger's Snippets of Gratitude

I have a pretty small closet, but apparently it can hold and hide a tremendous amount of forgotten treasures.  Last fall, when I did the seasonal wardrobe change, I found tons of fun things.  After coming back from Senegal and unpacking, I did a thorough cleaning of the closet and was again rewarded.  This time [...]

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I’m running along Spaight street, on the return half of my route.  I just turned down the volume on my ipod because while the deafening songs are loud enough to mute the pain of my first run of 2010, I worry about permanent hearing damage.  (Perhaps this is what it means to be in your [...]

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I was already in my pajamas, certainly not planning on leaving the house again until tomorrow.  SMACK!  Our second story window frame is rattling and I look over and realize someone has launched a snowball at our window, and struck it dead on.  I stand up, guessing I’ll see a band of rebellious teens running [...]

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Somehow, its worth putting on two pair of pants, three shirts, a jacket, boots, hat and gloves just to get some (frigid) fresh air these days.  Today I forced myself to get out around the neighborhood with my camera and take pictures of the beauty of winter.  I knew there had to be some – [...]

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I set out for a late afternoon of skiing on Lake Monona today and was grateful to see a lot of other people, many dogs, and even some snowblowers out on the frozen lake.  (Neighbors were clearing a ice skating rink.)  I traversed the lake, making it all the way from the shores of Madison [...]

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Up early and restless, I decided to venture out for a walk on the frozen Lake Monona.  Each step I took cracked the ice-crusted snow cover and made a satisfying crunching sound.  They echoed off the banks of the lake, making me feel 100 times more powerful than I am.  Which was good, considering I [...]

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