This is prom season. For many years now the thing to do is to have a lock-in at the school with games and food all night long. The parents work in shifts to help out. This has proven to be one of the best ways to make sure your children get home safe and sound. […]
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Comments Off on April 29, 2022 Six years ago yesterday, Prince Rogers Nelson died of an accidental fentanyl overdose at his Paisley Park home. He was only 57 years old. His sixth album, Purple Rain was recorded with his backup band the Revolution, and was the soundtrack to his film acting debut of the same name. Purple Rain spent six months […]
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Comments Off on April 22, 2022 In Upsala the Shell gas station is below the hill next to the river. The original building on that site was a blacksmith shop. Perhaps at one time there was even a water wheel to power the many belts and pulleys that hung from the ceiling that operated the various machines. In the fifties, the […]
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Comments Off on April 15, 2022 Growing up in Upsala I was a “town kid” not a “farm kid”, but I learned the joy of “tilling the soil” through gardening. I got into gardening by helping my bachelor brother-in-law Jackie with his garden. Jackie and his parents had moved into the original Swedish Mission Church parsonage in Upsala in 1971. It […]
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Comments Off on April 7, 2022 April Fools’ Day is an annual custom on consisting of practical jokes and hoaxes. Jokesters often expose their actions by shouting “April Fools!” at the recipient. Mass media can be involved in these pranks, which may be revealed as such the following day. April 1 is not a public holiday in any country except Cyprus which is a national holiday (though not […]
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