The View From Mrs. Sundberg's Window

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• Life is Meaningful Because it Stops (06/12/2013)
  
• The Celebration of a Life (06/05/2013)
  
• A Monumental Act (05/28/2013)
  
• Smell the Flowers (05/22/2013)
  
• Boredom and Terror, and Sweetness (05/14/2013)
  
• An Exercise in Forgiveness (05/08/2013)
  
• It's Time to Get Out There (05/01/2013)
  
• A Wanted Woman (04/24/2013)
  
• Anything Worthwhile is Going to Take Some Effort (04/15/2013)
  
• Looking Back Toward Home (04/09/2013)
  
• The Journey Changes You (04/02/2013)
  
• So Much to Look Forward To (03/26/2013)
  
• Anything Worthwhile Deserves Patience (03/19/2013)
  
• Go With Whatcha Got (03/11/2013)
  
• This Land of Seasons I Love (03/05/2013)
  
• A Simple Question (02/28/2013)
  
• The change you wish to make (02/20/2013)
  
• Where words just don't cut it (02/13/2013)
  
• A nod to Pancakes (02/04/2013)
  
• When you're sick, you're sick (01/31/2013)
  
• A life lived is not about things (01/24/2013)
  
• I'm not put off by the thought of my own funeral (01/17/2013)
  
• The adventure of the ordinary day (01/10/2013)
  
• A lot we didn't get around to (01/02/2013)
  
• Where did Christmas go? (12/27/2012)
  
• Take Heart (12/19/2012)
  
• A table full up with Christmas (12/12/2012)
  
• Gifts can be a challenge (12/05/2012)
  
• You have each other to love (11/27/2012)
  
• The gift of the story of Three Perfect Strangers (11/21/2012)
  
• Gemutlichkeit (11/14/2012)
  
• For many of the best things in life, a person has to wait in line (11/07/2012)
  
• The things we can't not do (10/31/2012)
  
• Never met a perfect person (10/24/2012)
  
• Just ask a question or two (10/17/2012)
  
• What I get in return? (10/10/2012)
  
• Listen awhile, and you'll hear it, too (10/02/2012)
  
• A day of good hard work (09/26/2012)
  
• New friends vs. old friends (09/18/2012)
  
• There will be joy like this again in my life (09/11/2012)
  
• A lonesome place to spend some time (09/04/2012)
  
• Whatever makes you grow is gonna hurt somehow (08/29/2012)
  
• Hold someone close to you today (08/22/2012)
  
• A Postcard from Mrs. Sundberg (08/13/2012)
  
• For goodness itself, thanks (08/06/2012)
  
• How blessed can a woman be? (07/30/2012)
  
• All about purpose and meaning (07/23/2012)
  
• As it should be (07/16/2012)
  
• This is where the party is (07/09/2012)
  
• Our wants have changed and our needs are few (07/02/2012)
  
• A day may be perfect, but we aren't (06/25/2012)
  
• Nice to have home to return to (06/18/2012)
  
• How time moves along (06/11/2012)
  
• Feet are a funny thing (06/04/2012)
  
• The Big Plunge (05/28/2012)
  
• Get your arms around the universe (05/21/2012)
  
• It's good to have each other (05/14/2012)
  
• May the Wild Rumpus continue (05/08/2012)
  
• Consider what is right (04/30/2012)
  
• Marks I have made (04/23/2012)
  
• I'd rather be unpredictable than predictable (04/16/2012)
  
• All of it together, all of us together (04/09/2012)
  
• Friends and laughter and grass stains (04/02/2012)
  
• May we all find pause (03/26/2012)
  
• Pure comfort (03/19/2012)
  
• I have my Mother's Day gift early this year (03/12/2012)
  
• I'll be more than happy to listen (03/05/2012)
  
• One Entire Day, a Snow Day (02/27/2012)
  
• When I say it's bedtime, that's what time it is (02/20/2012)
  
• Love is infinitely powerful (02/13/2012)
  
• Nice to be surprised now and then (02/06/2012)
  
• No reason to stock up for the duration (01/30/2012)
  
• What better way to spend an evening (01/23/2012)
  
• Full of questions (01/16/2012)
  
• So hard to grow up (01/09/2012)
  
• A Postcard from Mrs. Sundberg's (01/02/2012)
  
• The most right thing (12/26/2011)
  
• That Christmas Spirit (12/19/2011)
  
• A kind of hope (12/12/2011)
  
• What matters really is the thought (12/05/2011)
  
• We're complicated, we humans (11/28/2011)
  
• Tenderness and lightheartedness (11/21/2011)
  
• The storm is coming (11/14/2011)
  
• Alive in the best way (11/07/2011)
  
• A gentle spirit and good soul (10/31/2011)
  
• Don't want to miss no more (10/24/2011)
  
• Just the kind of day for hard work (10/17/2011)
  
• Nice to have a place (10/10/2011)
  
• I see the woman winning (10/03/2011)
  
• A mood affecting the body (09/26/2011)
  
• From there to here (09/19/2011)
  
• Nostalgia's door is flung wide open (09/12/2011)
  
• Toward the Next Thing (09/05/2011)
  
• The Big Cry (08/29/2011)
  
• Take some time and spend it (08/22/2011)
  
• The sleeper must awaken (08/15/2011)
  
• Patience brings good things (08/08/2011)
  
• The world is full of adventure (08/01/2011)
  
• Something to be said for the moment (07/25/2011)
  
• The land of Heat (07/18/2011)
  
• Gifts for the good life (07/11/2011)
  
• Work is like air (07/04/2011)
  
• One fine afternoon out there in the park (06/27/2011)
  
• To life and to Onward and to the rain pouring down (06/20/2011)
  
• Memory is such a blessed thing (06/13/2011)
  
• So many ways of looking at a thing (06/06/2011)
  
• The rhubarb capital of Minnesota (05/30/2011)
  
• Today light shines on it all (05/23/2011)
  
• All kinds of things worthy of mention (05/16/2011)
  
• Mother's Day Adventure (05/09/2011)
  
• Life is as sweet as it is difficult (05/02/2011)
  
• A lovely meal for a lovely girl (04/25/2011)
  
• The feeling of being sated, in mind and body (04/18/2011)
  
• Keeping a little mystery in life (04/13/2011)
  
• Here's to spring, yours and mine (04/04/2011)
  
• Naps, for me, are a dream in themselves (03/30/2011)
  
• One Free Day (03/23/2011)
  
• A sweet reward after finishing our taxes (03/16/2011)
  
• Seems I was the perp in what he called "a hit and run" at the pastry shop (03/10/2011)
  
• Fresh out of cough drops (03/02/2011)
  
• Dumped on (02/22/2011)
  
• Salt of the Month Club (02/16/2011)
  
• Valentine's Day Kisses (02/09/2011)
  
• A candle to light for someone you love, or for yourself, even. (02/03/2011)
  
• Nothing like fresh air to give a person a sense of well-being. (01/26/2011)
  
• Washing machine coma. (01/19/2011)
  
• Something about January (01/11/2011)
  
• I've always been a proponent of living in the moment (01/03/2011)
  
• I've been up to my ears in gift wrapping and baking (12/22/2010)
  
• Nothing like having a ton of snow dumped on you out of the blue. (12/15/2010)
  
• It's the time of year when the kids tend to hover a bit. (12/07/2010)
  
• Got distracted by a recipe for spritz cookies, and that led to a grilled cheese sandwich and then five grilled cheese sandwiches. (11/29/2010)
  
• I do turn in a bit earlier on November nights, especially after days like Saturday when I work my tail end off. (11/22/2010)
  
• There's nothing like the first big snow of the season (11/17/2010)
  
• Life is such a wild trip. (11/10/2010)
  
• I was born optimistic (11/05/2010)
  
• Something about wind has always had an effect on me (10/28/2010)
  
• I was the naughtiest girl in third grade (10/19/2010)
  
• Your skin crackles in the gold of the setting sun (10/14/2010)
  
• That's why we have hot baths, hot dish, hugs and naps (10/06/2010)
  
• Worms. Hundreds of them. (09/29/2010)
  
• It's always a big question this time of year, about pumpkins, that is (09/23/2010)
  
• It's a challenge, for us, yes, a kind of thrill, even (09/16/2010)
  
• Here's to the bright side and to pencil sharpeners that work (09/09/2010)
  
• A person ought to do a bit of reflecting (09/03/2010)
  
• Smiles on their faces and their own stories to tell (08/28/2010)
  
• Living in the Moment (08/25/2010)
  
• The heat rises up like some kind of wild creature (08/12/2010)
  
• Sounds like a good time to me (08/05/2010)
  
• I put on some music for waltzing (07/30/2010)
  
• A party isn't necessarily festive or wild (07/22/2010)
  
• A Postcard from Mrs. Sundberg (07/15/2010)
  
• You stand there looking at each other, memorizing each other's face (07/07/2010)
  
• Free to Get Done What Needs Doin' (07/01/2010)
  
• You don't want any scars, stay home and watch TV (06/23/2010)
  
• And that's when they tell me things (06/16/2010)
  
• I felt as alive as I've felt in years (06/09/2010)
  
• I'll put down my wooden spoon. You've got my attention. (06/01/2010)
  
• It's not officially summer yet, but sure feels that way (05/26/2010)
  
• It comes to me out of the blue and back into the blue it goes (05/18/2010)
  
• Lifts you right up off the floor, it does (05/12/2010)
  
• Even a crappy day has its own twilight (05/04/2010)
  
• Nothing Warms a Person Like Cooking Up a Good Meal (04/28/2010)
  
• Why Know the Time When You're Having Fun? (04/20/2010)
  
• I'll be darned if a couple hours didn't pass like moments (04/14/2010)
  
• Pardon my joy. As if I can help it. (04/07/2010)
  
• How Glorious Would that Be? (03/31/2010)
  
• And I Don't Envy them One Bit (03/24/2010)
  
• A Postcard from Mrs. Sundberg (03/18/2010)
  
• Let Warmth and Quiet and Time do Their Thing (03/09/2010)
  
• Trust Me On This One (03/02/2010)
  
• The Gift of Silence (02/23/2010)
  
• And Now There are All Kinds of Possibilities (02/16/2010)
  
• I take 'em when I can get 'em (02/09/2010)
  
• A Room Newly Void of Adolescent Angst (02/02/2010)
  
• So much for the glory of falling (01/26/2010)
  
• Thank goodness for tomorrow. And for butter. (01/19/2010)
  
• Not All Whacked Out and Fuzzy (01/12/2010)
  
• We grew up in weather colder than this (01/05/2010)
  
• Not that I'm counting (12/30/2009)
  
• When I say eating, I mean eating. Serious eating. (12/22/2009)
  
• There's more where that came from (12/15/2009)
  
• Hoping for a brightly colored taco or a pair of glass briefs. (12/07/2009)
  
• One Slice. Two Forks. (12/01/2009)
  
• That's why they call it "comfort food," I guess (11/24/2009)
  
• No use waiting until the last minute (11/19/2009)
  
• Boom - We're Off and Running (11/10/2009)
  
• I've yet to answer the door as Wonder Woman (11/03/2009)
  
• The really scary things are more ordinary (10/26/2009)
  
• It's one of those things I'm a bit embarrassed about (10/20/2009)
  
• When you find it, grab on to it, and smile. (10/12/2009)
  
• Something you've always wondered, and now you know. (10/06/2009)
  
• It's like a built-in rinse cycle (09/28/2009)
  
• Choosing whom you're taking with you, and going (09/21/2009)
  
• It will stop, I promise (09/14/2009)
  
• Come on in here and tell me (09/08/2009)
  
• A Postcard from Mrs. Sundberg (09/01/2009)
  
• Not Much of Summer Left to Go (08/25/2009)
  
• Trust me on this one (08/17/2009)
  
• A face lit up by lightning (08/11/2009)
  
• Hurtling Off Into the Clouds (08/04/2009)
  
• One Whole Day (07/28/2009)
  
• The Very People We Need Along the Way (07/21/2009)
  
• Back on the earth again (07/14/2009)
  
• Just make up your own words and no one knows the difference (07/07/2009)
  
• It Took a Moment (06/30/2009)
  
• A dark, cool corner somewhere (06/23/2009)
  
• Spa time, only cheaper (06/16/2009)
  
• Radiate and Flicker and Glow (06/09/2009)
  
• There isn't much that lasts forever (06/02/2009)
  
• You never do know (05/27/2009)
  
• Float above it (05/18/2009)
  
• Go with What You Get (05/12/2009)
  
• Kind of like falling in love (05/05/2009)
  
• Springtime will do that to a person (04/27/2009)
  
• It all evens out (04/21/2009)
  
• A lovely break as always (04/14/2009)
  
• Firm enough that they could count on her (04/06/2009)
  
• Where there's a give, there's a take (03/30/2009)
  
• And then the phone rang once more (03/24/2009)
  
• Extraordinary in itself (03/16/2009)
  
• They Were Only Having Fun (03/10/2009)
  
• It's all about perspective (03/04/2009)
  
• Things I Hope To Do (02/24/2009)
  
• Fodder for future conversations (02/17/2009)
  
• Be alive while you can (02/10/2009)
  
• Now what is there to do? (02/03/2009)
  
• They can take a flying leap (01/27/2009)
  
• Goose Bumps Just Thinking About It (01/20/2009)
  
• As Real as Fun Can Get (01/12/2009)
  
• It all happened so fast, and now it's over (01/05/2009)
  
• A Manageable Endeavor (12/29/2008)
  
• Cheers, and a merry one to you, and to yours (12/23/2008)
  
• Where's your list? (12/16/2008)
  
• Lives of Radical Uniqueness (12/08/2008)
  
• Why not switch gears? (12/01/2008)
  
• For whom are you grateful? (11/25/2008)
  
• Take a Few Risks Along the Way (11/18/2008)
  
• Winter's at the Door (11/11/2008)
  
• It's Not Long Off (11/04/2008)
  
• Not Great, But Better (10/29/2008)
  
• The List (10/21/2008)
  
• The Last Thing On My Mind is Panic (10/14/2008)
  
• March Toward Those Fears (10/06/2008)
  
• When You're Cooking for a Crowd (09/30/2008)
  
• Might Be a Friend (09/23/2008)
  
• Something to Look Forward to (09/16/2008)
  
• Good to Just Sit Sometimes, and Be (09/08/2008)
  
• Think I'll Find me a Tree to Climb (09/02/2008)
  
• The Countdown has Begun (08/25/2008)
  
• The Cake to Make (08/19/2008)
  
• Always Leave the Party When You're Having Fun (08/12/2008)
  
• Routine, Schmoutine (08/04/2008)
  
• Nothing Like a Good Garage Sale (07/28/2008)
  
• The Great Gift (07/22/2008)
  
• Facing West, Scrubbing Pans (07/14/2008)
  
• How Lovely it Was (07/08/2008)
  
• One Summer Day (06/30/2008)
  
• The Great Thing About Beer (06/23/2008)
  
• It's Summer. No Regrets. (06/17/2008)
  
• You have yourself a lovely day (06/09/2008)
  
• Put a Sock In It (06/02/2008)
  
• Look Out Your Window Now and Then (05/27/2008)
  
• Oh, My (05/19/2008)
  
• To Everything a Season (05/12/2008)
  
• Tenderness (05/05/2008)
  
• The Big List (04/28/2008)
  
• Home Is a Fleeting Thing (04/21/2008)
  
• Spring Came Just in Time This Year (04/14/2008)
  
• A List, Some Cash and a Tank Full of Gas (04/07/2008)
  
• April Fool's Day Possibilities (03/31/2008)
  
• Something Good for No Real Reason (03/24/2008)
  
• An Old Farmer to Thank (03/17/2008)
  
• There Are a Bazillion Ways to be Together (03/10/2008)
  
• Time for "Plan B" (03/04/2008)
  
• An Ordinary Life (02/26/2008)
  
• No Strings. No Conditions. (02/19/2008)
  
• I Know When to Haul Out the Snow Pants (02/11/2008)
  
• Three Extraordinary Things (02/04/2008)
  
• A Few Precautionary Measures (01/28/2008)
  
• Seven Surefire Ways to Stay Warm (01/22/2008)
  
• 'Bout as close to flying as a person can get (01/14/2008)
  
• Emergency Curtains. Just In Case. (01/07/2008)
  
• No Regrets (12/31/2007)
  
• A Lovely Version of Chaos (12/26/2007)
  
• There's frozen pizza in the kitchen. Have at it. (12/18/2007)
  
• Dipped in Vigor and Rolled in Vim (12/10/2007)
  
• I Did Not Win the Pillsbury Bake-Off. (12/03/2007)
  
• It's cold outside and warm in here (11/26/2007)
  
• Grief and Novocain (11/19/2007)
  
• Your Life Does Have Meaning (11/12/2007)
  
• Keep a Short Story Short (11/05/2007)
  
• Night Shopping (10/30/2007)
  
• Too Bad No One Was There to Witness It (10/22/2007)
  
• Lord Help those within Earshot (10/15/2007)
  
• A Fine and Stormy Evening (10/08/2007)
  
• And Did It Ever Rain (10/02/2007)
  
• Because I Could (09/24/2007)
  
• Such a Perfect Day (09/17/2007)
  
• Feeling Catapulted and a Bit Off (09/10/2007)
  
• Convictions, I think they call 'em (09/04/2007)
  
• Roses in my arms and tears in my eyes (08/29/2007)
  
• The Second Story of My Life (08/21/2007)
  
• Just me and the radio (08/13/2007)
  
• Comfort Is A Good Word (08/06/2007)
  
• Our Barefoot Days Are Numbered (07/30/2007)
  
• Jet Lagged and Lagging (07/26/2007)
  
• A Postcard from Mrs. S. (07/16/2007)
  
• A Real Gem (07/09/2007)
  
• Vacating Your Comfort Zone (07/02/2007)
  
• Growing up is harder than learning how to fly (06/25/2007)
  
• I feel pretty lucky, too (06/18/2007)
  
• Give me a good thunderboomer (06/11/2007)
  
• Perfection is reserved for very few things (06/04/2007)
  
• When a Moment of Silence is in Order (05/29/2007)
  
• Nothing like a good party (05/21/2007)
  
• Every plate was a work of art (05/14/2007)
  
• One heck of a fine time (05/08/2007)
  
• Out there is where the kites are (04/30/2007)
  
• Memorable, to say the least (04/23/2007)
  
• Things are a bit different now (04/16/2007)
  
• A Good Heart and a Full Pantry (04/10/2007)
  
• We Tried to Sculpt a Sunrise (04/02/2007)
  
• ...And a Mighty Fine One at That (03/26/2007)
  
• More of a Happy Secret (03/19/2007)
  
• I Could Think of Worse... (03/12/2007)
  
• The importance of having a plan (03/05/2007)
  
• I've Driven in Worse than This (02/27/2007)
  
• They Always Come Back (02/20/2007)
  
• Buck Up and Go About Your Business (02/12/2007)
  
• I really haven't risked much (02/05/2007)
  
• What if they come to our house? (01/29/2007)
  
• Heap coals of kindness (01/22/2007)
  
• Decadence Doesn't Have to be Pricey (01/16/2007)
  
• Repeat the Entire Process (01/08/2007)
  
• The Good Old Days (01/02/2007)
  
• I'll figure it out along the way (12/26/2006)
  
• And all the while you smile (12/18/2006)
  
• Patience Can Be Cultivated (12/11/2006)
  
• There's Just so Much (12/04/2006)
  
• In the Spirit of Gathering (11/27/2006)
  
• Buy one, get one. Free. (11/20/2006)
  
• Sometimes you give when you take (11/13/2006)
  
• Being good takes some work (11/06/2006)
  
• What Scares Me (10/30/2006)
  
• Both Lovely and Strange (10/23/2006)
  
• It's going to be a fine week (10/16/2006)
  
• Resist Prohibition (10/09/2006)
  
• When Solitude Presents Itself (10/02/2006)
  
• Surprise! No Cheese (09/27/2006)
  
• A Solid Routine (09/21/2006)
  
• Good To Be Home (07/06/2005)
  
• Something About Candlelight (06/29/2005)
  
• The Meaning of "Mojo" (06/23/2005)
  
• Plain and Simple (06/16/2005)
  
• A Whistle And A Song (06/09/2005)
  
• Go Play in the Rain (06/01/2005)
  
• Bring Me a Little Water (05/26/2005)
  
• What You Hold Onto (05/19/2005)
  
• An Ordinary Mother's Day (05/13/2005)
  
• The Boomerang Principle (05/05/2005)
  
• Silence Left Behind (04/29/2005)
  
• A Trip All Its Own (04/18/2005)
  
• Forgiveness (04/07/2005)
  
• Earth's the Right Place For Love (03/31/2005)
  
• Nothing Like a Good Road Trip (03/17/2005)
  
• How Time Passes (03/11/2005)
  
• A Kind of Balance (03/07/2005)
  
• Not a Trivial Pursuit (02/23/2005)
  
• Long-Time Friends (02/15/2005)
  
• The Last Word (02/09/2005)
  
• That's The Story Of Love (02/02/2005)
  
• Found Out (01/25/2005)
  
• You Just Never Know (01/19/2005)
  
• The Things We Need (01/12/2005)
  
• New Year's Wishes (01/04/2005)
  
• Dreaming at Christmastime (12/23/2004)
  
• A Perfect Pair (12/14/2004)
  
• A Wonderful Life (12/08/2004)
  
• Mr. Sundberg's Christmas Gift (11/30/2004)
  
• Shine Its Ever-Lovin' Light (11/22/2004)
  
• "Crazy" Can Be a Good Thing (11/17/2004)
  
• There’s Hope In Laughter (11/09/2004)
  
• Hot Coffee For Your Vote (11/02/2004)
  
• We're Out Here, Listening (10/26/2004)
  
• More Biscotti, Please (10/19/2004)
  
• A Voice Like a Hammock (10/13/2004)
  
• Polka Music. Oh, Yah (10/04/2004)
  
• Like Pie Heaven (09/28/2004)
  
• Wish You Were Here (07/21/2004)
  
• Let's Go Now (07/07/2004)
  
• Like Words to a Song (06/28/2004)
  
• People Are Very Much Like Icebergs (06/21/2004)
  
• You Love What You Love (06/14/2004)
  
• Alone in a Crowd (06/08/2004)
  
• What There Is to Be Afraid Of (06/01/2004)
  
• Goddess Victory Squat (05/25/2004)
  
• Things Could Have Been Different But They Weren't (05/17/2004)
  
• Best Mom in the World (05/10/2004)
  
• A Music Bath (05/04/2004)
  
• Tin Washtubs and Hay Mows (04/26/2004)
  
• It Was a Wonderful Thing (04/19/2004)
  
• The Waiting Room for Paradise (04/12/2004)
  
• A Solid Vocabulary (04/05/2004)
  
• Thank Goodness I Brought My Rhubarb Cobbler (03/29/2004)
  
• He Said, "There You Are." (03/23/2004)
  
• The Chicken Sure Was Good (03/16/2004)
  
• A Missionary in a Turquoise Polyester Dress (03/09/2004)
  
• No More Shanghai Barbecues (03/01/2004)
  
• I Happen to Love You Even Though You Make Me Crazy (02/23/2004)
  
• A Mother-Poet Version of Paul Bunyan (02/17/2004)
  
• Like the Garden of Eden With The Greens And The Pomegranates (02/09/2004)
  
• Crank up the Volume and Put on Your Parka (02/02/2004)
  
• Hash Browns, Side Pork, and Cold Whole Milk (01/26/2004)
  
• The Little Clock Radio And the Plastic Palm Tree (01/20/2004)
  
• I'll Bet You Could Smell That Cheese All the Way Down to the Mailbox (01/13/2004)
  
• The Tattoo, Joe Petroski, and the Llama Farm (01/05/2004)
  
• "Homemade Toffee Nearly Unhinged My Jaw" (12/29/2003)
  
• "So Much for the Meatballs" (12/22/2003)
  
• "Hallelujah in the Windshield Wipers" (12/15/2003)
  
• "How are They Going to Pull This Off?" (12/08/2003)
  
• "Red the Color of Wintergreen Berries" (12/05/2003)
  
• "Like a Firefly on a Hot Summer Night" (11/25/2003)
  
• "My toes were numb and the Fajitas were too spicy" (11/17/2003)
  
• "I'm in the closet. Chicken and dumplings are in the oven." (11/10/2003)
  
• "Maybe It Was the Barometric Pressure" (11/01/2003)
  
• "I felt that nyckelharpa in my fillings" (10/28/2003)