Category: Family

  • Carmelite Monastery

    Carmelite Monastery

    Sister Mary Agnes My sister celebrated her 25th Jubilee as a cloistered Carmelite nun in April. When we got the call from her about this special event, we knew we had to be there. We drove the almost 400 miles to Pittsford, NY on Friday, April 26. We were able to visit her twice on…

  • Florida Get-Away

    Florida Get-Away

    When we got word that my sister and brother-in-law were going to sell their Bonita Springs, FL home, we decided we needed to do one last visit. I was with my sister the day she saw it for the first time so it was fitting that we were there when the house went on the…

  • Up North

    I was born in Duluth so it always feels good to visit. My grandparents are long gone so now we visit Dan’s niece, Kaye Witzman, when we travel there. It is very relaxing to stay with Kaye as she lives on Island Lake outside of Duluth. We ususally see deer around the cabin. The deer hang…

  • Steam Threshers at Rollag

    The Western Minnesota Steam Thresher’s get together has been on Dan’s bucket list for years. This year we planned our trip so that we would be in the area over the Labor Day weekend.

  • Freeport, Fairmont, and Fargo

    Freeport, Minnesota is not a usual stop when traveling to Fargo. However, a Facebook friend touted the merits of the caramel rolls at Charlie’s Cafe in her post. It is just 19 miles north of St. John’s so we stopped for gas and a caramel  roll. As I was taking a photo of Dan in…

  • Heading North

    Our first stop was in Ramsey, MN to see another Boyle cousin, Mickey and her husband, Wayne Adams. We enjoyed dinner and an overnight stay. We went to mass with them on Sunday and enjoyed brunch at the Mad Hatter in Anoka, MN.

  • Family History in Person

    Dan made arrangements to meet with his two first cousins, one generation removed. Jerry Sittaur, was an Army nurse cadet during World War II and then had a long career with a VA hospital. Mary Ellen Kennedy, taught school for many years before retiring. I scanned family photos off Mary Ellen’s wall.

  • Going Home Again

    Going Home Again

    It’s been two years since we visited Minnesota and North Dakota. The 2014 trip was for a funeral so we only stayed a few days. This time we are taking three weeks to see our families and friends. It is always nice to talk “Minnesotian” again. We tried an AirBNB listing having an entire house or…