Is it SPRING yet? My tulips think so.
My tulips are poking through the leaves on the south side of the house. The single digit temps last night did not seem to harm them. Same...
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blenkushm
Dec 7, 20231 min read
The Wait is Over!
Fans of the book, The Doctor of Bellechester, have been anticipating the arrival of Dr. Harold Merton’s new associate, Dr. Mary Elizabeth...
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blenkushm
Aug 10, 20231 min read
Catholic Spirit Interview
The Catholic Spirit, the official newspaper of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and. Minneapolis, recently sent their photographer to take...
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blenkushm
Jun 20, 20231 min read
2023 Catholic Media Book Awards
Now you can enjoy an award winning cozy book for your summer reading pleasure. I'm very grateful to be honored with these awards from the...
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blenkushm
Nov 22, 20221 min read
In Praise of Late Bloomers
This was the last bloom of the season. I found it huddled next to the east side of the house. By this time we had already endured several...
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blenkushm
Aug 7, 20223 min read
When Dreams Become Reality
I am a dreamer. I bet you are a dreamer too. I am not talking about the dreams that come to us in the night. Here I am speaking about the...
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blenkushm
Apr 27, 20222 min read
THE TWINS OF SEVENTH AVENUE
With the exception of ten years in the 1980's, I have lived in the same house my entire life. It is the home that my family moved into...
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blenkushm
Apr 6, 20222 min read
Fitting In
A few weeks ago, I attended an event where I didn't know a soul. As I am a shy creature by nature, there was was a great deal of anxiety...
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blenkushm
Mar 11, 20221 min read
Words, Words, Words
In the movie, My Fair Lady, Eliza Doolittle says, "Words, words, words, I am so sick of words." Don't you feel like that sometimes? It...
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blenkushm
Mar 8, 20222 min read
Ash Wednesday, 2022
Lent began on Wednesday, March 2. Any observance that draws millions of people of many Christian religions to church in the middle of...
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blenkushm
Feb 8, 20221 min read
Lessons from the Trees in Winter
The older I get, the more I appreciate the season of winter. Since I am retired, I can meet winter on my own terms. I do not have to...
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blenkushm
Feb 3, 20221 min read
Dare I Be Your Prophet?
This weekend, I will be proclaiming the readings at Mass. The first reading, (Isaiah 6:1-8) reminds me of a poem I wrote sixteen years...
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blenkushm
Jan 28, 20222 min read
Nick & Nora
It was a year ago, January 31, 2021, when 2 little bunnies came to live with us. My nephew Phillip who shares my home ran across a...
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blenkushm
Jan 18, 20223 min read
Meet a Minnesota Twin
Yes, I do live in the Land of 10,000 Lakes. And I do have a twin sister, but no, neither of us play professional baseball. In fact, as...
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