May 7, 2011: The News from Lake Wobegon
It’s been warm out there. We’ve seen the first butterflies. The first wood ticks have shown up. The daffodils are up. The crocuses Click here to read
It’s been warm out there. We’ve seen the first butterflies. The first wood ticks have shown up. The daffodils are up. The crocuses Click here to read
It’s been chilly this last week and we got a little snow on Tuesday, snow after Easter–and Easter was late this year. down load the Click here to read
It was warm. The week started out warm and then we got some snow here on Tuesday and we just ignored it, of course — as you would ignore an Click here to read
The crocuses are up and the tulips are up, and then we got a little bit of snow overnight but nobody said a word about it. down load the mp3 from Click here to read
It’s been warm out there, and sunny. It’s been up in the 60s — not all week, of course. down load the mp3 from here Click here to read
We are happy it is warmer; it is beautiful to see green grass again. down load the mp3 from here Click here to read
It is spring; we had a little snow, 6 inches, but we are not going to clear it as the shovels have been put away. down load the mp3 from here Click here to read
We were hit by an enormous snowstorm on Thursday. down load the mp3 from here Click here to read
It has been a quiet week in Lake Wobegon. In anticipation of spring… we expect spring in April, but are always disappointed. down load the Click here to read
The snow has melted a great deal except for stubborn show that hangs out deep in the woods. down load the mp3 from here Click here to read
School teacher Margie stays home under her quilts in a form of hybernation to escape the winter. down load the mp3 from here Click here to read
Our skin and politeness is becoming thin and crackling as the winter goes on. down load the mp3 from here Click here to read
We need snow this time of the year, everyone gets cranky during the month of February. down load the mp3 from here Click here to read
The snow is melting and people are able to walk around town again. down load the mp3 from here Click here to read
It is snowing again, despite people’s objections. down load the mp3 from here Click here to read
Danger and cold weather brings out humor in Lake Wobegon. down load the mp3 from here Click here to read
Pastor Liz tends to Mr Carny’s final moments. down load the mp3 from here Click here to read
The slick roads in Lake Wobegon makes for some sudden introductions. down load the mp3 from here Click here to read
Our Lady of Perpetual Responsibility prepares for their annual Christmas pageant, minus the “slaughter of the innocents” from last Click here to read
Four memorable Christmases. down load the mp3 from here Click here to read
Lunar Eclipse down load the mp3 from here Click here to read
Lutheran’s don’t like to pretend to be happy, they would rather just stay home. down load the mp3 from here Click here to read
In Lake Wobegon, even a huge snowfall doesn’t cancel events – most of which would bring more pleasure if they were cancelled. down load Click here to read
Thanksgiving in Lake Wobegon brought fresh snow and a stream of exiles returning home. down load the mp3 from here Click here to read
Recollections of a trip to Aunt Eva & Uncle Jack’s farm about chickens, sad songs and a 30 foot fall (in the buff) from the haymow. down load Click here to read
Marilyn Tollerud decides not to go commercial with her famous pumpkin bread. down load the mp3 from here Click here to read
Pastor Liz makes her way around town and loses $200 bucks in the Side Track Tap. down load the mp3 from here Click here to read
Clint and Irene Bunsen are away in Indiana, and the tomatoes in their yard are just perfect. But they won’t last. So the folks in Lake Click here to read
The Lake Wobegon Leonards lose their big homecoming game and the folks in town react to fall and cooler weather settling in. down load the mp3 from Click here to read
Fall settles in around Lake Wobegon, which is a good thing, because we could only bear so much summer. down load the mp3 from here Click here to read
A review of summer vacations — the historical low point of any good Lutheran’s year. down load the mp3 from here Click here to read
Dorothy at the Chatterbox Café is raising eyebrows with a new hairdo. down load the mp3 from here Click here to read
The wild grapes are ripe along the East side of the lake and the Schroeder’s have set about making their wild grape wine. down load the mp3 Click here to read
It was incredibly hot in Lake Wobegon this week, and we’re just not used to that. down load the mp3 from here Click here to read
Just one mosquito can ruin an entire evening. down load the mp3 from here Click here to read
A bikini-clad water skier knocks the socks off a young pastor, literally. down load the mp3 from here Click here to read
In Lake Wobegon, summertime is the perfect time to read a good book. down load the mp3 from here Click here to read
It was the fishing opener in Lake Wobegon, and conversation in Carl Krepsbach’s boat turned to marriage… down load the mp3 from here Click here to read
The story of Myrtle Anderson’s plan to embezzle a quarter-million dollars from The First Inqvist State Bank. down load the mp3 from here Click here to read
In Lake Wobegon, Leonard Larson — who ran the hardware store in town — left a paper trail of a romance that surprised a lot of folks, Click here to read
Tuna hotdish calls a boy home to his mother. down load the mp3 from here Click here to read
The smell of freshly mowed grass becomes Proust’s madeleine, conjuring up memories of young love on a summer afternoon. down load the mp3 Click here to read
There’s a big bright moon in the sky, and a man on the radio talking about nothing. down load the mp3 from here Click here to read
It’s been rainy in Lake Wobegon this week, which is good, because it simplifies life by eliminating some of your options. down load the mp3 Click here to read
School is out for summer, and the principal is getting nervous at the graduation ceremony… down load the mp3 from here Click here to read
The sky was an ominous color during last week’s big rainstorm, and everyone in Lake Wobegon went to get their video cameras to capture the Click here to read
It’s almost summer, and the citizens of Lake Wobegon are enjoying the warm weather… but not too much. down load the mp3 from here Click here to read
The folks in Lake Wobegon are so excitable, they need to ease into spring, which is why nobody really minds the cold temperatures. down load the Click here to read
It was cold this week, and the wind knocked all the blossoms off the plum trees. down load the mp3 from here Click here to read
This week in Lake Wobegon, the smell of lilacs permeates the air, and a bright full moon keeps everyone awake at 2:30 in the morning. down load the Click here to read