Rachael Hanel's Blog, page 50
January 16, 2014
Throwback Thursday: What Dad was doing 25 years ago
Dad had a series of these simple, small date books through the mid-1980s. He used the books to track the …
January 12, 2014
Why I didn’t become a funeral director
At one point, I briefly thought about becoming a funeral director. Since Dad was a gravedigger, and I spent hours …
January 9, 2014
Throwback Thursday: Living the Dream
Another semester begins on Monday. This got me thinking about how often I’ve approached the start of a new school …
January 6, 2014
Digging graves in extreme cold
Minnesota is experiencing some of its coldest temps in almost 20 years. My phone is showing -20 degrees F right …
January 3, 2014
Wanted: A young adult audience for my book
In the past couple of months, I’ve given high school presentations in St. Clair, Waseca, and New Richland. When my …
January 2, 2014
Throwback Thursday: Grandma with camera, c. 1976
On Christmas, my sister and I were talking about Grandma Zimny’s camera. Oddly enough, I had come across this picture …
December 30, 2013
Last Man Standing
I saw this today on Caleb Wilde’s Confessions of a Funeral Director Facebook page, and I have to admit, it …
December 27, 2013
Throwback Thursday (a day late): Christmas 35 years ago
Filed under: Throwback Thursday Tagged: 1978, Barbie, Christmas, Fisher-Price, Incredible Hulk
December 19, 2013
Throwback Thursday: Art for Christmas
I loved receiving crafty, drawing-type of things at Christmas. Here’s what Bernadette and I were working on: I spent hours …
December 17, 2013
Judy Garland Museum in Grand Rapids, MN
Who didn’t grow up watching the annual broadcast of The Wizard of Oz? One of the networks would air this …
