Articles written by Janet Kurtz

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No Mow May

The spring rains came and with them, sprouts, orioles and nightcrawlers. This morning’s walk was slowed by my constant bending to scoop up a sand ...
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My Body is Still in Madrid

It was over a year in the making. The discussion went from which cities to include, how many days, spring break or summer and budgeting. ...
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My Culture

The furnace kicks in at the same time each morning, but the morning light changes daily. It is 6:30 a.m.  A month ago, it was ...
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It’s Been A Quiet Week

“It was a quiet week in Lake Wobegon, my home town,” is how Garrison Keillor – one time Minnesota Public Radio host of Prairie Home ...
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Y2K and 2023

On the last night of a year, I traditionally write down my reflections while others write down resolutions. In my lifetime, the most impressive turning ...
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Saltillo, Mexico
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If Not Now, When?

Two years ago, I planned to throw my book a grand coming out party and then, head back to Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico, to reunite with ...
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November Traditions

November. My month. November, trying to push October’s startling yellows, reds, and oranges to the ground in gusts of 40 m.p.h. winds from the west. ...
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Celebrating: Día de la Raza

It’s in the air.  Change. The mercury falls to the number 32. The clock reads 6:20 a.m., but light has not returned to the morning ...
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Migration Connects Us

Robert burst into the kitchen, “The monarchs are here! They’re in the prairie on the Blazing Stars!” I put down the zucchini I was shredding ...
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