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Sue Bruns

    April 12, 2018
    GENERATIONS: Sue Bruns: Get 'Down to Earth' in April by repurposing
    Last month in Generations I confessed my addiction to thrifting. A related activity I enjoy—on a very amateur level—is repurposing...
    opinion/columnsApril 12, 2018 - 8:15am
    March 8, 2018
    "The 1953 World Almanac and Book of Facts." (Submitted photo)
    GENERATIONS: Sue Bruns: Thrifting: My Addiction (and 1953 facts, too)
    I may be addicted to thrifting. As I write this, I am sitting in my porch on a pleasant winter morning, wearing my favorite flannel shirt --...
    newsMarch 8, 2018 - 11:15am
    SUE BRUNS: An unexpected break: Contemplating and compensating
    "Ever break a bone before?" the ortho doc asked before describing the fractures in my right wrist. No, I said. This was a new experience for me, but having grown up in a family with Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI), I was certain I'd seen as many or more breaks than the young nurse in...
    opinion/columnsFebruary 8, 2018 - 11:37am
    January 12, 2018
    GENERATIONS: Sue Bruns: Dealing with imperfection and unfinished business
    With the first cold snap in November, I set up the card table and unpack a used puzzle from the Red Door, kicking off Puzzle Season. It’s a...
    opinion/columnsJanuary 12, 2018 - 1:06pm
    December 15, 2017
    GENERATIONS: Sue Bruns: Home for Christmas
    My husband Gary reflects on the loneliest Christmas he ever experienced. It was 1970, and he was 22 years old, on his second tour of duty aboard...
    opinion/columnsDecember 15, 2017 - 12:26pm
    November 9, 2017
    Sue Bruns' china set, bought from the Red Owl store in St. Peter, Minn., in the 1960s. (Submitted photo)
    SUE BRUNS: Fine China, from the Red Owl
    “You brought out the good china,” my daughter said as we sat down for Thanksgiving dinner last year. In her 25 years of life, she had probably...
    opinion/columnsNovember 9, 2017 - 1:29pm
    October 12, 2017
    GENERATIONS: Sofie, a ‘Hines’ 57, finds a home
    This month marks the one-year anniversary of Sofie’s adoption. She has adapted well, has a healthy appetite, gets plenty of love and attention,...
    opinion/columnsOctober 12, 2017 - 3:36pm
    September 14, 2017
    Painted Canyon, South Unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park. (Sue Bruns)
    SUE BRUNS COLUMN: You don't have to go far to see something new
    In addition to the many places around the world I'd like to visit, there are several within a day or two of home that are well worth the trip....
    opinion/columnsSeptember 14, 2017 - 3:04pm
    June 8, 2017
    PRIME TIME: Patience, understanding helps bring family pets back
    After driving from southern Minnesota a few weeks ago, my son Eric and his wife Krista were involved in a collision just two miles from our home....
    opinion/columnsJune 8, 2017 - 9:20am
    May 11, 2017
    PRIME TIME: We should all graduate every spring
    May is the month of graduations, marked by many commencement ceremonies. This year our family celebrated daughter-in-law Krista’s graduation...
    opinion/columnsMay 11, 2017 - 10:18am
    February 9, 2017
    PRIME TIME: Ode to a pencil sharpener (or What’s the Point, Anyway?)
    Many machines that were common parts of my growing up survive today as superior tools to digital and electronic upgrades that have all but replaced...
    opinion/columnsFebruary 9, 2017 - 9:19am
    January 12, 2017
    PRIME TIME: I probably shouldn’t say anything, but. . .
    many people, I start a new year by reflecting on the past year and resolving to do better in the future. With the scabs and scars of the stresses...
    opinion/columnsJanuary 12, 2017 - 11:25am
    December 8, 2016
    Sue Bruns
    PRIME TIME: Puzzling thoughts
    Several sunless days in November lead me to open up that jigsaw puzzle box that’s been sitting on the bottom shelf for several months. Winter...
    opinion/columnsDecember 8, 2016 - 11:55am
    April 11, 2016
    Sue Bruns: Remind me to tell you about …
    “I’ve got a load in the washer. Remind me to throw it in the dryer when we get home, will you?” “Sure. (Pause) What are the chances...
    opinion/columnsApril 11, 2016 - 6:22pm
    March 8, 2016
    Sue Bruns: The Squirrel Olympics of Lake Plantagenet
    “We’re at the qualifying heat for the Squirrel Olympics here on the north shore of Lake Plantagenet. The feeders are full, as the competitors...
    opinion/columnsMarch 8, 2016 - 12:12am
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