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Anne Schmidt's avatar

Oh, what memories you’ve conjured up for me! My parents and 11 siblings spent many a Sunday afternoon plying the hills and ravines among the bluffs by Princeton, Iowa, each spring. We used the buddy system so not to lose one of us. Sometimes the system even worked! Oh, the stories I could tell of our treasured, much-anticipated forays into the “forest.” Stories of cow pies, timber rattlers, muddy creek beds, stiles and lost siblings!

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Elizabeth Cunningham's avatar

The poignant beauty and wisdom of this piece touch me to my core. I have spring pilgrimages to trout lilies, columbine and trillium. Sometimes I find what I'm seeking, sometimes I am taken by surprise. My mother-in-law was wise in the ways of morels. I love that you are teaching the wisdom and ways of your friend to his grandchildren. What a beautiful lineage, so full of amazing grace.

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