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Articles written by Janet Branson


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  • The Writer's Pen

    Janet Branson|Nov 28, 2024

    Thanksgiving. Giving thanks. It’s a special time of reminiscing about what we are thankful for. Have you ever written down on paper all that you have to be thankful for? If we could think of everything, it would no doubt fill up a book. I was born the oldest child into a loving family in Billings, Mont. I eventually had two brothers, Jerry and Ronald. Ron died at the age of 24 of Hodgkins Disease. I would wish he’d have lived much longer, but I am thankful for the memories we have of him. He...

  • Ladybugs and Aphids

    Janet Branson|Aug 22, 2024

    Several years ago when we were still in Hartley, I went out to get in the van and it was covered with what looked like clear Karo syrup. I had no idea what it was. Our van sat in the driveway under a fairly large black walnut tree. But what in the world was that sticky substance? Was it something from the tree? I wasted no time getting to the car wash and then I called the garden center in Spencer. He had the cause right on the tip of his tongue. "You have aphids and the syrup is their honeydew,...

  • The Writer's Pen

    Janet Branson|Feb 22, 2024

    I was cooking supper the other night. Bruce came into the kitchen and asked, "What's that smell?" "Oh," I said. "I thought we'd have something different tonight. I call it broiled plastic spatula. A new taste sensation." I thought that was a good story to post on Facebook. One friend wanted the recipe. I said it was similar to roasted Tupperware. One wanted to know why it was in the oven. Well, you know how it is: Somebody's coming over and the kitchen's a mess, and you quickly hide things in...

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