Tales for Grandsons

Papa Jack’s Tales:

Childhood through 8th Grade

1.     Alone

Home Alone: the Original Story!
Alone in the Arizona Desert

2.     Hobbies

Boy Scouts
Easter Chicks and Other Pets
The Day the Goats Went to School
My Skunk at Viterbo

3.     Family

My Godparents and Uncle Frank
My Grandparents
Willie Bowe Had a Farm: Animal Mazes; Getting There; Description; Threshing

4.     Sports and Adventures

Boating Adventures on the Mississippi
Wheels Around La Crosse
Learning to Skate in La Crosse
Learning to Ski: La Crosse, Aspen, Europe

High School through Early Marriage

5.     School Days

High School
Georgetown College
Law School
Honeymoon Hijinks!

6.     Summer Activities

Hitchhiking Out West (and Back)
Working for the Family

7.     Lovely, Lively La Crosse

Arts and Culture in La Crosse
Professional Fishing in La Crosse
More Trees in La Crosse
Household Help in La Crosse
Jay is Missing

The Worldly Philosophers: An Essay to a Grandson on Economics

My Father Jake

Remembrances of Fred Pederson
Diamond’s Funeral
Jake’s Funeral

Ruth Gundersen Memorial Remarks

Uncle Bob: He Was a Dandy

Nonna Linda’s Tales:

The Magic Kingdom of Gracemere

Games

The Church, Holy Mary and Me

In Our Easter Bonnets

My Childhood Pets

Traveling to Iowa

Summer Adventures on the Farm

Summer Life in a Small Iowa Town

Baseball

The Early Days of Television

Birthdays

How I Came to Love the Arts

Christmas Memories

The Gifts of Time and Interest

More Nonna’s Stories:

Summer Jobs

Going Green

Ready Cash