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Gas prices today make a dent on a $50 dollar bill with one trip.  This week the only thing that made going to the dentist exciting was the chance to see three communities: Upper Sioux, Lower Sioux, and Prior Lake.The Upper Sioux was the first stop and that campground exploded with fun and adventure.  Then learning that they rent Tipi's at the local state park set my mind racing for what weekend we could free up.  Fear of the dentist had me living on tums the 197 mile drive.  Then, I found a free night at Mystic in the mail and decided my friend needed to see the museum inside and

A German lady comes to America to marry a man she has never met. She wants a family and home. The world does not welcome people who are from Germany. This ties in somewhat to how people are treated even in today's world. The young woman has to learn English. She tries several times to get the proper papers to get married. Shot down everytime. Her fiance receives little help from the community. This is a lovely story based on the novel A Tombstone Made of Wheat. The movie does not follow the plot of the book which could have made the ending more exciting.

I can't stop thinking about another man who amazed me with his talent. Walter Labatte Jr. still does traditional brain tanning of hides. He went to Macalaster College in Minnesota but didn't post the diploma on the wall for 10 years. He still cooks Indian Corn that has a beautiful spelling in Dakota. He scrapes excess material from the hides and then soaks them in brain material. His house is filled with warmth as he burns wood.