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New Member Orientation
By Carla Mortensen, Becketwood Member Editor’s Note: While none of these “getting to know you” gatherings are being held in person currently, all Members are encouraged to continue to reach out in...
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Cecelia’s Story
By Diane P. Barrett, Becketwood Member Probably the only real hope of people today is our certainty that we are rooted in the Earth and at the same time in the Cosmos. This awareness endows us with...
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Robin’s Return
By Stephanie Gordon, Becketwood Member These opening days of springtime, 2020, tease us. Bright sun over Becketwood grounds invites us outside for observation and a shot of fresh air. We live on...
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Sanctuary
A short story by Iric Nathanson, Becketwood Member When Linda Evenson arrived in Green Valley on that March afternoon in 2018, she never could have imagined that the weeks she would spend in that...
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Plagues and Quarantines
by Steve Schuller, Becketwood Member The Black Death - probably the most destructive known plague in European history - swept through in the mid 1300s. The measures used to combat it were...
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Newspapers at Becketwood
By Bob Kirk, Becketwood Member Newspapers are alive and well read at Becketwood. Day or night there always seems to be someone reading the New York Times or the Star Tribune or doing the crossword...
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Then and Now: Creating New Normal
By Ann Lovrien, Becketwood Member In 2012, I lived alone in rural Kenya for three months. As I was initially shown my little house, Mary, my African mentor, took note of my concerned facial...
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Pandemenia
By Ingrid Stocking, Becketwood Member Where shall I go for food and what will I do for my mood Onion skin hands from too much washing Witches’ hair wild from never cutting Untouchable face — too...
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Pollinator Resources and Notes
Healthy Planet, Healthy Plate series: By Carol Masters, Becketwood Member Healthy Plate Healthy Planet Series Editor's note: This blog is being re-posted from July 2017. Please see the addition and...
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Obsession
By Carol Bechtel, Becketwood Member I am in the midst of an obsession right now. If you peered into my apartment, you might not be able to tell, because here I am with journal, phone, or book—but...
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Dear Mister Floyd
by Kate Tucker, Becketwood Member DEAR MISTER FLOYD in pandemic times we learn that breath is everything look what we risk to keep it flowing in and out of lungs to feel it cool the nostrils to feel...
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A Pilgrimage to East 38th Street and Chicago Avenue
By Elene Loecher, Becketwood Member Thursday morning, June 4, my friend Mary and I made a pilgrimage to the memorial site for George Floyd at East 38th Street and Chicago Avenue in our city of...
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The Sheltering Arms Mystery, Part 1
By Iric Nathanson, Becketwood Member We are posting Iric Nathanson’s latest discovery as a two-part series. Watch for Part 2 in our next post. Editor’s Note Several years ago, when I was researching...
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The Sheltering Arms Mystery, Part 2
By Iric Nathanson, Becketwood Member This is Part 2 of a series. If you missed it, you may read Part 1 here. Chapter 4 Undercover When Jocko Delaney arrived at Sheltering Arms for his weekly update...
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The Chapel Garden: Observations and Conversations
Photos and text by Dee Schaefer, Becketwood Member Windflowers Hemmed in by formal, clipped boxwood, you spring anemones toss your white faces and yellow hearts into the wind. Quietly swaying, you...
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Learning at My First Summer Job
by Nancy Schultz, Becketwood Member It was my first Summer Job [at the Calendar Factory in downtown Minneapolis in 1946] and now it was over. I had met a wonderful “older” woman who taught me so much...
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Overcoming Hopelessness and Moving To Action
by Carol Spearman, Becketwood Member Barely had we adjusted to a life of social distancing, Zoom, face masks and FaceTime, when we found ourselves confronted by the anger and civil unrest arising out...
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Make-Believe Minnesota State Fair
Display by Barbara White, Becketwood Member Our Members, along with most Minnesotans, are feeling the loss of the Minnesota State Fair this year. At Becketwood, we are lucky to have the endless...
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Green (and spotted) Visitor
By Carol Masters, Becketwood Member Walking the neighborhood in the early summer mornings brings many delights, moments to stop and admire a boulevard garden or odd arrangement of stones and shadows...
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A Wrinkled Apple in My Hand
By Dolores Schaefer, Becketwood Member This autumn afternoon, I cleaned out the fruit bin in my kitchen refrigerator. Nestled in the back, I found half a bag of organic apples—all shriveled and...
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