Colleen MacFarlaneFeb 251 minWHO GETS EPILEPSY?1 IN 26 PEOPLE IN THE USA WILL DEVELOP EPILEPSY AT SOME POINT IN THEIR LIFETIME. 3 in 10 people with epilepsy live with uncontrolled...
Colleen MacFarlaneJan 301 minWHAT IS EPILEPSY?Epilepsy is a seizure disorder. A person who has two or more unprovoked seizures (seizures caused by abnormal brain signals) is thought...
Colleen MacFarlaneJan 301 minIVY AND AUDIEThis book is dedicated to young children and teens who are coping with the diagnosis of epilepsy. Ivy has her first seizure at age nine....
Colleen MacFarlaneDec 1, 20211 minSchnauzer Traits that Melt Your HeartYou’d have to be barkin’ mad not to fall in love with their whiskers, and; they have the best eyebrows on the planet. Their hearing is...
Colleen MacFarlaneDec 1, 20211 minSchnauzer TraitsYes, they bark.I think it’s because they love the sound of their own voice. Our Lucy knows she’s not supposed to bark when her least...
Colleen MacFarlaneDec 1, 20211 minSchnauzer TraitsWhen Lucy sees her sister, Molly, they squeak at each other. No barking, just squeaking. Surely one of the humans will let them play with...
Colleen MacFarlaneDec 1, 20211 minSchnauzer TraitsFor better or for worse, they have great memories. If you yell at them or otherwise hurt their feelings, they will never forget.I never...
Colleen MacFarlaneNov 14, 20211 minFinal Post for "Listening to Her Own Voice"With warm regards to the Sisters of Christian Charity and Sister Lucia, whose dedication led to a life lived without regret.Pictured here...
Colleen MacFarlaneSep 15, 20211 minWashington House, Chaska, MNMarie Kerker was indeed the proprietor of this fine establishment. Here’s an example of one of the many ad’s Marie placed to entice the...
Colleen MacFarlaneSep 15, 20211 minDeath of John KerkerNewspaper notice of John Kerker’s death in 1883. Pictured here is a part of Papa’s obituary; a man who died much too early, and who...
Colleen MacFarlaneSep 15, 20211 minDagobert KerkerObituary – the line that describes Dag as one of the few in Chaska that numbered everybody as his friend, I think, says it all.
Colleen MacFarlaneSep 15, 20211 minJohn BeierstettelHusband of Antonia who was the original owner of the ring.His obituary emphasizes his talent as a musician and his business acumen.His...
Colleen MacFarlaneSep 15, 20211 minAgnes KerkerI’ve posted a picture of Agnes’s gravesite. No one will ever quite know with certainty whether or not her cause of death was suicide.The...
Colleen MacFarlaneSep 15, 20211 minHenry VaarsHenry hailed from Holland. Calm, funny, witty, hard-working. Henry was determined to get his family to professional photographers so the...
Colleen MacFarlaneSep 15, 20211 minMonica Kerker VaarsPictured here, it is easy to see the confidence and kindness in her eyes. She lived in Switzerland, Chaska, and N. Minneapolis. Also a...
Colleen MacFarlaneSep 15, 20211 minRose Anne Vaars BurnsRaised in North Minneapolis, Rose Anne had two brothers and two sisters. She married Tom Burns, and they had six children; two daughters...
Colleen MacFarlaneSep 15, 20211 minDorothy (Dot) BonnettDot, seated here, with her long-time friends. Born in Minneapolis in 1919, the youngest of six, and daughter of Roseanne Vaars and Tom...
Colleen MacFarlaneAug 18, 20211 minThe RingYes, the story of the ring is true! Pictured below, is the ring that traveled through many owners to survive to today, whose current...
Colleen MacFarlaneAug 18, 20211 minSister Jeanne Marie BonnettPictured here, I tell her story in the chapter titled: St. Catherine’s University, A Different Calling. Sister Jeanne Marie is the...
Colleen MacFarlaneAug 18, 20211 minJoseph Thomas Kerker (J.T.)J.T. pictured here became Rosa’s favorite brother. Their mutual talent in music lasted their entire lives. Thanks to ongoing contact with...