Mindy Carlson

Proof that my Mother is Always Right

We don’t have a television here. That is something that boggles the mind of several family members and is something my children have put on a list to give to CPS when we’re finally investigated. However, we have a computer and internet and access to YouTube. Via YouTube I have been introduced to a number…

Mindy Carlson

June 2, 2015

Food

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Sweet Bretzels: The cookie that almost beat me

By now all of you know how much I love to bake. It’s calming and therapeutic for me to cream together butter and sugar with eggs and then mix in flour to form any number of cookies or cakes. I get it from my mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. My DNA isn’t pairs of ATGC like…

Mindy Carlson

May 24, 2015

Food, Homemaking

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The Swiss Family Carlson goes to St. Gallen!

Book-ending our day trip to Liechtenstein was a casual tour of St. Gallen. The longer we are here the more we love exploring the small towns of Switzerland. Each town has its own flavor and feel. Each town and hamlet specializes in different architecture, music, foods, wines, and cheeses. (Cheese is more than just a…

Mindy Carlson

May 22, 2015

The Swiss Family Carlson

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