Word: winona
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Peter Martyr Priory Winona, Minn...
...publicity," says Grandma, "that I'm too old to care for now." The present-day realities of life amidst her family are still what matter most to her. Some 30-odd descendants and in-laws live nearby, and her eldest daughter, Winona, shares Grandma's house. The low, efficient, L-shaped structure-with picture windows, false shutters, garage and freezer-was put up for her by Grandma's son Forrest and two grandsons. They took the plan from a magazine illustration and finished building it two years...
...week. She paints each day until she begins to tire: "Then I leave it to do something else; when my hand gets tired, it isn't so stiddy." Sometimes Grandma turns to television, "though it's gettin' to be monotonous," or more likely just chats with Winona. Grandma's hearing is perfect, and she says, "I love the gossip." Now & then she entertains her neighboring great-grandchildren who "come troopin' acrost the field, lookin' like Coxey's Army...
...years ago, Father Bruckberger came to the U.S., where he has been stationed at a Dominican priory in Winona, Minn. Looking at America and Americans with an amused but affectionate and admiring eye, he kept a journal of what he saw and what he thought about it. The journal (which also includes some of his experiences in France and North Africa) has now been published as a book, One Sky to Share (Kenedy; $3). Excerpts...