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Do Not Worry About Tomorrow.

The Whiskey Widow, October 28 2024

What makes us think we know where we are going and when? Is it because we are the schedulers? The ones who sign everyone up. Put things on the calendar. Figure out the logistics. Or maybe it is easier when you have a vague notion of the path you should be on. Graduate high school.

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305 Connections - Trevor

The Whiskey Widow, September 26 2024

The Lt. Adam Gustafson Memorial Fund has been giving away $305 meat packages, along with smokers, grills, and cooktops to local first responders for five months now. Adam loved to cook and his badge number was 305. It’s been fun making deliveries to area departments in Adam’s honor, but even more so when there’s

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Dorsey Design Services - My friend Steve.

The Whiskey Widow, August 5 2024

God puts people in your life long before you know you’ll need them. Our last season of hockey as a family of five brought new and closer friendships. One man was a delight to get to know and Adam and I enjoyed talking to him. He was wheelchair bound, which isn’t easy in a northern climate. Snow, ice, dicey roads and tons of travel for hockey, but...

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Meat. The latest LAGMF initiative.

The Whiskey Widow, July 1 2024

Summer is here. That means it is grilling season. Smoking meat. Blackstone breakfasts. Time to cook outside. Adam loved cooking meat. Inviting people over to eat his smoked ribs, meatloaf, pulled pork, or burgers. He enjoyed buying in bulk and cooking for the masses. After losing Adam, we created the Lt. Adam Gustafson Memorial Fund (LAGMF) as a...

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Completing a Blanton's collection on his final day.

The Whiskey Widow, May 7 2024

I decided if I must own 150+ bottles of whiskey, they may as well be pretty. Last year’s basement remodel by The Home Authority did just that. What a beautiful space to showcase Adam’s collection. He would have loved looking at these shelves, though it may have fueled his drive to keep hunting for rare and coveted

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A-Frame Getaway in Crosby, MN.

The Whiskey Widow, April 25 2024

I recently shared about fun times at Victual in the small town of Crosby, Minnesota. It wasn’t my first time there. I took my kids for our first Memorial Day weekend trip in 2022 as a family of four. We survived the first anniversary of my husband’s sudden death and then I packed up my kids and headed to Crosby, determined to enjoy the long...

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Keep Walking II

The Whiskey Widow, March 29 2024

There is so much sadness these days. Good people facing difficult circumstances. When tragedy strikes it can feel like some are looking at me to see how I got through. “Through” implies there’s another side. An end.

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Victual - a visit to the smallest liquor store in Minnesota.

The Whiskey Widow, March 5 2024

Hockey has taken me to Crosby, Minnesota three times this season. It holds a special place in my heart. It was the first solo trip I took the kids on by myself over Memorial Day the year after Adam died. I’ll tell you about that trip later. Today, I’m talking Victual. The smallest liquor store in

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Rest easy, Toby.

The Whiskey Widow, February 13 2024

The recent passing of Toby Keith had me reminiscing. I love his music - so many good singing songs. His patriotism. Adam loved country music and he loved America. Toby came over to Baghdad, Iraq when Adam and I were serving there in 2005. We waited patiently for him to fly in on a helicopter and put on a show in the middle of the

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A Realization in the Dreaded Task of Closet Cleaning.

The Whiskey Widow, January 26 2024

On my last radio appearance, we talked new years, new goals. Not quite “resolutions” because the word itself seems to imply lofty aspirations and certain failure. I shared the monthly goal list I work from and how breaking the year down into 12 smaller goals makes it easier for me to find

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