Category Archives: Odds and ends

Seven-year anniversary remembered

November 29, 2020Columns, Memories, Odds and endssusanmanzke

This column is from 1980. After seven years of marriage, it seemed every mechanical gift we had been given at our wedding had broken.

Forty years ago, but a fun remembrance.

This memory doesn’t have big issues, so no tears today.

Treasure hunting

November 18, 2020fun, Odds and ends, Treasure Huntsusanmanzke

I found a bag hidden away. What’s inside? I didn’t know so I thought I’d share my grand opening here.

A bit different.

A bit odd.

But doing different, odd stuff keeps me going.

Want to see another treasure? Message me on Facebook or email sunnybook@aol.com. I’ll see what I find.

Country people wave

October 23, 2020Odds and ends, Wisconsinsusanmanzke

Walk down a country road. A car passes. You wave your hand. It doesn’t matter who is in the vehicle.

Waving is just in our nature.

I know a city boy who asked to drive down country roads. He liked to wave and he knew there people would wave back.

If you are driving on country roads, don’t be surprised when people wave at you. Be a good sport and wave back. It’s the right thing to do.

Blowing before the rain

October 22, 2020Odds and ends, worksusanmanzke

If you wonder what I do besides blogging, this video is for you.

A big pile of leaves was blown around the house and landed by my backdoor. This is how I got rid of them. I used my Mother’s Day gift.

So much easier than raking. But I had to stop blowing at the end of the fence as the wind had changed direction and started blowing the leaves back at me.

Yes, yard work takes up some of my time, too, and gives me another subject to blog about.

Actress for a day

October 22, 2020Family, fun, Odds and endssusanmanzke

Well, I wasn’t exactly an actress. I was an extra. I found out that the biggest part of a movie extra’s life is sitting and waiting, and waiting, and waiting some more.

That was the first of two days. The second, I took my children out of school so they could be in the movie Meet the Applegates, too.

Take them out of school?! Yes, I believe there are times that students learn more from rare experiences than working in school.

Here’s my account of being an extra.

If you watch Meet the Applegates and look for us, we are barely visible when the stars enter the back of the auditorium. At least I think one or two of my brood are visible. I’m seated, holding a sleeping Rachel, so not visible. It was a very long day.

I’m still glad my late friend, Colleen Sutherland suggested this experience all those years ago. Colleen was always one for a new adventure.

Susan Manzke

Writer, Speaker, All-Around Good Person